What's out there.

Rescue 115 does a lot of training with the ferries going to the Aran Islands. big thrill for the tourists when they were here, lets hope it gets back to normal.

Charlie-Bravo wrote: »

"The Irish ferries chartered ferry Mega Express Four (Dublin - Cherbourg) passing the auto carrier Schelde Highway off Wicklow head this evening.
20.2.2021"

Shamlessly stolen from Facebook's wicklowmaritime page. Apparently this vessel is helping filling th gaps while vessels deal with the demand from Ireland to france.

I saw that in Dublin Port the other day, and wondered what it was! Fairly stands out in that bright yellow coat!!

Charlie-Bravo wrote: »

Apparently this vessel is helping filling th gaps while vessels deal with the demand from Ireland to france.

Not quite, it's on a 2 month charter to fill in while all 4 of Irish Ferries fleet are out of service in turn for dry-docking. Will mainly be on the secondary Dublin Holyhead service which does a return Cherbourg run at weekends.

From a friend who has a military app the USS Iwo Jima off the Waterford Coast today with Ospreys flying around, I saw Rescue 117 in the area as well maybe taking a look. she is not showing on AIS

Us supply ship currently heading up the middle of the Irish sea

2 Belgian fishing trawlers tied up in Dun Laoghaire unloading catches from the far side of the Irish sea. British registered trawler also showing up on marine traffic

https://afloat.ie/port-news/dun-laoghaire-news/item/50182-dun-laoghaire-harbour-proves-to-be-a-good-catch-for-belgian-fishing-fleet

Did you see the size of the ladder he flung over not a hope going up that in bad weather why did he not land on a lower deck it, the guy going up had some difficulty getting his boots onto the ladder .

Assigned to US Military Sealift Command.

Could be on its way to or from supporting Exercise Strike Warrior which is currently active off Scotland and involves up to 40 vessels operating as two Forces to test the readiness of the HMS Queen Elizabeth carrier group.

Dohvolle wrote: »

One of our AW139 took a trip out for a look also.

Nice one I guess there would have been a lot of hands up to fly that one I presume they would have landed on her which would have been something to be able to say, now that you mentioned that a friend told me that two helicopters passed over Galway heading West so that must have been the Seahawk and the AW139.

odyssey06 wrote: »

Seahawk mercy mission
https://www.thejournal.ie/us-navy-helicopter-and-air-corps-fly-in-formation-at-cliffs-of-moher-uss-paul-ignatius-5439791-May2021/

I saw that ok but I heard that it was a carrier group the Destroyer would have been part of it there was certainly a Seahawk in Baldonnell and Shannon normally US Carriers have Destroyers for protection.

Was driving down Howth head on Saturday overlooking Dublin bay and way off in distance could see the legs of this yoke on the horizon off wicklow. Offshore supply ship LB Jill on the Codling bank

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/photos/of/ships/shipid:1189923/ship_name:LB_JILL

Such a shocking decision not allowing a LNG terminal to be built in the country.

What's out there now? The Russians of course.

Have been watching this, it's sitting off Dun Laoghaire at the minute, a second landing craft was present for a time.

Just looked at the recent tracking, Anna G was brought down from Warrenpoint by Mourneventure. Seems to be heading into Dun Laoghaire now where there's a fishing vessel being refueled on the Carlisle Pier.

Dublin port appears to have ceased operations temporarily, there's a number of ships moving around the Irish Sea just off Dublin.

Anyone know what cruiseship is anchored in Dublin bay this lunchtime?

Edit: it's the Emerald Princess apparently.

En route from Fort Lauderdale to Southampton.

It's an impressive beast, will stick up a pic when I get closer

A lot of them visiting Dun Laoghaire (well, anchoring in Dublin bay with guests transferring into Dun Laoghaire then on to the city centre etc. And some remain to soak up the many delights of Dun Laoghaire.)

Greg Mortimer was in the harbour yesterday and appears to have remained overnight, unique looking passenger vessel.

Small enough ship only carries 132 passengers and is 7 thousand tons doing around Ireland trip Aran Islands next quite a few doing the ports "World Explorer" left Galway heading for Killybegs.