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Oireachtas Committee Chair Says Irish Aviation Authority Has "Serious Questions To Answer" Over Safety Of SAR Helicopter Crews

Crews face unsafe working hours,” says Conor McGuinness. Oireachtas Committee to scrutinise Coast Guard and IAA oversight ...
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"Deathball" Sponge Among New Discoveries By Ocean Census Programme

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Stena Line Acquires Sweden-Finland Operator Wasaline on Gulf of Botnia Link

Stena Line is to strengthen its position on the northern Baltic Sea by acquiring a ferry operator on the Gulf of Botnia ...
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Viking Marine DMYC Frostbite Series Kicks Off in Challenging Wind Conditions at Dun Laoghaire

In the ILCA6s, Conor Clancy took the opening race in a new boat, with Darren Griffin and Thomas Evans second and third ...
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Belfast Harbour Drives 15% of NI Economy with £26.7 bn Trade

New study shows Belfast Harbour handles goods worth £26.7 bn annually and supports over 155,000 jobs across Northern ...
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Firth of Clyde’s Arran Ferry Out of Action After 'Technical Issue'

One of CalMac’s largest ferries, MV Caledonian Isles, which serves the Ardrossan-Arran route, returned to Firth of Clyde sailings last month after being out of action for nearly two years.