An 04:55 start and an hour later I was, not for the first or last time on this cruise, monitoring a RNLI shout, this one to a vehicle over the harbour wall at Loughshinny, the inshore boat rushed past after a quick launch and was tasked to check that there was no one left in the vehicle - the driver having been got from the water [by the coast guard team?] and sent off to hospital, fortunately there wasn't and at 06:00 she returned to station.
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The Skerries Lifeboat returning to station, taken at 06:00 in low light with the equivalent of a 35mm full frame 600mm lens.
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Hitchhiking bird off Lamby Island, I am told it is a very ragged Adult Male Blackcap |
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The Skerries to Sorrrento Bay, Dublin. |
The route south takes you very close to TSS's at the north and south ends of the Burford Bank, as usual there was a ferry transiting and on a collision course, a call to Dublin Vessel Traffic Service (
VTS) established there was no others so I just slowed down and the ferry passed close in front, knowing I would keep out of the way. VTS operations and some Port Authorities (Dover ask for a call) may appreciate a call in similar situations, at least when things are quite as they were at Dublin at 07:00, but many such as Southampton VTS & Portsmouth KHM, would be overwhelmed with calls and information. Port authorities often require a call before entering the port area irrespective of vessel size (e.g. Lowestoft, Blyth and Peterhead).
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Dalkey Island with its Martello Tower and other fortifications. There are a good number of Martello Towers in SE England but there appears to be more in Ireland, probably a reflection of the threat of the French inciting rebellion there. |
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Lifeboat 14-17 is listed as that of Dunmore East but the station name has been painted out and she is now a relief boat and probably at Dun Laoghaire (Dublin). The current Dunmore East boat, a new Shannon class, was active a couple of days later, see next post.
I never understand why people choose to anchor close too others (me!) when there is plenty of room in the anchorage. |
24 miles in four and a half hours.
Click here for the crossing of St Georges Channel.
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