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Nearly 60 people fell ill after taking part in the swimming portion of events at the World Triathlon Championship Series in Sunderland at the weekend. As the Guardian reports, at least 57 triathletes out of some 2,000 who took part…

Environmental groups have expressed dismay at the delay of the Marine Protected Areas Bill, as the Irish Examiner reports. The eagerly awaited legislation will now not be published until after the Dáil recess — which has prompted the Fair Seas…

A man rescued near Cairnryan in western Scotland after going overboard from a ferry from Belfast Lough on Saturday evening (1 July) has died in hospital, as BelfastLive reports. The Stena Line Superfast VIII ferry’s own rescue craft was deployed…

A heifer was rescued from the waters of Lough Derg this week by quick-thinking members of a local diving club. Posting on social media about the incident on Wednesday (28 June), Tipperary-based Lough Derg Sub Aqua Club said they found…

Musician Niall Breslin has set out on a challenging 300km voyage kayaking the River Shannon from Dowra to Limerick to raise funds for mental-health resources. Breslin, or Bressie as he’s widely known, is part of a group with five other…

A vessel has been found in the search for a solo sailor who went missing last week while en route to West Cork. However, there is still no sign of its skipper, whose family have issued an appeal for any…

Cork County Council has committed to considering the appointment of a harbourmaster to oversee Cork Harbour. According to Echo Live, the full- or part-time role as suggested at the latest southern committee meeting would involve managing, maintaining and developing some…

Mystery surrounds a rocket engine hauled from the sea by fishermen off the Irish coast earlier this month. According to Echo Live, the rocket motor was found by fishermen from Union Hall trawling for monkfish some 200 miles south of…

Rescuers are racing against the clock to locate and retrieve a tourist submarine that’s gone missing while on a dive to view the Titanic wreck site. According to The Irish Times, prominent maritime experts and explorers are among the five…

Scientists warn that an “unheard of” marine heatwave in the waters off Ireland and Great Britain poses a significant threat to marine wildlife and plant life. As the Guardian reports, the emerging El Niño conditions in the North Atlantic and…

A boat captain has shared video of the moment his vessel was ambushed by an orca in the Strait of Gibraltar, as Newsweek reports. The footage captured by Dan Kriz documents one of a spate of attacks by orcas on…

Three councils in Northern Ireland have issues warnings over the presence of toxic blue-green algae in their local waterways, as BelfastLive reports. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is warning people away from the water at Lough Melvin after an alarming…

The Causeway Coast in Northern Ireland has been voted as the UK’s favourite place for wildlife. The iconic location, best known for hosting the Giant’s Causeway, was chosen by voters in an online poll by BBC Wildlife magazine to mark…

A group of young kayakers in Galway were treated to a scarce sight at the weekend when an angelshark surprised them for a brief swim-around. Kayaking instructors Ronan Breathnach and Colm O’Loan from Galway Bay Sailing Club had the presence…

One sailor has died and the search for a second has been stood down following two separate incidents in cross-Channel races at the weekend, as Marine Industry News reports. On Friday (26 May), a British man understood to be from…

A UK father’s ambitious voyage across the Atlantic in a homemade yacht has ended as soon as it began as the “wheelie bin” vessel sank in a Canadian harbour. As MailOnline reports, 49-year-old Andrew Bedwell had intended to sail 1,900…

A kitesurfer who sustained serious injuries in an incident in Co Wexford on Sunday (28 May) is expected to make a full recovery. As the Wexford People reports, the casualty had been kitesurfing on Lady’s Island Lake south of Rosslare…

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan was on hand in Galway on Friday (26 May) to officially open the new span adjacent to the Salmon Weir Bridge over the River Corrib. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the first sod was turned on…

The ESB says it “remains committed” to the Oriel Wind Farm project after it was unsuccessful in yesterday’s offshore wind energy auction, as RTÉ News reports. The proposed wind power array in Dundalk Bay — a partnership between the ESB…

The operator of a sea angling business in Wicklow Harbour has spoken out over a faulty storm drain pipe that has been pumping raw sewage into the water next to his berth. Kit Dunne of Wicklow Boat Charters told the…