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The latest Marine Notice from the DTTAS advises all seafarers off the south coast in the North Celtic Sea to give a wide berth to vessels conducting a 3D seismic survey next month.
The M/V Polarcus Samus (callsign C6XK8) will carry out the work over a three-week period commencing on 4 June.
The vessel will be accompanied by guard vessels M/V Nomad (EI5298), 4-Winds (HO3497) and Bravo Topaz (ZDKAP) and will be restricted in her ability to move while conducting the survey.
All vessels will be listening on VHF channel 16 throughout the survey.
Details of co-ordinates are included in a PDF of Marine Notice No 30 of 2011, which is available to read and download HERE.

The latest Marine Notice from the DTTAS advises all seafarers off the south coast in the North Celtic Sea to give a wide berth to vessels conducting a 3D seismic survey next month.

The M/V Polarcus Samus (callsign C6XK8) will carry out the work over a three-week period commencing on 4 June. 

The vessel will be accompanied by guard vessels M/V Nomad (EI5298), 4-Winds (HO3497) and Bravo Topaz (ZDKAP) and will be restricted in her ability to move while conducting the survey.

All vessels will be listening on VHF channel 16 throughout the survey.

Details of co-ordinates are included in a PDF of Marine Notice No 30 of 2011, which is available to read or download HERE.

Published in Marine Warning

The Dragon was designed by Johan Anker in 1929 as an entry for a competition run by the Royal Yacht Club of Gothenburg, to find a small keel-boat that could be used for simple weekend cruising among the islands and fjords of the Scandinavian seaboard. The original design had two berths and was ideally suited for cruising in his home waters of Norway. The boat quickly attracted owners and within ten years it had spread all over Europe.

The Dragon's long keel and elegant metre-boat lines remain unchanged, but today Dragons are constructed using the latest technology to make the boat durable and easy to maintain. GRP is the most popular material, but both new and old wooden boats regularly win major competitions while looking as beautiful as any craft afloat. Exotic materials are banned throughout the boat, and strict rules are applied to all areas of construction to avoid sacrificing value for a fractional increase in speed.

The key to the Dragon's enduring appeal lies in the careful development of its rig. Its well-balanced sail plan makes boat handling easy for lightweights, while a controlled process of development has produced one of the most flexible and controllable rigs of any racing boat.