Marine Notices

SHANNON ESTUARY   Carrig Fada Buoy Restored  Mariners are advised that Carrig Fada ( Long Rock ) starboard hand buoy has been restored on-station 02nd October 2024. For more information click Here .  

SHANNON ESTUARY   Carrig Fada Buoy temporarily off-station   Mariners are advised that Carrig Fada (Long Rock) starboard hand buoy is temporarily off-station. Notice will be updated once buoy is back on-station. For more information click Here.  

SHANNON ESTUARY – FOYNES PORT   Maintenance Dredging at Foynes Port   Mariners are advised that maintenance dredging operations are scheduled to commence at the Port of Foynes on Monday 30th September and are scheduled to conclude on Saturday 05th October, both dates inclusive. For more information click Here  

MONEYPOINT HUB Marine Geophysical Survey & Environmental Sampling  Green Rebel Marine will undertake a geophysical survey and environmental sampling campaign in relation to the Moneypoint Hub project in the Shannon Estuary in Co. Clare. The survey work is anticipated to run from 26 September 2024 to 13 October 2024, subject to weather and operational constraints. For more information click Here  

SHANNON ESTUARY – APPROACHES TO LIMERICK Hydrographic Survey – Cross-River pipeline Northern Divers (Engineering) Ltd will conduct a cross-river hydrographic survey of a submerged gas pipeline on the approaches to Limerick. The pipeline is located downriver of the Limerick Tunnel (see chartlet attached). For more information click Here  

SHANNON ESTUARY – FOYNES PORT Maintenance Dredging at Foynes Port Mariners are advised that maintenance dredging operations are scheduled to commence at the Port of Foynes pm on Monday 09th September and are scheduled to conclude by Monday 16th September, both dates inclusive. For more information click Here  

SHANNON ESTUARY – FOYNES PORT Maintenance Dredging at Foynes Port Mariners are advised that maintenance dredging operations are scheduled to commence at the Port of Foynes on Tuesday 03rd September and are scheduled to conclude on Saturday 07th September, both dates inclusive. For more information click Here  

SHANNON ESTUARY – APPROACHES TO LIMERICK Temporary Replacement – Grass Island Sector Light RNW 039/24 refers. Mariners are advised that Grass Island Sector Light (52 40.42N 008 48.41W) is currently off-station.SHANNON ESTUARY – TARBERT AND APPROACHES Tarbert Island Maritime Club – Annual Regatta 2024 Mariners are advised that Tarbert Island Maritime Club (TIMC) will host their Annual Regatta on Saturday 08th and Sunday 09th June. Saturday 08th will host dinghy racing within the immediate confines of Tarbert Bay. Dinghy races will not impact on the commercial shipping channel. For more information click Here.

SHANNON ESTUARY – APPROACHES TO LIMERICK Temporary Replacement – Grass Island Sector Light RNW 039/24 refers. Mariners are advised that Grass Island Sector Light (52 40.42N 008 48.41W) is currently off-station. For more information click Here.

SHANNON ESTUARY Vessels arriving/sailing in ballast – Responsibility of Masters to ensure safe condition. A number of vessels arrive to /depart from the Shannon Estuary in ballast.  It is increasingly evident that many vessels are taking insufficient ballast.  As a result, such vessels are a potential hazard to navigation and pose an increased risk of an incident occurring, either during berthing/unberthing or during their transit along the Estuary. Masters must be cognisant that the Estuary and approaches are exposed to strong winds and tides. For more information click Here.