The Lady Nelson
By James Robinson M.Phil. On 14th October 1809, The Lady Nelson, Captain Bernard Wade, was shipwrecked on a voyage from Oporto to Liver...
Vessels
11
Nov
SS Lochgarry
The first time I dived the wreck of the SS Lochgarry it was a hot day in June and I was sweating in my dry suit as I waited for the ski...
13
Sep
Lost to Time and Tide
There were no constructed harbours in this part of Dublin Bay before the early 1800’s. Boats, small ones that is, landed on shale and s...
15
Jun
Italian Salvage Ships at the Galley Head
On 19 May 1922, the ageing P&O liner, Egypt, departed from Tilbury, bound for Marseille and Bombay, having on board 294 crew and fo...
14
May
Moyalla Salvage
The salvage of the valuable cargo of the Moyalla is the tale of triumph of a skilled first time salvor over the might of a large profes...
07
Mar
James Doyle’s Tayleur Medal
This rare Tayleur medal was awarded to James Doyle for his part in the Enota rescue on 4 November 1869 in Kingstown Harbour. He w...
09
Feb
The Flanders Flotilla
The repeated claims that America declared against Germany during WW1 because her citizens and ships had been attacked by German U-boats...
30
Jan
The Mystery of the Titanic
RMS Titanic
The Mystery of the Titanic
She was the largest ship in the world at the time
She was proclaimed unsinkable
She coll...
14
Jan
M.V. Kilkenny by Austin Gill
An account of the events of the night of 21st November 1991
Austin Gill, A.B., M.V. Kilkenny.
The events of that night are stil...
08
Jan
The Boyd Disaster
THE BOYD DISASTER.
by Cormac F. Lowth
cormaclowth@utvinternet.com
And such the trust that still were mine,
Though stormy winds swept...