Two fishermen who were saved off the Cork coast just moments before their vessel sank have been praised for raising the alarm quickly.

The Naval Service is beginning to increase fishery protection duties having suffered a number of setbacks in recent years.

The search for a Chinese tourist missing of the Kerry coast has resumed this morning.

THE latest addition to the Naval Service fleet, which is due to arrive this time next year, will be captained by an officer who lives in Glanmire, Co Cork.

The Naval Service is seeking more time from the Heath & Safety Authority (HSA) to remove asbestos from two ships which have been out of commission since last May.

The Naval Service has begun a fleet-wide survey for asbestos after the potentially lethal substance was discovered in four of its ships.

The Naval Service has said the vast majority of 116 people who may have come in contact with potentially lethal asbestos have been medically screened and it will shortly award a contract to experts to carry out a fleet-wide survey for the substance.

A specialist company has started removing asbestos from two Naval Service ships which have been locked down for a number of weeks due to the discovery of the potentially lethal substance onboard.

Concerns have been raised about the operational effectiveness of the Naval Service after it emerged that a third vessel has been discovered to have potentially fatal asbestos onboard.

Civilian workers exposed to potentially deadly asbestos dust will be screened every two years for health defects.

Two men who live in Carrigaline have received notable appointments in the Naval Service, one as its boss and the other as captain of its newest vessel, LÉ Samuel Beckett, when it arrives in the spring.

One student who should not feel all at sea when he opens Leaving Certificate English Paper 1 this morning is Able Seaman Colin McGrath.

The massive sea and shore search for two lost fishermen will intensify this weekend before being scaled back next week.

There were emotional scenes as hundreds attended the removal of the youngest victim of the sinking of the trawler Tit Bonhomme, which hits rocks off the South-West coast.

THESE are the men who helped get water flowing from Cork’s main treatment plant last night for the first time in a week.

THE navy steamed into Cork port to help in the city’s flood relief effort.

The Irish Navy’s eight ships will each burn the equivalent of €1m worth of oil over the next two years.

THE cocaine found yesterday off the west Cork coast after the sinking of a rib is believed to have come from the Caribbean on its way to the lucrative European market.

IT was a bit like old times at the Dingle Regatta yesterday, even if the star of the show for many years was missing.

The search for missing naval officer, TJ Doyle, will resume this morning off the Cork coast.