Person: Sean Harrington

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Cork based tug sails over a third of the way to Canada to tow crippled cargo ship to safety

An Irish salvage company has towed a crippled ocean-going cargo ship to safety after successfully completing a long-range towing operation.

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Huge clean-up operation under way as Ophelia leaves trail of destruction

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Irish architects win awards in a prestigious international competition

property

Ballycotton’s finest coastal properties is on the market for €490,000

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PHOTOS: Repairs to continue through night on container ship in Bantry Bay

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Salvage team recovers Fastnet yacht keel

Hopes Astrid will be floating museum

She should have led a flotilla of yachts in a parade of sail in to the magnificent Kinsale harbour in Co Cork six weeks ago.

Wed, 11 Sep, 2013

Giant crane lifts stricken Astrid

A huge floating crane lifted the wreck of the tall ship Astrid from rocks off the Cork coast last night.

Tue, 10 Sep, 2013

Operation begins to remove stricken Astrid from rocks

Salvage experts have cut miles of rigging and shredded sails from the wreck of the tall ship Astrid which could be lifted off rocks within days.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2013

Ship’s hazardous cargo floats towards Irish coast

Dangerous cargo containers which toppled off a chemical ship are floating towards the south-west coast.

Sat, 15 Sep, 2012

Mariners to benefit as hi-tech weather buoy replaced

A hi-tech weather buoy which broke from its moorings off the south coast before Christmas and washed up in Devon in England was replaced yesterday.

Fri, 01 Jun, 2012

West Cork man leads mission to salvage racing yacht

THE complex operation to salvage one of the world’s fastest racing yachts is being overseen by Sean Harrington, a 26-year-old marine expert from Bere Island in West Cork.

Thu, 18 Aug, 2011

Salvage operation starts as divers set to inspect yacht

A DEEP-SEA tug towed the stricken super-yacht Rambler 100 to a sheltered cove on the south west coast last night ahead of a major salvage operation today.

Wed, 17 Aug, 2011

Owner bids to tow stricken yacht after dramatic rescue off Cork

The owner of a €17m yacht which capsized mid-race off the Cork coast has decided to attempt to tow it to shore.

Tue, 16 Aug, 2011

New €15m bus and tram bridge to be built

A new €15m bridge will be built over Dublin’s River Liffey to carry busses and Luas trams across the city centre waterway.

Tue, 16 Sep, 2008