Jobless couple refloat careers via Ireland’s first cruise-dive business

A COUPLE who lost their jobs within two months of each other didn’t sink into despair.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2010 - 00:00
Sean O’Riordan

Instead they invested their redundancy money in a former British Royal Navy ship which they will use to run Ireland’s first cruise-dive business.

Graham and Anne Ferguson from Nohoval, Co Cork, have purchased the former 24-metre tender which is currently being refitted with six twin cabins and new crew quarters.

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