MARINE NOTICE, No 048 of 2016

Lough Allen Canal Map © esri; click picture to Lough Allen ArcGis Map
Lough Allen Map © esri

MARINE NOTICE, No.48 of 2016

SHANNON NAVIGATION

Acres Lake and Lough Allen

An Toastal Blue Way Water Festival 27 June to 1 July

Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that An Toastal Blue Way Water Festival will take place on the north Shannon from Mon 27 June until Fri 1 Jul.
Masters should expect to meet increased water activity in this area over those days involving a variety of both small and large craft.
Masters are requested to proceed at slow speed and with minimum wash when passing through the navigation and note any advice given by safety boat marshals associated with the events.
Waterways Ireland thanks its customers for their cooperation in this matter.

Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 27 May 2016

Acres Lake Lough Allen; click picture to "enlarge"
Acres Lake Lough Allen

MARINE NOTICE, No 047 of 2016

Coosan Point; © esri; click to Esri Map "Killinure- Lough "
Coosan Point; © esri

MARINE NOTICE, No.47 of 2016

SHANNON NAVIGATION

Lough Ree

Coosan Point

Triathlon Swim Training Course.

Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners that a Triathlon Swim Training Course is presently laid out at Coosan Point, Athlone for the summer period.
The 750m course is set out just south of the Waterways Ireland moorings and is marked by three large orange buoys.
The course will be active daily when a Yellow flag is flown from a mast located on the foreshore during the following times:
0800 to 1000 hrs
1230 to 1400 hrs
1700 to 2030 hrs
Masters are requested to proceed at slow speed and with minimum wash when passing the course and to note any advice given by safety boat marshals accompanying swimmers.

Waterways Ireland thanks its customers for their cooperation in this matter.

Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 26 May 2016

Coodan Point Lough Ree; © Captain’s Handbook ; click picture to enlarge
Coodan Point Lough Ree; © CHB

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Athy River Barrow; © esri; click to Arcgis Map "Athy on River Barrow"
Athy River Barrow; © esri

BARROW NAVIGATION

TRIATHY 4 June 2016

Masters and owners are advised that the TriAthy swim event will take place on 4th June between 10:30 hrs and 15:00 hrs in the Athy area of the River Barrow.

Masters of vessels are requested to proceed at slow speed and with minimum wash when passing this stretch of the navigation and to heed any advice or instructions given by safety vessels.

Waterways Ireland thanks its customers for their cooperation in this matter.

C.J.Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 25 May 2016

Athy am Barrow River; © Captain’s Handbook
Athy am Barrow River; © Captain’s Handbook

MARINE NOTICE, No 045 of 2016

Abbeyshrule Royal Canal; © esri; click picture to "esri Map Abbeyshrule Royal Canal"
Abbeyshrule Royal Canal; © esri

MARINE NOTICE, No.45 of 2016

ROYAL CANAL

Drapers Bridge and Abbeyshrule

Canal Towpath Closure for

New Construction Works

Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners of vessels that the Royal Canal between Drapers Bridge and Abbeyshrule Harbour will be closed from 30th May until 12th. Aug 2016 to facilitate cyclepath construction works on the south towpath.

Waterways Ireland thanks its customers for their cooperation in this matter.

Charles Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 25 May 2016.

 

Royal Canal Moyvalley Bridge; © AJ Vosse
Royal Canal Moyvalley Bridge; © AJ Vosse

Abbeyshrule Harbour © AJ Vosse
Abbeyshrule Harbour © AJ Vosse

MARINE NOTICE 044 of 2016

Belleek-Rosscor Bridge; © esri; click to Arcgis Map " Belleek-Rosscor Bridge"
Belleek-Rosscor Bridge

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Erne System Lower Lough

Belleek – Rosscor Bridge

Inspection Works

Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters and owners of vessels that bridge inspection works will take place from:

Mon 30 May to Fri 3 Jun, between the hours of 0800 and 2000 daily.

An underbridge inspection unit will be lowered from the bridge deck for this work and will reduce the available airdraft. No passage should be undertaken when this unit is in place.

On Thursday 2 Jun it is expected that the navigation span will be worked on and a manned safety boat will assist with the safe passing of any boat looking to navigate through the bridge. Approaching craft will be alerted to stop, the underbridge inspection unit will be raised and the craft permitted to safely pass through.

Masters are requested to note any directions and instructions from the safety boat during these operations

Waterways Ireland thanks its customers for their cooperation in this matter.

C.J.Lawn, Inspector of Navigation, 24 May 2016

Rosscor Bridge Lower Lough Erne (Belleek)
Rosscor Bridge Lower Lough Erne (Belleek)