Photos by Ray O Donoghue

REGAL PRINCESS at the Port of Cork cruise liner terminal in Cobh. She arrived from Dublin and will sail later for Halifax.

SCOTT NAVIGATOR about to leave the docks at Passage West and move the short distance down river to Cork Dockyard.

WILSON CALAIS unloading at Passage West in Cork Harbour.

POLAR MEXICO escorted by DSG Titan en route to the Ringaskiddy deep water berth in Cork Harbour. Cobh is the Harbour town in the background.

DSG TITAN escorting Polar Mexico to the Deepwater berth at Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour.

DUBAI ATTRACTION preparing to leave Whitegate oil refinery with a cargo for Marsaxlokk,Malta. Escort tug is DSG Titan.

SILVER WIND at anchor in the inner Harbour of Bantry Bay. She arrived earlier today from Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour and will sail later for Galway

ARKLOW VILLA at anchor in Cork Harbour.

CEMGULF discharging cement at Ringaskiddy,Cork Harbour.

SOTKA discharging at Ringaskiddy,Cork Harbour.

LE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW at the oil wharf,Haulbowline,Cork Harbour.

RIDGEBURY ELVIA B loading a cargo at Whitegate oil refinery for Immingham,UK. Still in CPO colours.

THUN GRANITE waiting at anchor for a berth at Whitegate oil refinery where she will load for Amsterdam.

VERITY preparing to leave Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour for Waterford.

GREETJE passing Haulbowline in Cork Harbour,outbound for Rotterdam.

The North Bank Lighthouse guiding ships to Dublin Port since 1882.

The North Bull Light at the entrance to Dublin Port.

South Stack Lighthouse at the entrance to Holyhead Port.

BAILEY Lighthouse situated on Howth Head,County Dublin.

SENIORITY at anchor in Dublin Bay.

SOUTH STACK Lighthouse,Holyhead,North Wales.

FLEX EMDEN at anchor in Dublin Bay.

UKD ORCA dredging in Holyhead,Wales.

VICTORIA in Dublin Port preparing to sail for Amsterdam.

MASTERY D in Dublin Port.

ROVA STONES in Dublin Port.

MISTRAL out from Dublin for Liverpool.

BRO DISTRIBUTOR at anchor in Dublin Bay.

SEATRUCK POWER at Dublin Port.

Poolbeg light at the southerly side of the entrance to Dublin Port.

SEATRUCK PANORAMA on her regular run from Dublin to Heysham.

MARIS out from Warrenpoint for Avonmouth

STENA ADVENTURER approaching Dublin Port from Holyhead.

DUBLIN SWIFT en route to Holyhead from Dublin.

CAAREEN at the pier in Ballycotton,Co. Cork.

Integrity moored in Ballycotton,Co. Cork

RIA JANE 111 at anchor off Ballycotton,Co. Cork.

ASTOR at anchor in the inner Harbour of Bantry Bay. She arrived around 9.30. this morning from Bremerhaven,Germany and her tenders ferried passengers to the local pier from where they boarded coaches for a days touring. Astor will sail for Galway around 20.00 hrs this evening.

LE CIARA at the pier in Bantry. Normally she would go to anchor in the inner Harbour but on this occasion she tied up at the pier while waiting for an arctic tanker load of fuel.

TROJAN in Bantry Bay.

LADY MALOU loading from the SPMB off Whiddy Island oil storage terminal in Bantry Bay.She will sail later for New York.

TOMINI PROSPERITY [2018] heading into a strong south easterly wind as she leaves Cork Harbour for Amsterdam. Her six Ultramax sisters are Harmony[2015],Symphony[2016],Unity[2017], Destiny[2017],Liberty[2018] and Dynasty[2018].

GREETJE heading into a strong south easterly wind as she leaves Cork Harbour for Rotterdam.

TRAMONTANE in Cork Harbour.

BRADAN BEATHA leaving Bantry with a pilot for the tanker BW Thames . BRADAN BEATHA was previously employed as a fisheries patrol vessel and is now based in Castletownbere as a pilot boat.

BW THAMES taking a pilot from Bradan Beatha en route to the Whiddy Island SPM buoy in Bantry Bay. Escorting tug is Ocean Bank.

TRUE STAR preparing to leave Ballycotton for the fishing grounds.

VALKYRIE at the pier in Ballycotton.

CELTIC SUN at the pier in Ballycotton.

AVE MARIA II preparing to leave Castletownbere for the fishing grounds.