Seascapes

How a former Irish Navy ship, the LE Aisling, ended up being sold on to a Libyan warlord. Books with an Irish Maritime theme including the late Timmy Flavin's diary of his 1991 kayak trip around Ireland. Timmy's book, At the Water's Edge, can be bought from his wife [email protected]. We meet Joy Gillen of GAC Training & Service Solutions at the National Maritime College of Ireland. Our regular contributor Hugh Oram looks at the future of the Grand Canal Dock.

Tonight survivors of the 1979 Fastnet disaster recount their experiences to Lorna Siggins at a recent event in Howth Yacht Club. And we hear from the author of a book on the centenary of the Baltimore Lifeboat, Eamon Langford.

Noel Sweeney on board the Argentinian tall ship, The Libertad in Dublin earlier this month. Jim Wilson on commemoration of Irish-born navigator Edward Bransfield credited with making the first confirmed sighting of the Antarctic coastline 200 years ago. Plus our regular contributor Hugh Oram on the RNLI.

Seascapes tonight comes from the open day held recently at National Maritime College of Ireland in Ringaskiddy in County Cork. CAO entry level to NMCI is about 300 points. Among the interviewees are Cormac Gebruers,Head of College & student Peter Kelly speaks about how he has been recruited by the cruise company, Carnival UK. We also hear from shipping companies Chevron & Shell Ship Management about the careers they are offering students. They aim to sign up cadets who have finished their first year in college & then sponsor the remaining of their education. We also hear from the Irish Institute of Master Mariners about the life of a sea captain.

In March of 1945, German submarine U-260 was scuttled by it's crew, three nautical miles south of Glandore harbour. The wreck was accidentlally discovered & later identified in 1978. Its discovery has posed a number of very interesting questions. Also tonight we have another extract from the book, At The Water's Edge, Two Boats, Around Ireland by Kayak. The book is based on the 1991 diary kept by the late Timmy Flavin, of his round Ireland trip by Kayak. Plus we hear from Dr Willie Roche, of Inland Fisheries about the Government's National Planning Framework.

Tonight Seascapes Joanna McNicholas on Westport Cruises. One man's account of kyacking around Ireland & our regular contributor Hugh Oram on Ireland's Eye.

On tonight's programme we hear how you can take a trip to Antarctica with Quixote Expeditions & the O'Keeffe family rebuilding a boat called Lady Min owned by their ancestors in West Cork.

Seascapes is on board the newly rebuild Ilen, the 100 year old ketch which spent much of her life as a working boat in the Falklands. Fergal Keane sails from Cork city to Kinsale & and hears about the Ilen and the work of the charity Sailing Into Wellness. (www.sailingintowellness.ie) We hear from Colin Healy & James Lyons about how they have been using the ship to help people in their voyage into recovery.

Richard & Rita Kennedy, spent the summers of 2017 & 2018 sailing their boat, Seachrán, around Ireland. Setting out from Rossaveal in June of 2017, their first couple of week saw them meet bad weather & difficult conditions. But they explored hidden anchorages while island hopping from Innishbofin to Inishturk, to Arranmore and beyond. From Rathlin Island, south to Wexford, things improved so much they decided to prolong their journey for another summer.

Richard & Rita Kennedy, spent the summers of 2017 & 2018 sailing their boat, Seachrán, around Ireland. Setting out from Rossaveal in June of 2017, their first couple of week saw them meet bad weather & difficult conditions. But they explored hidden anchorages while island hopping from Innishbofin to Inishturk, to Arranmore and beyond. From Rathlin Island, south to Wexford, things improved so much they decided to prolong their journey for another summer.