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Seascapes, RTÉ Radio 1's weekly maritime programme, providing comprehensive coverage of the marine sector, is presented by Marcus Connaughton.

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You can hear Seascapes each Friday night at 10.30 p.m. on RTÉ Radio 1 FM, Sky Digital 0160, NTL Channel 901 and in Northern Ireland on Virgin Media 917. There is also a Seascapes teletext service on Aertel, RTÉ 1 at page 319, please note that page is now 319.

The programme is repeated at these times:
RTÉ Radio 1 FM - Monday morning at 5.02 a.m.
RTÉ Choice - Saturday afternoons at 12.30 p.m.

On RTÉ.ie - Anytime

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Your comments are always welcome. Phone the Seascapes Maritime Call line on 021 4805876 or write to the address below.

Phone: 021 4805876
Fax: 021 4805835
Email: seascapes@rte.ie
Postal address : SEASCAPES,RTÉ Radio 1, Fr. Mathew Street, Cork

SEASCAPES - Friday 10th February 2012

Next Friday night on Seascapes the second part of Archaeologist Michael Gibbons tale of China and Roundstone ; latest edition of Inshore Ireland with Gery Flynn; The Marine Economy - EU Strategy for the Atlantic Area Conference; Yacht Racing writer Bob Fisher - all this and much more on Seascapes, until next Friday night , tight lines and fair sailing.”

Seascapes - Friday 3rd February 2012

Photo of Michael Martin, Titanic Trail & Rory Golden,Flagship Scuba

Hello and welcome aboard this weeks edition of Seascapes
Your maritime programme , …..we hear about the wonderful archaeology on the western seaboard from Michael Gibbons ; Music from Finbarr O’Reilly and his poignant song Pray Silent; David Branigan of Oceansport brings us a report from Howth Yacht Club where last week the club announced their plans for the year ahead; the future of the lifeboat the Mary Stanford ; we preview Irish Polar Heroes at the National Concert Hall on Monday evening with music from Michael Holohan ; first to our Galway Studios where we can speak with Gerry Finn , Director of the Border Midland and Western Regional Assembly on the Conference being held in the Grand Hotel in Malahide on Tuesday – The Marine Economy and the European Union – Strategy for the Atlantic Area where one of the Guest speakers is Dr Matthew King , Head of Unit for Maritime Policy in the Atlantic ………– Gerry Finn Director of the BMW regional Assembly explained …….

COVENEY OPENS PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS ON HOW TO HARNESS

IRELAND’S OCEAN WEALTH

Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, this week launched a public consultation process on how to harness the potential of Ireland’s vast marine resource to tap into a Trillion Euro global market for marine products & services (including seafood, tourism, shipping, oil and gas, renewable ocean energy and new applications for health, medicine and technology).

Launching the public consultation ‘Our Ocean Wealth’, Minister Coveney said, “We need to change the way we in Ireland think about the sea and look for new opportunities to harness the potential of our 220 million acre marine resource. This government is determined to generate the momentum to drive forward a new era of sustainable economic development across the maritime sectors - we must avail of these opportunities to assist in our recovery. We want your help to shape our plan, to shape our future and to assist in our drive towards our nation’s economic recovery”.
Get informed about the issues and join the debate at www.ouroceanwealth.ie

Irish Coast Guard to host major search & rescue conference in Ireland

A major international conference on search & rescue will take place later this year in Killiney, Co. Dublin which is being organised by the Irish Coast Guard in partnership with the UK-based Sheppard Group.

The Search & Rescue 2012 conference on March 15th and 16th will bring Coast Guard representatives from across Europe and the US, along with a range of other search & rescue experts. More than 200 delegates are expected to attend.

One of the keynote presentations will be from the Italian Coast Guard, which is attending in order to discuss the recent tragic incident of the Costa Concordia.

This is the first time that the conference has been held in Ireland. Dublin was chosen as a venue to mark the fact that Ireland is heading up the European Union Heads of Coast Guard. The Director of the Irish Coast Guards, Chris Reynolds, is currently chairing the network.

Coast guard chiefs from a number of countries will attend the conference including the US, UK and Sweden. All four Coast Guard helicopters will be on hand to give a search & rescue demonstration at an event in Weston Airport as part of the conference.

Irish Coast Guards director Chris Reynolds has been asked specifically to prepare the ground for a permanent European Union Heads of Coast Guard Secretariat, manned by Coast Guard Officers from Member States, the EU Commission and various agencies. This Secretariat currently meets monthly in Dublin with the plenary Conference planned for Dublin Castle in August.

Earlier this year Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar confirmed that funding for the Irish Coast Guard and RNLI would be protected in 2012, and that capital funding has been allocated to refresh the Coast Guard’s fleet over the next couple of years.

A note into Seascapes from Frank Duffy - A "Pop up" maritime museum, will be in the Bracken Court Hotel, Balbriggan on Thursday next February 9th.The idea behind the event is to show case some of the historical, industrial and environmental artefacts and aspects of the local coast line and waters.

With the loss of the Tit Bonhomme three weeks ago and the search – this song was inspired by the tragedy in Dunmore East with the loss of the Pere Charles – as Finbarr O’ Reiily Writes in the sleeve notes "Two women stood at the harbour wall, comforting arms around each other looking out to sea, words all but spent. “Pray Silent” is for every soul lost to the sea, for every loved one standing at every harbour wall – waiting.”

Tim Kirton has been in touch regarding the lifeboat the Mary Stanford lying in repose in Dublin , the former Ballycotton lifeboat holds the world record for the longest ever continuous service @ 79hours……….

While RNLI beach lifeguards take a break from life-saving on the North coast of Northern Ireland, RNLI Lifeguard Supervisor Tim Doran, originally from Armagh and living in Portstewart, along with his colleague Ross Macleod, RNLI Beach Safety Programme Manager, were busy teaching others how to save lives thousands of miles away in Cameroon.

The two lifeguards were part of a joint international project between the RNLI and the Swimming Teachers Association (STA). Its aim was to reduce the loss of life by drowning in Cameroon. This is a coastal country where eighty percent of the population cannot swim and drowning at sea and in lakes is a daily occurrence.

The course took place in the coastal town of Kribi and is the first of its kind ever run in the country. It is one of the first projects of its kind to be run by RNLI lifeguards and the plan is to roll out more. You can read more on the Seascapes webpage ……

To the East coast next and Howth Yacht Club where last week the club announced their plans for the year ahead – David Branigan of Oceansports was there for Seascapes And spoke to Rear Commodore of Howth Yacht Club –Brian Turvey

Speaking of talk you’ll recall that last Friday night we mentioned Irish Polar Heroes- Shackleton / Crean and McClintock at the National Concert Hall on Monday night – we understand that both the Lectures and Concert are sold out – however you should contact the National Concert Hall directly on www.nch.ie to confirm if there are any seats available …you can find details of the evening on the Seascapes webpage www.rte.ie/radio1/seascapes - here’s an extract from the music by Michael Holohan .

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In the MARITIME INSTITUTE OF IRELAND lecture series
“THE BUILDING OF DUN LAOGHAIRE HARBOUR” by COLIN SCUDDS
is taking place in STELLA MARIS SEAFARERS CLUB, BERESFORD PLACE, DUBLIN near Busarus on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16th. AT 8.00.P.M - BAR AND REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION AT THE DOOR

The Atlantic Challenge is an international maritime competition with crews of mixed age & gender-( There must be a minimum of 6 under 21 on the crew and a minimum of 4 females in each crew) 20 members in each crew. Presently there are 16 participating countries and regions: USA, Canada, Indonesia, Russia, Finland, France, Denmark, Belgium, Great Britain, Italy, Northern Ireland, Quebec , Basque, International (Chile,Lituania,Norway), Ireland & a crew representing Cork.
The community of Bantry will be staging the Atlantic Challenge Competition along with other community events in and around Bantry including a "Pirate Festival", maritime literary competition, a maritime-based photo competition and other activities..
This event will bring in 320 participating athletes, plus their supporters. We expect spectators both national & international to visit the Bantry Bay area and other parts of the South West region (Cork & Kerry) to view these events which will be both water and shore-based.

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