Portrush RNLI launch to a yacht in difficulty off Rathlin Island
Portrush All weather Lifeboat was requested to launch Friday night, 2nd October, to reports of a yacht in difficulty off Rathlin Island….
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HMS Drake struck by U-Boat off Rathlin Island | 2nd October 1917
On October 2nd 1917 HMS Drake was sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim. Today the…
Rathlin Sound Maritime Festival | 24th May – 2nd June 2019
The Rathlin Sound Maritime Festival returns from the 24th May to the 2nd of June with 10 days full of maritime history,…
Rathlin Island’s West Lighthouse celebrates 100 years of illumination
One of Ireland’s most unique lighthouses celebrated a major milestone on the weekend. Rathlin Island’s West Lighthouse marked 100 years since it…
Rathlin Island’s Maritime Heritage gets Enhanced Protections
A number of historic sites on Rathlin Island including the World War 1 wreck HMS Drake and the island’s three iconic lighthouses…
Antrim in the sunshine: Rathlin Sound maritime festival
“To Rathlin’s Isle, I chanced to sail When summer breezes softly blew, And there I heard so sweet a tale That oft…