A Green Flare and St Patrick’s Day Reprieve for SS Irish Willow
On the morning of 16th March 1942 the Irish Shipping vessel SS Irish Willow was spotted by a German submarine but unlike most other encounters…
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Sinking of SS Athenia: The First British Ship Lost in World War 2
It was only a few hours after British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had delivered his 11 am speech declaring war on Germany the…
New York sailboat survivors rescued by Irish Rose (1942)
On this day August 11th 1942, an Irish ship was in the right place at the right time and rescued the survivors of…
Remembering the SS Arandora Star Lost off Donegal 2nd July 1940
In the early hours of 2nd July 1940 the SS Arandora Star was struck by a torpedo off the Donegal coast and…
Dazzle Camouflage | Grand Design to Fool the Enemy at Sea
Believe it or not, these surreal pictures below aren’t photoshopped or part of some art project. These are examples of the beautiful…
Unearthing ÉIRE | World War Marker at Cahore Point, Wexford Rediscovered
A piece of Irish maritime heritage was uncovered yesterday when a group led by local historian Michael Fortune rediscovered the lost Look…
Protecting Ireland’s neutrality: WW2 Coastal Lookout Posts
You might spot one of these curious stone structures along the coast. These small rectangular buildings mostly lie in ruins now but…
Remembering a Cork Harbour Tragedy | 12th December 1942
75 years ago, on an incredibly stormy evening in December, a terrible tragedy befell Cork Harbour when two launch boats tragically collided…
SS Athenia Wreck Located with Sonar Data – A 200m Deep Photo would Confirm It!
A curious anomaly recently identified in sonar data could be the remains of the SS Athenia. At 200m down on the Rockall Bank…