Successful Salvage

Last week, a Salvage Tug, Celtic Isle successfully took the stricken French Registered Flagship Trawler 'Elsinor' off the rocks at Bere Island, near the entrance to Castletownbere Harbour.  All eleven Spanish Crew were successfully rescued on the night it happened.  The operation was aided by the the high equinox spring tides.  The vessel in now berthed at the Synchrolift Pier in Castletownbere where she is undergoing an inspection and repair to bring her back to her home port in Spain.

'Celtic Isle' berthing the 'Elsinor' at Synchrolift Pier in Castletownbere

Environmental specialists with the Dept. of the Marine were relieved that there were no leaking of Lube Oil which would have caused major pollution - especially in the scallop sea beds in the harbour area.  Castletownbere Coast & Cliff Coastguard were on standby with booms to  put in place - should the need have arisen.