Minke whale.

KINSALE
ANGLING

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Diving German WW1 minelaying submarine UC-42.

Propellor boss, WW1 German submarine UC 42

Propeller boss of one of WW1 sub UC-42's propellors. She lies sunk approx 5nm south of Roches Point. Photo ©Timmy Carey

Wreck of 1692

Sidescan sonar image of Wreck of 1692 (to be confirmed) discovered by Carroll O'Donoghue, owner/operator of HARPY, in 2015.

Survey equipment.

A selection of our underwater survey hardware. We're ready when you need us.

Divers off Old Head

Wreck-diving off the Old Head of Kinsale

Commercial Diving

Commercial Divers working on undersea pipes outside Kinsale harbour.

Recovering Diver

Recovering Diver after ascent from Lusitania wreck.

Kinsale Sunset

Sunset in Kinsale, pictured from the quays.

Minke whale.

Carcass of 8.5m minke off Kinsale on 12/July-2013. The cause of death may be linked to a large wound on the underside below the mouth. There was not a strong stench so perhaps the whale was not dead for long - two or three days? This mammal later caused a bit of a commotion when is was mistakenly identified from shore as an upturned boat. The Irish Coastguard and the RNLI responded. This mistake could easily be made as from some angles she does look like an clinker built boat. So, a good call really.

Minke whale alongside HARPY.
Caudal fin.
There is a large wound visible under the throat - a longitudinal tear along the whale's centre line. It is about a metre in legth. Was this the cause of death?
Cause of death?
Minke drifting approximately half mile east of Old Head at about 1.5kts in the current.
Drifting east of Old Head,
Minke whale drifting 1nm west of Old Head.The 7.5m Kinsale RNLI lifeboat gives indication of size.
Drifting minke whale carcass.
To the report of an "upturned boat" both the Courtmacsherry all-weather lifeboat and the Kinsale inshore lifeboat responded. So too did R-117, the rescue helicopter of Garda Cósta na hÉireann.
RNLI responds.

There is a large wound visible under the throat - a longitudinal tear along the whale's centre line. It is about a metre in legth. Was this the cause of death?

Minke drifting approximately half mile east of Old Head at about 1.5kts in the current.

Minke whale drifting 1nm west of Old Head.The 7.5m Kinsale RNLI lifeboat gives indication of size.

To the report of an "upturned boat" both the Courtmacsherry all-weather lifeboat and the Kinsale inshore lifeboat responded. So too did R-117, the rescue helicopter of Garda Cósta na hÉireann.