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Montevideo, May 8th 2024 - 16:54 UTC

Tag: Irish sea

  • Friday, February 12th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

    RRS Sir David Attenborough begins sea trials around the Irish Sea

    After the trials, the ship will then return to Holyhead, before heading to the Arctic for extensive ice trials. In November will make its maiden voyage to Antarctica.

    Falklands flagged RRS Sir David Attenborough will spend the next two weeks testing anchoring, maneuvering, and dynamic positioning, as well as other engineering systems, such as freshwater making, that cannot be tested while in port. The trials will primarily take place in and around the Irish Sea, although some may take place on the West Coast of Scotland and the Celtic Sea.

  • Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:37 UTC

    World's largest working offshore wind farm opens off the coast of Cumbria

    Each turbine stands 190m high, with the wind farm covering an area of 55 145 sq km. It can generate 659 megawatts - enough power for 600,000 homes.

    The world's largest working offshore wind farm - covering an area equal to 20,000 football pitches - has opened off the coast of Cumbria, north west England. The £1bn Walney facility already had 102 turbines before the completion of a further 87 earlier this year - dubbed the Walney Extension.