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Dingle Oil Spill - Picture Gallery

Pictures from the Celestial Dawn

Ran aground in Dingle Harbour on 02/02/2002


The Celestial Dawn aground by the lighthouse
Date: 03/0/2002
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Looking from the cliffs down onto the wreck.
Date: 03/02/2002
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A picture showing the angle the wreck is lying on the rocks.
Date: 03/02/2002
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The Celestial Dawn .
Date: 03/02/2002
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Jenny and Keith getting ready for the first swim since the oil spill. See how all the sand has been washed off the beach since the storm.
Date: 07/02/2002
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The scene from Slaidín showing salvage operations and position of the wreck
Date: 09/02/2002
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The debris in the water is from the wreck. Picture taken from Slaidín
Date: 09/02/2002
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The Celestial Dawn lying on the rock below the lighthouse
Date: 09/02/2002
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The wreck from surface level.
Date: 09/02/2002
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A picture showing how the boat is wedged onto the rocks.
Date: 09/02/2002
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The decks of the Celestial Dawn are continously washed over by the swell. Sorry about the smudge marks on the picture but had to risk life to take this picture
Date: 09/02/2002
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The smell of diesel from where this picture was taken was overpowering.
Date: 09/02/2002
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Keith, Meg, Nick, Laura and Suzanne monitoring Slaídín for pollution.
Date: 09/02/2002
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The Celestial Dawn being lifted onto salvage vessel
Date: 05/03/2002
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A picture showing the scale of salvage vessel and crane
Date: 05/03/2002
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The Celestial Dawn being lifted onto salvage vessel
Date: 05/03/2002
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Date Posted: 02/10/2002
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