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# coasting

Engine failure on the Astrid meant it couldn't escape Kinsale's rocks

The sails couldn’t pull the ship away by themselves.

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Jul 23rd 2014, 8:31 AM

# astrid

After six weeks on the rocks, Tall Ship Astrid towed to Kinsale Harbour

The vessel ran aground on July 24 but all 30 people on board were rescued safely.

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Sep 10th 2013, 12:31 PM

# tall ship astrid

Operation to lift the Astrid from the sea should be completed by next week

Work to prepare the 95-year-old vessel for the salvage operation has been ongoing since the weekend. All aboard were rescued when she crashed on the rocks six weeks ago.

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Sep 3rd 2013, 7:15 AM

# Back from the deep

So, it turns out the Astrid bell and wheel weren't stolen...

A group of divers have recovered the items from the wreck, along with the ship’s compass.

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Aug 10th 2013, 12:01 AM

# Kinsale

Plan for salvage of Tall Ship Astrid wreck "nearing completion"

It’s more than two weeks since the Dutch-owned training vessel sank near Kinsale.

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Aug 9th 2013, 9:15 PM

# News Fix

Here Is What Happened Today: Sunday

Everyone’s talking about the problems caused by the Dublin Bus strike, the arrest of a man over a 2007 murder and an unusual drug seizure involving ingested cannabis ‘pellets’.

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Aug 4th 2013, 9:19 PM

# Kinsale

Pictures: Stunning photos capture wreck of Tall Ship Astrid at dawn

Photographer Jakub Walutek has taken a series of pictures of the ship at daybreak over the last week. 30 crew members were rescued when the vessel ran aground on 24 July.

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Aug 4th 2013, 5:27 PM

# Prime Numbers

Michael Lowry, mortgages and mayors: The week in numbers

Plus: how many times has the Council of State met since 1940?

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Jul 27th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Mayday

All aboard saved after Tall Ship Astrid runs aground off Kinsale

All of the 30 crew members have been rescued, but much of the ship is underwater.

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Jul 24th 2013, 2:41 PM