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English: The ILV 'Granuaile' off Bangor. The 'Granuaile' is the large vessel at anchor; a small yacht is approaching Bangor in the foreground.

'Granuaile' is a tender of the Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL). CIL is the body that serves as the lighthouse authority for all of the island of Ireland (north and south) plus its adjacent seas and islands. As the Irish Lighthouse Authority it overseas the coastal lights and navigation marks provided by the local lighthouse authorities. 'Granuaile' was built at Galatz Shipyard, Romania in 2000 and is registered in Dublin. She has a length overall of 79.6 m, a beam of 15.99 m and a gross tonnage of 2625.

She had been servicing the buoy at Briggs Reef near Groomsport (see 500733) and anchored off Bangor for the night.

See also http://www.cil.ie/sh618x4065.html for more information.
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Camera location54° 40′ 01″ N, 5° 40′ 21″ W  Heading=22° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location54° 40′ 18″ N, 5° 40′ 11″ W  Heading=22° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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