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Belfast Coastguard |
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| OPERATIONAL AREA: Northern Ireland and South West Scotland to the northern tip of Jura. If operationally required Belfast GCOC can temporarily extend the area northward into that normally covered by Stornoway GCOC. This might occur during busy periods or because of a major incident. The district geography varies
from sheer cliffs, especially on the north and east coast, to rocky
foreshores and sandy beaches. There are four large sea loughs Lough
Foyle, Belfast Lough, Strangford Lough and Carlingford Lough, as well
as the two inland loughs. Strangford Lough and Lough Erne are scattered
with many small islands and pladdys, making them, both hazardous to
navigation and extremely difficult to search. The district has several
busy commercial ports Belfast, Londonderry, Warrenpoint and Larne, and
the volume of shipping in and out of these ports is increasing daily.
There are also many small harbours and marinas used by pleasure craft
of all sizes and types. ©
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Black Mountain Antenna site |
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These photographs are © Kyle Curran and should not be used elsewhere without permission |
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Orlock Head Antenna site |
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