M.V.KILKENNY

The year 2001 WAS THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGEDY OF THE M.V.KILKENNY WHICH SANK IN DUBLIN BAY AFTER A COLLISION WITH THE M.V.HASSELWERDER ON THE NIGHT OF 21 NOVEMBER 1991.
3 SEAMEN LOST THEIR LIVES THAT NIGHT:

P.J.KEOGH--CHIEF OFFICER

DAVE HARDING--BOSUN

DESSIE HAYES--D.H.U.

"There are no flowers on a wave, no roses on a seaman's grave"

THE KILKENNY WAS A LOLO CONTAINER SHIP RUNNING TO ROTTERDAM AND ANTWERP FROM DUBLIN.
SHE WAS ONLY HALF AN HOUR OFF HER BERTH WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED, AND DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF THE RESCUE SERVICES 3 MEN LOST THEIR LIVES.

M.V.HASSELWERDER

THE FULL CREW LIST WAS:

CAPT.D.CUMMINS-MASTER
P.J.KEOGH-CHIEF OFFICER
TONY FLANAGAN-2nd.OFFICER
MARCUS CALVERT-CHIEF ENGINEER
DONAL CONNOLLY-2nd.ENGINEER
DAVE HARDING-BOSUN
AUSTIN GILL-A.B.
KEVIN LAMBE-A.B.
GARRETH O'SULLIVAN-A.B.
DESSIE HAYES-D.H.U.
FRED CAIRNS-M.M.
CHRISTY DOYLE-COOK
KEITH MARRY-DECK BOY
MARK WOODWARD-GALLEY BOY

THE M.V.KILKENNY MEMORIAL AT IRISH FERRIES HEAD OFFICE DUBLIN PORT

The document below contains the statement the B+I sent out the next day.

B+I Killenny Statment.doc

CLICK HERE FOR PRESS CUTTINGS AND PHOTOS FROM THE 22nd.NOVEMBER 1991