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Irish Sea

Lapin · 2011-04-04 07:19:12

Why do Met Éireann reports often conclude with the term, "On all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea"? Isn't the Irish sea a coastal water too? Why is it singled out? From a curious Lapin. :confused:

04-04-2011 8:19am

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Lapin

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Why do Met Éireann reports often conclude with the term, "On all Irish coastal waters and on the Irish Sea"?

Isn't the Irish sea a coastal water too? Why is it singled out?

From a curious Lapin.

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#2 04-04-2011 11:58am

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I suspect it is because the Irish sea is not fully Irish as in the UK has coastal waters on the Irish sea too and shipping companies/ferries/fishermen and women have to be warned about the extent of the warning.

I am probably wrong, just guessing.

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#3 04-04-2011 6:56pm

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Coastal waters only extend to I think 12 miles offshore, so anything further out than that is not included.

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