Naval crew rows in for aid mission to Chernobyl

IF the commanders of the Irish Naval Service were to choose a new ensign for the fleet, they could do worse than have it made in the shape of a nappy.

After all, thousands of nappies will form part of a cargo of aid crossing the waves on board the LE Roisin next month as part of a humanitarian mission to Chernobyl.

As far as the crew of the Roisin is concerned, the chance to make a real difference in the lives of children still affected by radiation poisoning was too good to miss. Already tasked to tour the Baltic region, they decided to bring much needed aid to the children of Chernobyl in the Republic of Belarus, the landlocked former Soviet state.