Irish naval missions in Med may be extended
Simon Coveney made his comments yesterday as the LÉ Niamh rescued another 125 people — 92 men, 26 women and seven children — from a large inflatable rib some 115km north west of Tripoli at around noon Irish time yesterday.
The latest operation came almost a week after the ship’s crew saved 367 people from drowning after a fishing vessel with some 600 people on board capsized 110km north west of Tripoli. The ship brought the rescued — 342 men, 12 women and 13 children — and 25 bodies to Sicily last Thursday.
