Teenage sailor can be held until 7pm

Gardai in Dublin can question until 7.30pm today a 19-year-old sailor about the death of his colleague on the LE Eithne at the weekend.

22-year-old Brian Gorey was found drowned close to the ship which was docked on Sir John Rogerson's Quay in Dublin.

A post mortem revealed marks on his head and body consisent with an assault.

Early this morning, gardai in Pearse Street arrested a teenage member of the crew in Dublin in connection with the death.