Navy captain defends rescue procedure in murder trial

The captain of the Irish Navy flagship L.E. Eithne today insisted to a murder trial jury that the rescue procedures in place when a young sailor went overboard were carried out with speed and efficiency.

At the Central Criminal Court, Commander Eugene Ryan said that ‘man overboard’ drills were regularly carried out on the ship and he disputed defence counsel suggestions that it should have been possible to rescue Brian Gorey from the River Liffey after he was seen calling for help.