Officer didn't see Navy officer fall into water, trial hears

An officer on nightwatch aboard the navy flagship the L.E. Eithne has told a murder trial how he was alarmed to see a young sailor being washed away in the River Liffey a short time after he’d checked on him.

Duty Petty Officer Daniel O’Flynn told how Brian Gorey was helped up the ship’s gangway when he returned from the pub only hours before he was seen overboard struggling to save himself.