Irish navy involved in search and rescue operation in Mediterranean

The Irish naval ship LE Samuel Beckett has coordinated a search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean.

Irish navy involved in search and rescue operation in Mediterranean
Wed, 11 Nov, 2015 - 13:30

The Irish naval ship LE Samuel Beckett has coordinated a search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean.

At 8.15am Irish time this morning, the vessel directed the Medicins Sans Frontiere ship Dignity 1, which took 100 people on board.

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