Irish Navy carry out third rescue operation today

The Irish Naval Vessel, the LÉ Samuel Beckett, has been involved in a third search and rescue operation of the coast of Tripoli today.

The crew has now rescued a total of 316 people today, including two infants.

A number of those have been transferred to a Luxembourg registered ship, the MV Bourbon Argos.

Earlier today, the ship located an unseaworthy craft carrying 108 people, 60 kilometres off Tripoli.

Later the LÉ Samuel Beckett located a rubber craft with 119 people on-board.

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The LÉ Samuel Beckett remains in the patrol area this evening.

#LESAMUELBECKETT 2day ovr 3 Ops 316 ppl rescued; 270 male, 44 female & 2 infants. All transferrd & NS back on patrol pic.twitter.com/YfOJSQUvrh

— Óglaigh na hÉireann (@defenceforces) November 13, 2015