Navy officer gets award for saving drowning man 13 years ago

A Naval Service Chief Petty Officer has just received an award for saving the life of a drowning man 13 years ago, little knowing back then that he'd go on to prevent thousands more from perishing at sea.

Chief Petty Officer Ruairí de Barra was only nominated for the award recently, even though the incident took place in Cobh on June 2, 2006.