Navy vessel escorts Russian 'subsea spy ship' out of Irish water

The LÉ James Joyce monitored the Yantar “research vessel” and escorted it out of the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) at around 3am on Friday, from where it headed south. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The Irish navy shadowed a Russian ‘subsea spy ship’ into the early hours of Friday after it entered Irish-controlled waters on Thursday and patrolled a section of the Irish Sea where critical energy pipelines and data cables connect Ireland with Britain.

The LÉ James Joyce monitored the Yantar “research vessel” and escorted it out of the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) at around 3am on Friday, from where it headed south.