Nato warships carry out drills with Irish navy to 'strengthen maritime co-operation'

Nato Maritime Group 1 flagship HNLMS Johan de Witt and FGS Hamburg were joined by the Irish Naval Service’s ocean patrol vessel LE William Butler Yeats in a passing exercise off the Irish coast. Picture: Nato

Two Nato warships are leaving Dublin after a three-day visit designed to “strengthen maritime co-operation” with Ireland.

It comprised “manoeuvring and communication drills” with the Irish Naval Service and formal courtesy visits and receptions.