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11 Sep 2016

Irish Naval Ship Rescues 423 People

The Irish naval vessel LÉ James Joyce rescued 423 migrants from 18 separate vessels on Saturday during a search and rescue operation 40 nautical miles northwest of Tripoli, Libya.   The Irish Naval Service described the operation as complex. The rescue operation lasted over five hours. The rescued migrants were given water and medical treatment.   LÉ James Joyce participated in the rescue mission on foot of a request from the Italian Maritime Rescue Co-Ordination Centre.    In addition to the migrants brought onboard the LÉ James Joyce, the ship acted as on scene coordinator for 5 NGO vessels who rescued an additional 1500 migrants from the 18 vessels.   LÉ James Joyce has rescued 1,882 people to date (excluding the current rescue).

21 Jul 2016

Rescuers Recover 17 bodies, pick up 1,128 Migrants

An Irish navy ship recovered 17 dead bodies on Thursday when it went to the aid of migrants packed onto a wooden boat off the coast of Libya, Italy's coastguard said, marking another deadly day of attempted sea crossings. The LE James Joyce, which is in the Mediterranean specifically to perform search-and-rescue operations, brought on board the bodies of 16 men and one boy, a coastguard spokesman said. He could provide no further details about the cause of death or the nationalities of the dead. On Wednesday, 22 bodies were recovered from a rubber boat off the Libyan coast, and some 3,000 are dead or missing after trying to reach the European Union by sea so far this year, the International Organization for Migration estimates.

11 Jun 2014

Appledore Shipyard Gets Order for Third Irish Navy Ship

The future looks bright for Appledore, the UK Westcountry shipbuilder, as owning company Babcock says the yard has won a multi-million pound contract for a third Irish navy vessel, reports the North Devon Journal. Enda Kenny, Irish Minister of Defence announced that an order had been placed with the shipbuilder for a third offshore patrol vessel (OPV) for the Irish Naval Service at a cost of £43 million (€54,000,000). The new ship will be identical to the recently commissioned LÉ Samuel Beckett and the currently under-construction LÉ James Joyce. The 90 metre, 2256 tonne vessels are designed to provide an operational capability for many years of service in the North Atlantic, the main area of operation. Source: North Devon Journal