Irish relief for Operation Sophia
(B2) A New Irish Ship THE. James Joyce (P-62) joined last Friday (July 13), the European operation to combat trafficking in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med / Sophia). It replaces its compatriot, the Irish ship THE. Samuel Beckett who left the operation after 82 days of deployment and returned home.
The patrol boat L.É. Samuel Beckett helped save 106 migrants of almost certain death as they attempted to make the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean “, indicates the HQ of the operation in Rome. He also collected intelligence on 95 merchant ships and conducted 5 friendly approaches (friendly approaches).
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