LÉ Eithne rescues 201 migrants off Libyan coast (Video in Source)

[Twidler]

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[QUOTE]Irish naval vessel LÉ Eithne has rescued 201 migrants off the coast of Libya this afternoon.

The migrants - men, women and children - were on five make-shift inflatable boats and were trying to cross the Mediterranean.

Members of the Irish Navy, wearing protective suits, deployed from the ship in their own rigid inflatable boat to meet the migrants’ vessels, which were packed to capacity with men women and some children.

The LÉ Eithne crew gave the migrants[/QUOTE]

[URL="http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0528/704489-le-eithne-rescue-migrants/"]Sauce[/URL]

[Complifused]

After looking at the Irish airforce I wouldn't of been surprised if that speedboat was their flagship

[Canuhearme?]

[quote]They will be transferred to the British navy vessel HMS Bulwark before being brought ashore in Italy.[/quote]

Damn.

[Phil5991]

[QUOTE=Superkilll307;47825320]The LÉ Eithne crew gave the migrants[/QUOTE]

Seems as good a time as any for a game of 'finish the sentence'.

[QUOTE=Superkilll307;47825320]The LÉ Eithne crew gave the migrants the biggest hug they ever had in their life[/QUOTE]

[niiiiiiiiok]

What's with the suits?

[Loriborn]

[QUOTE=niiiiiiiiok;47828568]What's with the suits?[/QUOTE]

Disease transmission prevention.

[01271]

[QUOTE=niiiiiiiiok;47828568]What's with the suits?[/QUOTE]

Ebola evasion.

[Jamsponge]

Now's our chance, shoot the cockroaches down!
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[Twidler]

[QUOTE=Complifused;47825680]After looking at the Irish airforce I wouldn't of been surprised if that speedboat was their flagship[/QUOTE]

As an Island Nation we don't feel the need to build large fleets that we don't use just to compensate for something else.

[Jame's]

[QUOTE=Superkilll307;47833609]As an Island Nation we don't feel the need to build large fleets that we don't use just to compensate for something else.[/QUOTE]

Island nations tend to build large fleets for a very good reason.