Irish Navy detains Belgian fishing boat off southwest coast
The vessel was detained for alleged breaches of fishing regulations.
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The vessel was detained for alleged breaches of fishing regulations.
The alarm was raised this afternoon at 4.20pm.
Yesterday the Irish naval vessel oversaw the rescue of almost 2,000 migrants.
In one case, it successfully located and rescued 165 migrants from wooden and rubber vessels off the coast of Libya.
The LE James Joyce was today tasked to a metal barge crossing the sea.
More than 8,500 people have been rescued by the Irish navy over the past two years.