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24th August 2019

Tours of Naval Patrol Ship in Port of Galway Tomorrow Sunday 25 August

Following this week's detention of a Portuguese fishing vessel, LE Samuel Beckett will be in the Port of Galway for guided tours tomorrow, Sunday 25 August

Naval Service patrol ship LÉ Samuel Beckett (which this week detained a Portuguese fishing vessel) will be open for public tours when it is docked in the Port of Galway tomorrow, Sunday 25 August.

According to GalwayDaily, Naval Service crew will be taking members of the public on guided tours tomorrow from 10:00-12:00 in addition 14:00-17:00.

The LÉ Samuel Beckett is one of four new patrol vessels build for the Irish Naval Service in the past five years.

The Samuel Beckett the first to roll off the line in 2014, followed by the LÉ James Joyce in 2015, and the LÉ William Butler Yeats in 2016 and LÉ George Bernard Shaw last year.

For more including a photo of the detained Portuguese registered vessel for alleged breach of fishing regulations click here.

Published in Galway Harbour

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