The Irish warship LE William Butler Yeats will be sent to the Mediterranean in the summer to combat arms smuggling to Libya, writes The Irish Independent on April 5.
It will participate in Operation IRINI, which is part of the EU-UN joint mission, the European Union Naval Operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFORMED). The mission was created in 2020.
It should be noted that the Irish ship will be involved in surveillance, reconnaissance and information gathering (ISR) operations. It is also intended to be used in operations in “Regular Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat (RHIB) operations, opportunities where the Irish Navy has outstanding experience in the North East Atlantic”the Irish Defense Forces said in a statement.
One of the tasks of the ship’s crew will be to inspect ships on the high seas off the coast of Libya. “suspected of transporting weapons or related materials”. This is expected to help destroy the “business model” of arms smugglers.
Remember that in Ireland there are major problems in attracting young men to serve in the army and in particular the navy. Because of this, some of the ships are moored. At the same time, fears were expressed that the Defense Forces would not be able to reliably protect even the most important communications passing over the seabed to Ireland.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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