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Fire during maintanance

A blaze damaged the 'LÉ Niamh' while it was moored in Cork Harbour on Oct 3, 2020. No-one was injured in the blaze, which broke out in a storage compartment aboard the vessel at 12.15 p.m. at the Cork Dockyard at Ringacollig, Cobh, while moored for routine maintenance work. The ship’s duty watch raised the alarm and carried out “first-aid fire fighting” to contain the blaze before they were joined by the Cobh Unit of Cork County Fire Service. They were joined by units of the Cork County Fire Service from Midleton and Bandon and a unit of the Cork City Fire Service before bringing the fire under control. Naval Service engineers will carry out an examination of the vessel on Oct 4 oncce it is safe to do so to assess the extent of the damage and establish the cause. The fire was thought to have started in a stores compartment adjacent to where cutting work was being carried out by engineers.

Patrol boat saved 125 migrants

The "Lé Niamh" recovered 125 migrants off a rubber craft in the Mediterranean 60km north-east of Tripoli on Sep 19 at 2 p.m. The operation was completed on Sep 20 by 4 p.m. The Defence Forces were alerted about the craft by the "Stjenenorg" that was sailing in the area. The 125 rescued people on board received water, food and medical assistance where required. The "LÉ Niamh" headed to the Italian Naval vessel "Bergamini" where it was expected to receive the transfer of around 140 other migrants and travel onto a safe Italian port.

Patrol boat saved 124 migrants

The "LÉ Niamh" has rescued 124 people from a rubber boat in the Mediterranean sea, 58​ km north east of the Libyan capital of Tripoli. The operation began on Sep 17, when the "LÉ Niamh" ​arrived on the scene and deployed two RHIBS to the vessel. The rescued migrants on board received water, food and medical assistance where required. It was the ship's 20th operation since its deployment to the Mediterranean. The "​LÉ Niamh" headed to another vessel 9km south of its current location where it was expected to begin a further operation.