On Wednesday, British armed forces supported the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic.
The Marinera, a Venezuelan-linked tanker previously known as the Bella 1, was stopped by the US Coast Guard as it travelled northwards through waters between Iceland and Scotland.
This morning (Thursday) on 'Deise Today' Damien spoke to Chris Reynolds, former Irish Coastguard Director and Commanding Officer of the Irish navy diving section.
Chris is also a former head of the EU's counter-piracy mission to Somalia.
He discussed this situation, and maritime security issues generally at present, with Damien on the show.
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