The Army Ranger Wing have boarded and taken control of a container ship off the coast of Cork this afternoon as the investigation into a major drugs seizure off the Wexford coast continues.
The Irish Naval Service and Air Corps also took part in the operation off the coast of Ballycotton.
A search of the vessel will take place at Marino Point in Cork Harbour.
Irish Times Southern Correspondent Barry Roche outlines what is known about the container ship:
