One of the world's largest tall ships will steam up the Liffey early today with 10 "captives" on board.
The Argentine navy's ARA Libertadwill carry the captives, mainly from Mayo, after they were "press-ganged" into service by Capt Pablo Vignolles at Galway docks earlier this week for the 330-foot vessel's voyage to Dublin.
The ship is on a nine-day visit to Ireland to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of Mayoman Admiral William Brown, who founded the Argentine navy.
The highlight is tomorrow's national military ceremony on the Liffey banks involving Minister for Defence Willie O'Dea and Admiral Jorge Omar Godoy, the Argentine navy's commander-in-chief.
