A Mongolian cargo ship remains moored in Dublin Bay this afternoon after a search of the vessel found nothing.
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MV Unique: search finds nothing
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The authorities remain unsure as to why the boat is in Dublin, and the crew on the
MV Unique
were refused leave to come ashore.
The boat was searched after it was tracked in an international operation against people trafficking over the past week.
However, a Garda spokesman told ireland.comthis afternoon the search had found nothing and as far as they were concerned the vessel was free to go.
The ship, which has a crew of up to nine people, was ordered out of French waters at the weekend after it was suspected of having illegal immigrants on board.
A team of 12 gardaí, including members of the Garda drugs unit, customs and national immigration officers were involved in the initial search last night of the Unique one mile offshore.
The naval vessel LE Aoifewas also at the scene and it was believed that the search party, which had gone out to the ship in two sea-rider vessels, were planning to stay overnight.