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One migrant rescued, a dozen more missing
On Nov 3, 2022, at 2:08 a.m. the'Sarah M' rescued a North African man from the sea about 19 nautical miles southeast of Cabo de Gata, while en route from Algiers to Foynes. He was transferred to the SAR boat 'Salvamar Spica'. The castaway declared that 13 people were in his boat in total.
Shipment set to go after technical difficulties were ironed out
A postponed shipment of Irish cattle to Algeria aboard the 'Sarah' was set to go ahead before the end of the week. In a statement, Emerald Isle Beef Producers (EIBP), which supplied around 600 cattle to the last ship to Algeria, said recent technical difficulties between the Department of Agriculture and the exporters had been ironed out. Exporters Roundwood Park Livestock and Premium Livestock had been due to ship up to 1,300 bulls and steers on May 15, 2020. However, they were unable to meet, in time, some conditions of the export health certificate and its protocols. Stalemate had developed between the Irish Department of Agriculture and the shipping company as regards procedures to be followed for the shipment. The impasse came to a head during the week when the shipping company, facing birthing charges of tens of thousands of euro per day, made the decision to ship the cattle out of France rather than Ireland. The loss of the contract would have been a damaging blow to competition for finished cattle in Ireland. A number of farmers also faced issues with delayed payment after the last shipment. However, this issue had now been resolved and farmers would be guaranteed a transfer of money after cattle were weighed in New Ross mart. Work was done by the exporter and the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed and his Department to find a workable solution to facilitate the shipment. The co-operation of all farm organisations in their support for live exports was also acknowledged. The resolution of the issues which delayed the export of cattle was welcomed by IFA president Tim Cullinan.
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