The world's largest pipe-laying ship, the Solitaire, arrived in north Mayo late last night to begin work on the controversial Corrib gas project.An additional 300 gardaí have been deployed in the Broadhaven Bay area because of concerns the ship's arrival would spark local protests. At around 10pm last night, a number of Shell to Sea protestors circled the Solitare in a fishing boat before getting into kayaks and attempting to board the ship with lock-on equipment.
They were 'repelled' by personnel from Shell's private security firm IRMS. The protestors managed to get back on board their fishing vessel and left the scene. Source - RTE
