First Sea Lord Naval Reports- The Mongol Shipping Menace

Here is the pride of the the Irish navy. Yes, the Irish navy. I surprised myself by realizing that it had never occured to me that there was an Irish navy. It is not on its face an irrational enterprise. This one, the Eithne, even has a helicopter. A shameful moment for the First Sea Lord.

On another note, I hope the Irish navy considers whether it is capable of dealing with the threat of Mongolian shipping. You may recall that Mongolia, building on its naval tradition (a tugboat hauled over from Russia in 1938) , is now registering vessels. It is already the most amusing flag of convenience for North Korea, has already lost a ship, and is getting in trouble for coke smuggling.