The tall ship, Asgard II, departs for Australia.

Report shows crew preparing for sailing to Rotterdam. There it will be loaded onto a cargo ship and transported to Australia.

An Taoiseach, Charles Haughey, boarding at Dun Laoghaire.

Interview with Frank Milne, Australian Ambassador.

Interview with Captain Tom McCarthy.

Interview with crew member, Aine Carroll.

The reporter is Brian O’Connell.

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