The Irish Times : On board the sanctioned ship in Killiney Bay

With his unkempt, sea-blown hair, barrel chest and bare feet, captain Vladimir Martus looks every inch the grizzled mariner as he stands at the helm of the Shtandart, which spent the last two days anchored in Killiney Bay.

His appearance is well earned. The Shtandart, an exact replica of the first flagship of the Russian navy which was constructed by tsar Peter the Great in 1703, has only docked at port a handful of times in the last year.

Read the full article by Conor Galagher on The Irish Times