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<p>The MV Alta washed up off the East Cork coast in February 2020. Picture Denis Minihane</p>

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Report on ghost ships still not ready three years after MV Alta washed up in East Cork
Working group set up last year to examine 'the risks and potential costs to the State presented by derelict ships' entering Irish territorial waters and coming ashore
Inside MV Alta: The ghost cargo ship which lies on the rocks in Ballycotton

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Inside MV Alta: The ghost cargo ship which lies on the rocks in Ballycotton
Helicopters may be used to remove oil containers from ghost ship

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Helicopters may be used to remove oil containers from ghost ship

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Ghost ships due in Channel

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'Ghost ships' expected in Channel tomorrow

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War of words as 'ghost ships' sail closer
Irish marine victory shortlived as ghost ships allowed to dock

Despite assurances from the British government that two ships laden with toxic materials and due to be dismantled must return to the US, the two ghost ships will be allowed dock in England.

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