Irish ship owner denies knowledge of lethal cargo

ONE of the Irishmen named as an owner of the ship packed with explosives that was seized by Greek special forces has denied he had any involvement with the lethal cargo.

The ship, the Baltic Sea, had a cargo of 680 tonnes of TNT and 8,000 detonators when it was seized on Monday.

Last night, Niall Brady protested his innocence. Mr Brady, from Leehary, Crosserlough, Co Cavan, was named along with Pearse Christian (Chris) McNulty as directors of Unithorn Ltd, the Sligo-based company that owns the ship.