Court battles over sinking of unlicensed ferry

At 9.30am on Feb 24, 1994, an unlicensed ferry pulled away from the slip at Castletownbere bound for its second journey of the morning to Bere Island.

Eight people, a road marking van and a fully laden Cork County Council pick-up truck were on board.

But water had also got in and, with its combined weight, the vessel became unstable.