Coast Guard gives green light for salvage experts to lift tall ship off rocks

The Coast Guard has given the green light for work to start on a major salvage operation on the stricken tall ship, Astrid.

Coast Guard gives green light for salvage experts to lift tall ship off rocks

Preparatory work is expected to start in Kinsale, Co Cork, today for what is expected to be a three-week project.

The news was confirmed yesterday almost five weeks after the historic Dutch sail-training vessel ran aground on rocks just east of Kinsale harbour.

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