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.

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.