Coast Guard asks the public to stay away from cargo ship washed up in Cork

Nobody was on board when it ran aground about 2km west of Ballycotton yesterday.

Coast Guard asks the public to stay away from cargo ship washed up in Cork
Mon, 17 Feb, 2020 - 09:15
Digital Desk staff

The Coast Guard is asking people to stay away from a 2,200-tonne cargo ship found washed up in Cork after Storm Denis.

The Alta's 10 crew abandoned it in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean 16 months ago after its engines failed.

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