Fire highlights danger of Cork ghost ship, says TD

The shipwrecked MV Alta near Ballycotton, Co  Cork. The fire has now been extinguished.

The fire on a ghost ship off the coast of Cork has been brought under control, but the incident has highlighted the serious danger posed by the abandoned vessel, a local TD has said. 

Cork County Fire Service was called to the scene of the MV Alta ship near Ballycotton, East Cork, on Thursday afternoon after reports of a blaze aboard.