Cork tour operator inundated with requests to see ghost ship

A marine leisure company has been blown away by the demand from sightseers to catch a glimpse of the ghost ship which ran ashore in East Cork six months ago, while there are now renewed calls for authorities to deal with the wreck.
A drone picture of the MV Alta which ran aground on the rocks at Ballyandreen, East Cork. Picture Dan Linehan
A drone picture of the MV Alta which ran aground on the rocks at Ballyandreen, East Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

A marine leisure company has been blown away by the demand from sightseers to catch a glimpse of the ghost ship which ran ashore in East Cork six months ago, while there are now renewed calls for authorities to deal with the wreck.

The MV Alta washed ashore on the Cork coast during a storm almost six months ago. 

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