Senator claims 'very little, if any' progress in removing abandoned MV Alta

Citing the example of the MV Alta, which was washed onto rocks in east Cork in February 2020, Senator Tim Lombard is critical of the government's inaction in removing abandoned marine vessels

A drone picture of the MV Alta which ran aground on the rocks at Ballyandreen, Co Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

The Government has been blasted by one of its own senators for its inaction on a ghost ship lying on the Cork coast for more than a year.

Senator Tim Lombard called for the strengthening of legislation to deal with what he called “the extensive occurrence of vessels being abandoned”.