Successive storms cause Cork's grounded ghost-ship to split in two

The MV Alta was grounded in Ballyandreane in Ballycotton East Cork on February 16 2020 
Successive storms cause Cork's grounded ghost-ship to split in two

Picture: @BallycottonIRE/ Twitter

A modern-day "ghost ship", which washed up on rocks along the Cork coastline in 2020, has split in two after being repeatedly battered during successive storm periods this year.

The MV Alta was grounded in Ballyandreane in Ballycotton, East Cork, on February 16, 2020, during Storm Dennis.

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