Investigation file into 1960s naval ship fire 'gone missing'

The file was discovered to be missing by one of the crew who was badly burned in the blaze

The LE Cliona was damaged when a depth charge prematurely exploded during a mortar exercise off the south coast in 1962.

An investigation file into a disastrous fire on a former Naval Service ship has apparently "gone missing" from military archives, much to the dismay of campaigners who sought recognition for some of the crew who sustained serious burns preventing her sinking.

LÉ Cliona was on an exercise off the south coast on May 29, 1962, and onboard were a number of dignitaries, an RTÉ film crew and reporters from the Cork Examiner.