Abandoned trawler in Kinsale shows 'State's effort to remove shipwrecks has been left to rot'

Senator Tim Lombard cited the case of the MFV Cismair abandoned in Kinsale for 13 years, and the MV Alta which was washed ashore near Ballycotton in February 2020

The MFV Cismair has been abandoned close to the old bridge crossing in Kinsale for over a decade.

An abandoned trawler which has been rotting against a quayside in Cork for over a decade is proof that the State’s efforts to deal with abandoned ships and wrecks is apparently dead in the water.

Senator Tim Lombard made the claim on Thursday after he raised the issue in the Seanad for the second time since May 2021, and got effectively the same response.