Authorities must act 'once and for all' on ghost ship blighting Cork coast

MV Alta washed onto rocks near Ballycotton in East Cork after Storm Dennis struck Ireland in 2020

The wreck of the ghost ship MV Alta resting on the rocks at Ballyandreen Bay near Ballycotton, Co Cork. The shipwreck has become a magnet for antisocial behaviour. Picture: Dan Linehan

Authorities have been urged to deal once and for all with a ghost ship that has blighted the East Cork coast since washing up before the covid-19 pandemic struck.

A report on what to do with the MV Alta is long overdue from the Department of Transport and Cork County Council.