No timeline for disposal of drugs ship MV Matthew that has cost State €13.6m

The MV Matthew, seized with €157m worth of cocaine off Cork in 2023, has now cost the State over €13.6m and remains in harbour

The MV Matthew berthed at Marino Point, Cobh, Co Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins 

The drug trafficking vessel lying in Cork harbour since September 2023 has now cost the State over €13.6m with no timeline yet for its disposal.

In response to a parliamentary question from Cork South Central TD Seamus McGrath, Tánaiste and defence minister Simon Harris said it is intended to have the MV Matthew eventually removed to a “recycling yard”.