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Ghost ship washes up on Irish coast after drifting across Atlantic

Thu, 20th Feb 2020 14:48

DUBLIN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A "ghost ship" abandoned by its
crew has run aground on rocks on the south coast of Ireland
after drifting in the Atlantic for 17 months.

The Alta, a 77-metre cargo ship built in 1976 and originally
from Tanzania, appeared to have been blown on to the Cork coast
by Storm Dennis, which hit Ireland last weekend.

The Irish Coast Guard said there was nobody on board when it
ran aground. The U.S. Coast Guard had rescued 10 crew members in
September 2018, since when the vessel had been drifting after
being abandoned off Bermuda.

Footage released by the Irish Coast Guard shows it grounded
on rocks near the village of Ballycotton in County Cork on
Sunday.

The ship had been en route from Greece to Haiti when it ran
into difficulties and had been drifting for almost 20 days when
the crew radioed for help and were rescued about 2,220 km
southeast of Bermuda, the Irish Times reported.

Authorities are seeking to establish ownership of the wreck.
Ireland's Revenue Commissioners said they had been contacted by
an individual purporting to represent the owner.

Cork County Council has asked the public to stay away from
the wreck as it is located on a dangerous and inaccessible
stretch of coast and is in an unstable condition.
(Reporting by Reuters Television and Padraic Halpin; Editing by
Giles Elgood)

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