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The 80-metre freighter Alta was last seen thousands of Miles Away in 2019

"ghost" cargo ship stranded off the coast of County Cork, Ireland, brought The Bad weather That Europe lashed by storm Dennis.

The Abandoned boat was spotted on The Rocks of the fishing village of Ballycotton by a passer-by.

seems to have The Ship , drove thousands of miles over More Than a year from the South-East of Bermuda in the year 2018 over the Atlantic Ocean .

"This is one in a million," said local rescue boat chief John Tattan.

The Head of Ballycotton Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) he had seen "never, never, never, nothing, cancelled as it was before. "

So, what's the story behind this mysterious ship without a crew?

The Ship was found, the Alta , has had numerous owners and names. Built in 1976, flew recently with a Tanzanian flag.

Various authorities were aware of their aimless drift around The World . It was last sighted in September 2019 by a British Royal Navy ship.

The saga, which brought in Ireland began in September 2018, when it was still crewed and sailing from Greece to Haiti.

Unknown problems on Board led to a Power Outage , and the Alta in the sea for 20 days, about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) South-East of Bermuda, the knowledge of his struggles.

With only Two Days of food on Board for Alta 's crew of the coast guard air-dropped food and other supplies.

As a hurricane approached, to save the coast guard decided That the damaged vessel, the 10 members of the crew and take them to Puerto Rico .

County Cork, Ireland, where The Ship landed

"M/V [Motor vessel] Alta adrift remains to the Southeast of Bermuda as a rescue attempt, by the owner," said a Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre spokesperson at the time.

What happens next?

Partially damaged and without crew, the Alta was drifting to the left.

Then, a year later, in September 2019, the Royal Navy 's ice patrol ship, Hms Protector , it was discovered in the mid-Atlantic.

"efforts can be tweeted to recover more of her, but your future is in the hands of the other," Hms Protector , after he found That there is no crew on Board.

Who is responsible for the ghost ships?

Usually a damaged or sunken ships remain the property of their owner, which is said to be responsible for securing a solution, the Director of coastal operations, for the Commissioners of Irish Lights, Robert McCabe, Bbc News .

Alta , about 1,300 miles South, was abandoned in October 2018-East of Bermuda

But if such a ship could be seen as a hazard to shipping, local authorities to tow the efforts it way.

"you had A Number of incidents in the Irish Sea as That - if it involved in get no owners, the Commissioners of Irish Lights," said Mr McCabe.

"a drifting ship is not for another 18 months, the usual," he added. "Because it was discovered just once Since October 2018 shows just how big The Ocean is. "

He said the recent bad weather meant fewer ships were on the sea and in a position to have noticed it.

What could happen next?

according to environmental scientists who have visited Ballycotton on Monday, Cork County Council, explains.

Cork County Council, the Irish Coastguard and the receiver of wrecks will decide what will happen to The Ship , but Mr McCabe suggests That the recovery would be expensive.

And there are still puzzles in the Alta history, to clarify: who is his owner? And what was the cargo on Board at the time it was abandoned? Answers may be expected only if the decision of what to do is achieved with the Alta .

shipping industry, cork, royal navy, storm dennis, republic of ireland

Source of news: bbc.com