Ghost Ship aground at Ballycotton

[Stemar]

Practice for the fire crew? - they would know it was low consequence for not getting the fire out quickly so could perhaps practice different techniques for their efficacy? (Also going by the ex forces fireman I know - he'd probably find it fun!)

Makes sense, but why dress it up as a drama then? Slow news day?

 

[Irish Rover]

Something or more likely someone started the fire. How can the authorities be sure there aren't casualties on board until the fire is extinguished?

 

[Stemar]

I'm perhaps being a little unkind, but ITSTM that the kind of people that would start a fire there wouldn't be a great loss. Still, I can see the headlines "Six convictions for criminal damage and a couple of GBHs "A lovely lad - wouldn't hurt a fly say parents. Councillor SelfServer demands enquiry"

 

[madabouttheboat]

Is there a new series of Father Ted coming. I think we should be told.

 

[Kelpie]

Cork County Council firefighters in East Cork battled a fire which broke out on board the shipwreck, the MV Alta.

OK. I'm totally ignorant of such things, but why bother? It's difficult to get to with firefighting kit (=risk of accidents) and there's nothing worth saving

Depending on exactly what is going up in smoke, there could be a pollution argument?

 

[Irish Rover]

MV Alta 'ghost ship' splits in two off Cork coast following successive storms

 

[Vicarage]

Protector has something like half a dozen GPMG and possibly four miniguns which are only fitted when she's outside the Antarctic. The Antarctic Treaty means that she can't carry even these fitted when she's south of the treaty line. Nothing much of any value for sinking a ship. I was told that if it got really exciting then there is a hard point for fitting a CIWS, but given we only own about four phalanx and they're swapped between ships all the time, I suspect she's fairly low down the priority list.

The navy do very definitely have drones because a mate went on the special course (genuinely) to learn the approved method to lob them off flight decks

 

[Bajansailor]

Here are some photos of her in happier times, along with a few photos showing her up on the rocks in Ireland
ALTA (MMSI: 374059000) Ship Photos | AIS Marine Traffic