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Smugglers' ship, MV Shingle, has sunk in Killala Bay

Catherine Gaffney -
Smugglers' ship, MV Shingle, has sunk in Killala Bay

A ship seized as part of a major tobacco seizure ten years ago, is being deliberately sunk in Mayo today.

 

It's being done to create the country's first artificial reef.

 

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The MV Shingle, a former smuggling vessel, is going under the water at Killala Bay.

 

It's hoped the artificial reef will encourage more diving tourism in the west, and boost local marine ecology.

Catherine Gaffney -