A ship seized with 32 million illegal cigarettes in 2014 has turned into an artificial reef off Ireland's coast. Barnacles, sponges, sea squirts and fish are now living on it.
The 197-foot MV Shingle was intercepted while sailing from Slovenia towards Drogheda in Ireland, according to a TOI report. After legal proceedings, Irish authorities took charge of the Moldovan-registered vessel. They first hoped to sell it. But rust and asbestos on board made scrapping it too costly.
