A Northern Ireland council has been criticised over a three month failure to remove a sunken boat from a canal ahead of a cross border maritime event.
The vessel ‘The Badger’ had been moored along Newry’s Albert Basin for some years before taking on water and sinking in January close to a pedestrian area.
Damage to the waterway has been compounded by a pollution incident at Newry Canal following an oil spill along Canal Quay in mid March.
