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MV Matthew Heads to Scrap | Cork News
The MV Matthew, the freighter behind Ireland’s biggest-ever drug bust—seizing 2 tonnes of cocaine worth €157 million off Cork’s coast in September 2023—is finally being scrapped. Set to depart Cork Harbour this Thursday, the vessel, once known as MV Honmon and previously sailing between China and the Caribbean, will be sold to a European scrappage firm. Over three years, nearly €16 million was spent maintaining it, far exceeding the likely return from its scrap value. The operation involved the Navy, Air Corps, Army Ranger Wing, and international partners including the UAE, US, and UK. Eight…
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