A 15 foot long object discovered on a beach in Co Clare yesterday has been declared safe.
Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal experts have confirmed its likely to be a pontoon that broke free and washed up on Spanish Point beach.
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Images of the pontoon, believed to weigh several tonnes, were sent to bomb disposal experts at Collins’ Barracks in Cork.
They have now confirmed to gardaí that there is no hazard and that it can be safely removed.
Gardaí and the Irish Coast Guard had been monitoring the situation and had cordoned off a section of the beach as a precaution.
There were concerns that the pontoon could pose a danger to shipping if taken out by the tide.
Its understood that a plan is now being devised to removed the pontoon.
