... “We believe the boat originated in Norfolk Virginia,” Doolin Ferry Co. wrote on its website. But Small’s boat wasn’t the only strange thing to wash up on Ireland’s shores. 'Mystery solved': owner of boat washed up in Ireland found in Canada. Since Small’s houseboat washed ashore in November of 2016, there has been no update on where he is. And when they did they were… It is believed it washed up on the southwest coast of Ireland as a result of Storm Dennis over the weekend. A "ghost ship" that drifted thousands of miles across the Atlantic washed up on shore near a fishing village in County Cork, Ireland, on Feb. 17. The boat was built by a man called Rick Small. Nick Cannon takes time off from U.S. radio show, stays with 'Masked Singer' As he is an environmentalist that lives mostly off the grid, he is not an easy man to locate. A U.S. Navy boat that was last seen a year ago was discovered by a ferry crew off the coast of Ireland this week. A local man found it, and the local Coastguard Rescue quickly identified it as a … “We had a jet-ski that washed up about seven or eight years ago that had a New York registration on it, but this is definitely the most unusual thing we’ve had. Because that’s when they found a strange vessel floating aimlessly just offshore. But what could the mysterious message found onboard mean? The houseboat came ashore on … — -- A mysterious houseboat that recently washed up on a beach in Ireland likely came all the way from Canada, according to the local Irish Coast Guard unit.. But we have a guess. The mystery of how a Canadian houseboat washed up on Ireland’s west coast Locals in County Mayo were baffled after a houseboat washed ashore. 'Mystery solved': owner of boat washed up in Ireland found in Canada Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent. “Plain of the […] In the fall of 2016, residents of County Mayo, Ireland, experienced an interruption to their beach day. The MV Alta washed ashore in Ireland's County Cork amid Storm Dennis, but the vessel took a more than a year journey from off Bermuda to get there. US Navy boat from Virginia is found washed up on the coast of Ireland. Mystery of Canadian houseboat which washes up in Ireland with a message on it A MYSTERIOUS houseboat has washed up on the shores of Ireland appearing to have travelled all the way from Canada. He is sure the boat washed up in Ireland is what is known as a Cuban "chug" - named after the sound of the crude motors as they make the slow journey across the sea. The boat was brought ashore at around 6pm on Monday (Doolin Ferry Co/PA) “We already have a shipwreck on the island, so everyone’s saying this is the new one,” Mr O’Brien said. ... "Fascinating how it washed up in Ireland. A mystery 'ghost ship' has washed up off the coast of Ireland with not a single crew member in sight after it was abandoned two years ago. After a lonely journey around the world, a so-called ghost ship has washed up on the coast of Ireland, more than a year after being abandoned by its crew. You like badass boats. As of now, no one has claimed ownership of the uncrewed boat, and the details of how it washed up in Scotland remain a total mystery. And this mysterious boat washed up on the Irish coast carrying a strange secret. The mystery of who was behind a boat that washed up on the Irish coast after apparently coming from Canada has been solved. The deserted vessel might have been adrift in … An abandoned small boat which washed up on Ireland’s Atlantic coastline harbored a surprising secret. Residents of County Mayo in Ireland got quite the surprise in November 2016 when a ramshackle wooden boat materialized offshore completely out of the blue. The boat traveled up the African coast past the Spanish and English coast before finally hitting Ireland, Tattan said told the Irish Examiner. A mysterious houseboat has washed up on the coast of a tiny Irish village, seemingly all the way from Canada. “It’s likely that it was lost during a training exercise and it remained in the water drifting until it ended up in the water close to Inis Oirr. A U.S. Navy boat washed up off the coast of Ireland and caused quite a stir, and spawned a few conspiracy theories, one of which involved the U.S. military spying on the Irish. Environmentalist Rick Small says he gave away boat now on display in community garden in Ireland.