A dramatic video has emerged of an abandoned "ghost ship" being battered by huge waves on Ireland's rocky south coast, seemingly close to breaking up during strong winds last month.

Irish shipbuilder Safehaven Marine posted the drone footage of the ship on its social media channels.

"We undertook a survey of the ghost ship MV Alta, which ran aground off Ballycotton a year ago after being abandoned off Bermuda in 2018 and drifting across the Atlantic Ocean," the company said.