A Turkish cargoship is finally being dismantled after lying idle for seven years in France.

The 3,000-dwt Zorturk (built 1983) has been languishing in a Saint-Nazaire drydock since July 2009, when it arrived after getting into difficulty en route from Hull to Lisbon.

Now a company called Sejourne has began cutting it apart in a process that will last into July.

A total of 122 deficiencies were found by port state inspectors when it docked seven years ago.

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