A mystery boat washed up in Ireland - its owner was found in Canada

The 20ft (6-metre) craft, made with driftwood and polystyrene and fitted with solar panels, had no one at the helm when it turned up at Drum beach, near Belmullet in County Mayo, in November 2016. There was a message written on the ceiling: “I, Rick Small, donate this structure to a homeless youth to give them a better life that Newfoundland chose not to do! No rent, no mortgage, no hydro.” Small was known in Canada as an environmentalist who built solar-powered three-wheeled bikes, but he was elusive and his connection to the boat, and how it crossed the Atlantic, remained unclear. The iconic building has been demolished after it was deemed structurally unfit following a 2018 fire which lasted three days and claimed the lives of three firefighters. Cruz had been shot by a member of the riot squad police (Esmad) in a demonstration to demand better access to education and succumbed to his injuries two days later.