Specialists from Queen’s University Belfast are Donegal bound this week on a mission to help preserve the legend of Bád Eddie, as the Belfast Telegraph reports.

The decaying wreck of the fishing boat has become an iconic part of the coastal landscape in Bunbeg in the years since it came ashore in 1977, with a haunting quality that’s featured on record covers and in fashion magazines.

But after more than 40 years, the rotting wooden frame is in danger of falling apart — and a community group has launched a fundraising campaign to support its replacement with a replica.

As part of this effort there has been a concert featuring local musicians such as Clannad singer Moya Brennan, while an auction of paintings of the iconic wreck is hoped to raise thousands more.

Meanwhile, the team from Queen’s will be capturing highly detailed 3D images of the existing structure before it’s lost forever.

The Belfast Telegraph has more on the story HERE.