A derelict pirate ship which ran aground in 2016 is to be partially removed.

Lifeboat crews received a mayday call from the 60ft sailing vessel Revenge after it became stuck in the mud near the entrance of Faversham Creek.

The ship's captain - self-proclaimed pirate Finbarr O'Brien - and four crew were on their way to party island Ibiza.

But after being stuck in the creek for a year, she met a watery end as she capsized during flooding.

There were attempts to save the vessel - including one where a digger ended up being swallowed by mud in a bid to dig a channel so she could be righted.

Disaster struck when a blaze broke-out which left the pirate ship burning on the river bank for more than 12 hours.

The fire was thought to have been started deliberately.

Fire crews worked with the Environment Agency to make sure environmental damage was kept to a minimum.

But a decision was taken to let the fire burn out.

All that remains now is the steel skeleton of the boat.

Finbarr is from London but had travelled the world on his ship, which even came with a cannon and Jolly Roger flag.

He set up the Pirate Club in 1990, which promoted the underground acid house movement and he organised warehouse parties across the country.

He bought the boat in Bristol a few years later and despite having a flat in Edgware, he says that Revenge the pirate ship is his true home.

Statutory harbour authority for the River Medway and The Swale, Peel Ports, issued a notice on the decision to partially remove the vessel.

The boat Liftmoor will be on site from June 1 and will be working for about five days to remove the bow section and parts of the superstructure.

Peel Ports stated the boat is causing a hazard to navigation.

The operation will involve cutting and grinding the steelwork.

Due to the nature of the work, passing craft have been requested to navigate with caution.

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