Ghost ship carrying cannibal rats ‘could be heading for Britain’

[Capt Worley PE]

A ghost ship carrying nothing but disease-ridden rats could be about to make land on Britain’s shore, experts have warned.

The Lyubov Orlova cruise liner has been drifting across the north Atlantic for the better part of a year, and salvage hunters say there is a strong chance it is heading this way.

Built in Yugoslavia in 1976, the unlucky vessel was abandoned in a Canadian harbour after its owners were embroiled in a debt scandal and failed to pay the crew.

The authorities in Newfoundland tried to sell the hull for scrap – valued at £600,000 – to the Dominican Republic, but cut their losses when it came loose in a storm on the way.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mystery-of-the-lyubov-orlova-ghost-ship-full-of-cannibal-rats-could-be-heading-for-british-coast-9080103.html

 

[Road Guy]

So it made its way from Canada all the way to UK maybe and didn't sink? That in itself it's pretty impressive....

 

[roadwreck]

I saw a different article on the same ship this morning that said this sort of thing isn't really that uncommon. It had a link to stories of all sorts of ghost ships that drifted across the oceans. One made it from Japan to the west coast of the US.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^I remeber the fishing boat. IIRC, the coasties sank it off AK.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

One made it from Japan to the west coast of the US.

So did a fair amount of debris after the earthquakes.

 

[Road Guy]

you would think this would be good practice for our subs and such?

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I guess this story is OBE: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/abandoned-ghost-ship-may-have-finally-sunk-6C10035714

RG, subs have no difficulties sending skimmers to the bottom, other subs are the problem.

 

[MA_PE]

What I gather from the news reports is that they think it might be headed towards GB and a salvage guy believes that it's overrun with rats but no one has seen it or been aboard to see the cannibal rats. Pics or it didn't happen

 

[Road Guy]

Well nine of us would have clicked on the article if it just said .abandoned ship drifting at sea..

 

[Road Guy]

None!!! F'n phones