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kraznyi_oktjabr

03-24-12, 05:22 PM

A Japanese fishing vessel swept away by the March 2011 tsunami has been spotted adrift off the west coast of Canada. An aircraft patrolling the seas off British Columbia saw the 15m (50ft) vessel seen floating 275km (170 miles) from the Haida Gwaii islands on Friday.

ARTICLE (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17500008)

Last updated: 4 March 2012 at 15:36 GMT

Torplexed

03-24-12, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by British Broadcasting Corporation
A Japanese fishing vessel swept away by the March 2011 tsunami has been spotted adrift off the west coast of Canada. An aircraft patrolling the seas off British Columbia saw the 15m (50ft) vessel seen floating 275km (170 miles) from the Haida Gwaii islands on Friday.
I'm politically incorrect. I still call the Haida Gwaii the Queen Charlotte Islands. :O:

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59280000/jpg/_59280655_014341269-1.jpg

I see a cheap SyFy Channel movie in our future.....involving a ghost ship and radioactive zombies

TLAM Strike

03-24-12, 06:35 PM

I see a cheap SyFy Channel movie in our future.....involving a ghost ship and radioactive zombies

Someone beat them to it:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/

breadcatcher101

03-24-12, 07:49 PM

I don't know...could be a sneak attack by N. Korea.

August

03-24-12, 10:20 PM

Obviously a lot of the debris from the Japan Tsunami aren't more than mangled wreckage but I wonder why an effort isn't being made to recover things like this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17500008
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59280000/jpg/_59280655_014341269-1.jpg

It looks like some painting and scraping and maybe some minor repairs would be all that's needed to put this fishing boat back into service. I'd expect the owners would want it back if they could and here it floats for an entire year unattended.

Torplexed

03-24-12, 10:35 PM

Looks like this ship and topic was already spotted. :cool:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=193752

August

03-25-12, 12:12 AM

Looks like this ship and topic was already spotted. :cool:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=193752:oops::salute:

August

03-25-12, 12:15 AM

Except for a years worth of corrosion on the hull and upper decks the ship doesn't look like there is much wrong with it. It must be battened down and water tight or i'd think a years worth of rain and waves would have sunk her by now.

How much would an equipped 50' fishing trawler be worth?

Jimbuna

03-25-12, 07:38 AM

No-one is believed to be on board the ship, registered in Hokkaido, Japan

You don't say!! :o

u crank

03-25-12, 08:16 AM

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59280000/jpg/_59280655_014341269-1.jpg

I believe this is the HMCS Rustybucket one of our latest destroyer frigates out on sea trials. It was purchased from the Royal Navy at a bargain price and no warranty. :O:

mapuc

03-25-12, 02:18 PM

We have all been well and truly cheated. This ship is not Japanese, but a top modern surveillance ship from North Korea. They sent it to the eastern Atlantic in order to spy on Americans.

Who would suspect an old rusty fishing trawler

Markus

HunterICX

03-27-12, 05:18 AM

Someone beat them to it:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120458/

That flick is really cheesy :D

like this scene though, Borg much?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WyKDnQkxqbo#t=397s

HunterICX

August

04-05-12, 02:43 PM

Update to the story:

Apparently the USCG is going to sink the ship.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17630153

I'm just wondering why. I know the owner doesn't want it back but I don't understand why someone isn't claiming it as salvage. The hull alone has to be worth the cost of towing it to port. The electronics and other fittings ought to be worth something too.

Rockstar

04-05-12, 05:12 PM

Someone will make the governemnt tow it into port, pump out the bilges, discharge the fuel and other eco-unfriendly contaminates at the tax payer expense. Then another will come along and claim it.

Torplexed

04-05-12, 06:59 PM

Someone will make the governemnt tow it into port, pump out the bilges, discharge the fuel and other eco-unfriendly contaminates at the tax payer expense. Then another will come along and claim it.

Looks like they're already firing on it.

http://mynorthwest.com/174/657436/Coast-Guard-unleashes-cannon-fire-on-Japanese-ghost-ship-

Rockstar

04-05-12, 07:09 PM

Welp, there ya have it case closed. Next!

Now I see why nobody wanted it, seems she was already destined to become razor blades.

GoldenRivet

04-05-12, 10:47 PM

ok

this...

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59280000/jpg/_59280655_014341269-1.jpg

PLUS THIS

http://www.defencetalk.com/pictures/data/3058/medium/US-Navy-Destroyer-Ships-970418-N-4142G-002.jpg

EQUALS THIS

http://photos.weddingbycolor-nocookie.com/p000011927-m165540-p-photo-433227/problemsolved.jpg

Jesus... do i have to do everything around here?

:D

GoldenRivet

04-06-12, 02:52 AM