Japan tsunami 'ghost ship' drifting to Canada

kraznyi_oktjabr · 03-24-12, 05:22 PM

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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.

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Torplexed · 03-24-12, 05:40 PM

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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.

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

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

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

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.

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

August · 03-25-12, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Looks like this ship and topic was already spotted.

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

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

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

You don't say!!

u crank · 03-25-12, 08:16 AM

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.

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

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Someone beat them to it:

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

That flick is really cheesy

like this scene though, Borg much?

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

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Originally Posted by Rockstar

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/Co...se-ghost-ship-

03-24-12, 10:20 PM	#5
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Japanese ghost ship spotted 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 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. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

03-24-12, 10:35 PM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Looks like this ship and topic was already spotted. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=193752 __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

03-25-12, 12:15 AM	#8
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

03-25-12, 08:16 AM	#10
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,744 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

03-25-12, 02:18 PM	#11
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ My little lovely female cat

03-24-12, 07:49 PM	#4
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I don't know...could be a sneak attack by N. Korea.

04-05-12, 02:43 PM	#13
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

04-05-12, 05:12 PM	#14
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	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. Last edited by Rockstar; 04-05-12 at 05:24 PM.