Russian ghost ship off Ireland

fergal.b

Anyone want to claim salvage rights http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/russian-ghost-ship-discovered-off-ireland/story-e6frfq80-1226583179668




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neris

Meant to be in decent enough nick I'm sure it could turned into a nice luxury yacht for some Russian or Arab billionaire.

cocobear

That ship reminds me of the old B&I line ships!

PopIT

Awsome pics available on it if you google it. Would love a chance to board it and explore it.

fergal.b

She looks a bit rough now.

long range shooter

well 1300 nm isnt just off the coast of Ireland!!!!!

PopIT

fergal.b wrote: »

She looks a bit rough now.

I thought that as well but although it is similar, it is not the same ship.

bizmark

how the hell is that thing still floating

zenno

It looks like that thing came out of the bermuda triangle. I'll take ownership of this ship only if i'm not charged property tax. At last a home that i could call home. A bit of a hand clean and i'll have it back to normal.

PopIT

The whole aft section seems gone. Looks to be aground.

fergal.b

As popIT said that might be a sister ship I'm not sure. Here is the link I got it from http://www.tusemanario.com/noticia/barco-fantasma-a-la-deriva-hace-un-mes-en-el-atlantico_7273




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imurdaddy

PopIT wrote: »

I thought that as well but although it is similar, it is not the same ship.

That is the American Star

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_America_%281940%29

PopIT

Here is an image of the ghost ship LV Lyubov Orlova.

handlemaster

PopIT wrote: »

Here is an image of the ghost ship LV Lyubov Orlova.

with drift currents etc where will it land

davlacey

there not the same boats count the windows in the wheelhouse.i cant see this turning up anywhere its going to be a nice wreck for some fishies though.

PopIT

handlemaster wrote: »

with drift currents etc where will it land

Would imagine it wont be given a chance to hit land. Th US coastguard sank a trawler in The Gulf of Alaska that was adrift since the tsunami in Japan.

pedroeibar1

Built in Russia for Arctic/Antartic work 40 years ago so she probably is full of asbestos and it would cost than her scrap value to tow somewhere cheap for breaking. The bunker oil is most likely long gone, so some navy or flyers will have some great target practice fun.

Busted Flat.

The Canadians had a brass neck letting her drift out into shipping lanes. What sort of clowns would do that.

long range shooter

some good info about her here

http://maritimematters.com/2013/02/drifting-blues-the-strange-saga-of-the-m-v-lyubov-orlova/

PopIT

Busted Flat. wrote: »

The Canadians had a brass neck letting her drift out into shipping lanes. What sort of clowns would do that.

I know she has no GPS but is she been tracked visually by any other ships?

fergal.b

Looks like one of it's emergency beacons has been activated. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-02-23/article-3183442/Orlovas-emergency-beacon-activated/1





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Zillah

fergal.b wrote: »

Looks like one of it's emergency beacons has been activated. http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2013-02-23/article-3183442/Orlovas-emergency-beacon-activated/1

Kind of creepy having an abandoned ship sending out a distress signal...

neris

Busted Flat. wrote: »

What sort of clowns would do that.

The Canadians apparently

handlemaster

any update on where the ship sank

fuerte1976

imurdaddy wrote: »

That is the American Star

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_America_%281940%29

Yep it is the American star in Fuerteventura. I actually saw it not long after the above pic. Some sight. A good few people drowned trying to get on board or swim around it as it is not that far off shore. Almost nothing of it remains now, all washed away...

Skuxx

fuerte1976 wrote: »

Yep it is the American star in Fuerteventura. I actually saw it not long after the above pic. Some sight. A good few people drowned trying to get on board or swim around it as it is not that far off shore. Almost nothing of it remains now, all washed away...

Great video of the American Star here, really shows the awesome power of the sea when you look how quickly she was swallowed up!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=so_2D1R4fYk