#3551282 - 04/05/12 06:34 PM
Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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Link The U.S. Coast Guard has deployed a ship to sink a fishing trawler that was swept away more than a year ago by the tsunami off the coast of Japan and is now adrift near Alaska.
The crew of the Coast Guard's 110-foot CG Cutter Anacapa plans to assess the deserted trawler's condition Thursday morning, said Chief Petty Officer Kip Wadlow.
If its assessments are satisfactory, the crew will attempt to sink the vessel, named the Ryou-Un Maru, with the 25-millimeter cannon on board the cutter, Wadlow said.
The rust-stained trawler is part of a giant debris field in the Pacific Ocean that was generated by the devastating wall of water that struck northeastern Japan following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11, 2011. I'm surprised it's still afloat. I wonder what they will find on board?
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#3551283 - 04/05/12 06:39 PM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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I wonder what they will find on board? An alien virus that looks a lot like black oil.
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#3551284 - 04/05/12 06:42 PM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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I wonder what they will find on board? An alien virus that looks a lot like black oil. Or an Alien computer virus that takes over the coast guard's ship on board systems.
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#3551291 - 04/05/12 06:47 PM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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I wonder what they will find on board? My money is on water...........
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#3551337 - 04/05/12 07:43 PM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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wouldn't sinking it cause any gas/oil to then seep out? I can't imagine they'd empty any tanks prior to sinking her...
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#3551359 - 04/05/12 08:18 PM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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Interesting. If they wanted to scuttle the ship, I am sure they can find a better way than firing a cannon at it. Probably wouldn't be as much fun though.
Even more fun, find a whole bunch of ships like this and have two USCG ships out there and let them play live action Battleship.
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#3551382 - 04/05/12 08:40 PM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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My bet is that this is a simulation where three enemy attack boats will spring unexpectedly after the Coast Guard ship gets near enough the larger sinking vessel. An unwinnable scenario will ensue, where the Coast Guard's Anacapa crew will be tested in battle.
From here on known as the Ryou-Un Maru scenario. LMAO! I was thinking the exact same thing upon reading the original post!
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#3551426 - 04/05/12 09:36 PM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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I'm surprised it's still afloat.
I wonder what they will find on board?
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#3551428 - 04/05/12 09:38 PM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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wouldn't sinking it cause any gas/oil to then seep out? I can't imagine they'd empty any tanks prior to sinking her... when they access the condition they will syphon the gas tanks... if its in good condition they'll tow it to a dock and call the RO.
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#3551479 - 04/05/12 11:00 PM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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I wonder what they will find on board? An alien virus that looks a lot like black oil. We have to sink that ship! We have to!!!!!
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#3551530 - 04/06/12 01:07 AM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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An enterprising pirate would capture this ship and sell vacation packages to it, with caviar and champagne, and charge out the geegee (don't ask me what a geegee is, it was a fav of my mom-in-law; pronounced gee like in geek).
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#3551537 - 04/06/12 01:22 AM
Re: Tsunami ghost ship near Alaska
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