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PaulNikon

PaulNikon

Palm Bay, FL
February 2003

APR 05, 2012 07:56 PM

The ghost ship set free by the Japanese Tsunami has met its end, it seems.

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LEtranger

Letranger

Brooklyn, NY
September 2005

APR 05, 2012 08:25 PM

you just think that its dead....

CoyoteMike

CoyoteMike

Iowa City, IA
May 2006

APR 05, 2012 08:28 PM

Why no salvage op?

Canadian_Coat

Canadian_Coat

Brockville, ON
September 2008

APR 05, 2012 08:34 PM

Coyotemike said:
Why no salvage op?


From what I read on a CBC article, It's too expensive to launch a salvage operation because they won't get much in return and the one
Canadian ship that tried couldn't tow it. And apparently it's too dangerous to let people on board.

How much of the information the CBC got was true, I'm not sure, that's just what I read though.


Edit: I just read an update. Apparently it's now on fire on one side, not sunk and floating towards Alaska

RudieCantFail

RudieCantFail

I'm lost
January 2006

APR 05, 2012 08:42 PM


Officials decided to sink the ship, rather than risk the chance of it running aground or endangering other vessels in the busy shipping lanes between North America and Asia.

The ship had no lights or communications system and its tank was able to carry more than 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn't know how much fuel, if any, was aboard.

"It's less risky than it would be running into shore or running into (maritime) traffic," Webb said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship and let the fuel evaporate in the open water.

The ship was at Hokkaido, Japan, and destined for scrapping when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake that struck the country in March 2011 triggered a tsunami.



Usually when ships are moth-balled, hazardous materials and/or valuable materials/components are removed relatively soon after it's taken out of service. Therefore, the Ryou-Un Maru was probably already prepped for scuttling. There's just not enough value in the scrap metal of the hull and remaining structure to make it worthwhile to try to salvage or tow such a vessel in safely. It was just cheaper and easier to use it for target practice, as if they were sinking a ship to seed a coral reef.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)

Also, ghost ship. They didn't want to risk having to deal with a groovy mystery involving Japanese pirate ghosts.

CoyoteMike

CoyoteMike

Iowa City, IA
May 2006

APR 05, 2012 08:45 PM

Canadian_Coat said:

Coyotemike said:
Why no salvage op?


From what I read on a CBC article, It's too expensive to launch a salvage operation because they won't get much in return and the one
Canadian ship that tried couldn't tow it. And apparently it's too dangerous to let people on board.

How much of the information the CBC got was true, I'm not sure, that's just what I read though.


Edit: I just read an update. Apparently it's now on fire on one side, not sunk and floating towards Alaska



I bet Sarah Palin can see it.

Canadian_Coat

Canadian_Coat

Brockville, ON
September 2008

APR 05, 2012 08:50 PM

bahahahahahahahaha

Canadian_Coat

Canadian_Coat

Brockville, ON
September 2008

APR 05, 2012 08:52 PM

RudieCantFail said:

SPOILERS! (Click to view)


Officials decided to sink the ship, rather than risk the chance of it running aground or endangering other vessels in the busy shipping lanes between North America and Asia.

The ship had no lights or communications system and its tank was able to carry more than 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel. Officials, however, didn't know how much fuel, if any, was aboard.

"It's less risky than it would be running into shore or running into (maritime) traffic," Webb said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency studied the problem and decided it is safer to sink the ship and let the fuel evaporate in the open water.

The ship was at Hokkaido, Japan, and destined for scrapping when a magnitude-9.0 earthquake that struck the country in March 2011 triggered a tsunami.


Usually when ships are moth-balled, hazardous materials and/or valuable materials/components are removed relatively soon after it's taken out of service. Therefore, the Ryou-Un Maru was probably already prepped for scuttling. There's just not enough value in the scrap metal of the hull and remaining structure to make it worthwhile to try to salvage or tow such a vessel in safely. It was just cheaper and easier to use it for target practice, as if they were sinking a ship to seed a coral reef.

SPOILERS! (Click to view)
Also, ghost ship. They didn't want to risk having to deal with a groovy mystery involving Japanese pirate ghosts.


They must be crappy shots if it's still floating wink

RudieCantFail

RudieCantFail

I'm lost
January 2006

APR 05, 2012 09:08 PM

Canadian_Coat said:
They must be crappy shots if it's still floating wink



According to the article PaulNikon linked, it sank four hours after the USCG's bombardment.

PaulNikon

PaulNikon

Palm Bay, FL
February 2003

APR 05, 2012 09:47 PM

Goodbye ghost ship.

Calico

Calico

New Zealand
April 2007

APR 07, 2012 05:24 PM

I'd rather a Ghost Ship than Ghost Chips...

Cassiel

Cassiel

Aurora, CO
September 2004

APR 07, 2012 09:26 PM

The Coast Guard has fucking cannons?

Rivera

Rivera

USA
June 2008

APR 07, 2012 10:00 PM

Calico said:
I'd rather a Ghost Ship than Ghost Chips...



damn. i didnt think people actually talked like that.

respect. bok

Aaron

Aaron

Shakopee, MN
July 2004

APR 07, 2012 10:46 PM

Cassiel said:
The Coast Guard has fucking cannons?



Yes but they look like this:

zoom image

Not this:

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Cassiel

Cassiel

Aurora, CO
September 2004

APR 07, 2012 11:36 PM

Aaron said:

Cassiel said:
The Coast Guard has fucking cannons?



Yes but they look like this:

zoom image

Not this:

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The Coast Guard needs swag. Don't ruin it for them. wink

mydogfarted

mydogfarted

Oakland, NJ
June 2003

APR 08, 2012 05:19 AM

Cassiel said:

Aaron said:

Cassiel said:
The Coast Guard has fucking cannons?



Yes but they look like this:

zoom image

Not this:

zoom image



The Coast Guard needs swag. Don't ruin it for them. wink



It's not the size of the cannon, it's how big of a ship it sinks with it.

Mr_Matt_

Mr_Matt_

Pompano Beach, FL
July 2005

APR 08, 2012 08:21 AM

Actually, it's more like this:




As seen here: