GHOST ship?
An Russian cruise ship, Lyubov Orlova,
was found adrift off the Irish coast,
without any guests or crew, just long dark
echoing corridors and empty rooms.
According to reports, the ship had been
due for scrappage and was on its way
from Canada to scrapyard in the
Dominican Republic when a cable which
secured Orlova to its tow vessel snapped,
leaving it adrift in international waters.
Orlova was then secured by another
vessel, a supply ship owned by an oil
company, however shortly after, the ship
managed to break free again to drift alone
at sea.
It was after this second breakout that
Canadian authorities, who had organised
its deportation from their country to the
scrapyard after the vessel had been
abandoned for two years, washed their
hands of the matter saying it was the
ship’s owners’ responsibility.
Given that no one wanted to take the
ship, Orlova and her ghosts were given
free rein to roam the ocean and was
soon lost as her GPS system ceased to
work.
It was not until she neared too close to
Ireland that maritime authorities were
able to locate the wayward ship, which is
now heading towards Europe.
