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ELEFSINA, Greece (AP) — The hulking remains of a cargo ship rise up through the water, listing to one side with a rusting hull exposed, its glory days of sailing the world's seas and oceans long ...
Ship abandonment can occur for a variety of reasons and cannot be defined in a single way. [1] Most cases are of ships abandoned by owners because of economic hardship or economic issues, [ 1 ] for example because it becomes less expensive than continuing to operate, paying debts, port fees, crew wages, etc.
The owners of the ships vary from individuals to inheritors to companies registered in countries ranging from Greece to Britain and Honduras. Greece hauls abandoned, half-sunken ships out of the ...
The Alang Ship Breaking Yard is the world's largest ship breaking yard, responsible for dismantling a significant number of retired freight and cargo ships salvaged from around the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located on the Gulf of Khambhat by the town of Alang , in the district of Bhavnagar in the state of Gujarat , India .
The United States Coast Guard rescued the crew about 2,200 km (1,400 mi) south-east of Bermuda, and the ship was abandoned. [4] After her abandonment, the ship's next moves are uncertain. An unverified report suggested that she was towed to Guyana and possibly hijacked, only to be abandoned a second time. [3]
The crew briefly abandoned the ship, traveling over a half-mile of ice to the town of Barrow to take shelter for two days, but the ship had broken free of the ice by the time the crew returned. The ship became mired again on October 8, more thoroughly this time, and on October 15 the Hudson's Bay Company sent aircraft to retrieve 22 of the crew ...
Plunging into the icy waters surrounding Scandinavia, divers Jonas Dahm and Carl Douglas search for vessels claimed by the deep, what they call the “ghost ships” of the Baltic Sea.
Category for ships that remain lost at sea under unexplained circumstances, whereabouts unknown. See also: Category:Shipwrecks for shipwrecks of known location and/or known circumstances. Contents