Japanese ‘ghost ship’ to be scuttled by US Coast Guard

“The vessel is an immediate hazard and danger to commercial shipping. It
is in active shipping lanes and the vessel is unattended, it’s unlit and we
don’t want to have an incident at sea where another vessel were to collide
with it.” The shrimping vessel, which is believed to be up to 60 metres
long, was set adrift from Hokkaido, Japan, by the tsunami. It is in the
vanguard of about 5 million tons of debris swept into the ocean, some of
which is expected to end up on the west coast of North America.

It is carrying several thousand gallons of diesel which will go down with it,
but the Coast Guard said there would be no environmental impact.

A spokesman said: “The vessel is far enough off shore that if any product
did enter the water, it would be dissipated naturally by the wind wave and
weather patterns before it came it contact with sensitive areas on shore.”

The Coast Guard said it was too dangerous for anyone to board the ship and its
owner no longer wanted it.

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