pic.twitter.com/NbvlZ89KSY. And there are still puzzles in the Alta's story that remains to be solved: who is its owner? MV Alta, a ghost ship that traversed the Atlantic for more than a year without crew or passengers, berthed at last. The 80-metre cargo ship Alta was last seen thousands of miles away in 2019 A "ghost" cargo ship has washed up off the coast of County Cork, … The ship was owned by the Hudson Bay Company, and was launched in the early 1920s and used to trade pelts and furs with the Inuit in northern Canada. Due to its name, you may think at first that this ship sits in Canada. Speed: 7.2 knots (13.3 km/h; 8.3 mph) Capacity: 1640 t DWT. There is no visible pollution leaking from the ship. The sports star who could afford just one meal a day. Rescue 117 was tasked earlier today to a vessel aground near Ballycotton, Cork. On Nov. 7, 1872, Captain Benjamin Briggs and the crew of the Mary Celeste, a merchant ship with a cargo of denatured alcohol, had left New York Harbor for Genoa, Italy. A RUSTY "ghost ship" has been discovered floating totally abandoned off the coast of Myanmar. Video, Gaming for God: London’s live-streaming vicar, Musk loses world's richest title as Tesla falters, Actor Depardieu under investigation for rape, Canadian butter 'changes' churn up concerns, Prince Philip to stay in hospital with infection, Texas train in flames after crossing collision, Clinton to publish US political thriller novel, Bobby Shmurda released from prison after six years, Ghost boat containing human remains washes up on Japanese island. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. A luxury ship is haunted by the ghosts of a crew that had disappeared off the ship years before. In the early 1980’s, the boat was cut from the Circle line Fleet and left at an abandoned pier in New Jersey, where it sat until 1986 Abandoned Circle Line V. Photo from Navsource.org In 1986, Cincinnati resident Robert Miller bought the Circle Line V for $7,500. Doctor Who: In the TV Comic episode "A Stitch in Time" the Third Doctor has to book passage on the Mary Celeste when the TARDIS mistakenly is put aboard as cargo. Miller said it took him ten days to repair the boat and get her seaworthy again. Earlier this week, an abandoned "ghost" cargo ship was discovered washed up off the coast of County Cork, Ireland, following strong winds from Storm Dennis. 9 crumbling ghost ships sit silently in the Chesapeake bay just off the … Pauline Quirke fell out with Birds of a Feather pals after row outside toilet, Tiger Woods in surgery after being cut out of horror car smash, Bizarre mutant fish with a ‘HUMAN FACE’ dubbed the real-life baby shark, Four kids orphaned as both parents killed in horror six-car pile-up in Worcs, Knifewoman whispered 'sorry princess' as she stabbed pal tied to bed 18 times, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368. Constructed in 1976 with the name Tananger, Alta was abandoned at sea in October 2018 and washed ashore in Ireland in February 2020, where its wreckage remains. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Council recruits international experts to advise on ghost ship off Cork coast Abandoned MV Alta drifted across Atlantic and washed up in Ballyandreane a year … Various authorities had become aware of its aimless drift around the world. A Russian cruise ship abandoned and adrift in the North Atlantic has been located about 2,400 kilometers off the west coast of Ireland, according to a US intelligence agency. It has sat abandoned there ever since. So what's the story behind this mysterious ship without a crew? The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The vessel appears to have drifted thousands of miles over more than a year, from the south-east of Bermuda in 2018, across the Atlantic Ocean. 👻⛴Having investigated our find we discovered that this ship was abandoned 12 months ago after the crew were all safely rescued. AN ABANDONED ‘ghost ship’ has run aground near the fishing village of Ballycotton in County Cork. Musk loses world's richest title as Tesla falters3, Actor Depardieu under investigation for rape4, Canadian butter 'changes' churn up concerns5, Prince Philip to stay in hospital with infection6, Texas train in flames after crossing collision7, Clinton to publish US political thriller novel8, Suspect in Malta journalist murder pleads guilty9, Bobby Shmurda released from prison after six years10. Normally, damaged or sunken ships remain the property of their owners, who are responsible for securing a solution, the director of coastal operations for the Commissioners of Irish Lights, Robert McCabe, told BBC News. Suspect in Malta journalist murder pleads guilty. Ghost ships are not unheard of with the high seas often producing the mysterious craft. 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