This Ghost Ship Made Landfall In Myanmar After Vanishing 9 Years Ago

Published on 01/10/2019
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Hunger And Desperation

There are two big factors why these ghost ships keep washing up on the shores of Japan. The explanation is often hunger or desperation, possibly both. North Korean fishermen keep pushing out into the choppy waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan. This is where they often die. “The winter ocean in (the region) is very rough, and the tougher winter brings more shipwrecks,” explained an official from the Japanese Coast Guard. The North Korean regime must be putting pressure on its citizens, which then drives them to do things like this.

Hunger And Desperation

Hunger And Desperation

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Tamaya 1

Another ghost ship sighting happened in 2016. A ship called the Tamaya 1 landed at a beach in the West African country of Liberia. The oil tanker measured 210 feet long and it was registered in Panama. It was reported missing around three weeks before it appeared in the Libera beach. Before then, all communication with the crew had been lost. Upon reaching the shores, they found no one aboard the ship.

Tamaya 1

Tamaya 1

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