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Flotsam / ˈ f l ɒ t s ə m / (also known as "flotsan") refers to goods from a sunken vessel that have floated to the surface of the sea, or any floating cargo that is cast overboard. [5] In maritime law, flotsam pertains to goods that are floating on the surface of the water as the result of a wreck or accident.
She was found frozen in an ice pack in 1969, 38 years after she was abandoned. This is the last recorded sighting of Baychimo. In 2006, the Alaskan government began work on a project to solve the mystery of "the Ghost Ship of the Arctic" and locate Baychimo, whether still afloat or on the ocean floor. She has not yet been found.
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.
LONDON (Reuters) -A cargo ship abandoned four days ago in the Gulf of Aden after it was hit by missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis is still floating despite taking in water, and could be towed to ...
It earned the nickname “the Ghost Ship of the Pacific.” The ship was in “exceptional” condition after 78 years under the sea, according to the search team. Ocean Infinity
The Baltic Sea has been a center for seafaring activity for centuries – from maritime trade to maritime conflict. Inevitably, that means a long history of ships claimed by the waves.
SS Waratah and its 211 crew and passengers were last heard from on 27 July 1909. Its wreck has yet to be found. This is a list of missing ships and wrecks.If it is known that the ship in question sank, then its wreck has not yet been located.
The mysteriously derelict schooner Carroll A. Deering, as seen from the Cape Lookout lightship on 28 January 1921 (US Coast Guard). A ghost ship, also known as a phantom ship, is a vessel with no living crew aboard; it may be a fictional ghostly vessel, such as the Flying Dutchman, or a physical derelict found adrift with its crew missing or dead, like the Mary Celeste.