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The bay is the location of what is regarded as the "largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere" [2] [3] and is described as a "ship graveyard." [ 4 ] Mallows Bay is in the northeast corner of the Mallows Bay–Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary , which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration designated on September 3 ...
For over a year the Ryou-Un Maru drifted across the Pacific as a ghost ship and was carried eastward by the Kuroshio Current. [7] On 20 March 2012, it was spotted in Canadian waters by Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora aircraft. As its registration had been canceled, the ship no longer had a legal owner responsible for it.
It is named for the mythical Chilean ghost ship Caleuche. The designation was a part of the Our Pluto initiative by New Horizons, which invited the general public to suggest and vote for names for surface features in the Pluto system. Caleuche was included in the voting on 21 March 2015. [4]
James River Reserve Fleet, a "ghost fleet", is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet. The Reserve Fleet ships in storage, called "mothballed", that can be ready for use if needed. Many are awaiting scrapping due to the age or condition of the ship. Some ships are used for target practice or as artificial reefs.
Later that year, an underwater search was conducted using sonar technology. It uncovered a 30-foot (9.1 m) long object that searchers believed to be the plane. The following year, divers confirmed that the object was a rock formation. In 2008, another sonar search discovered a possible plane approximately 450 feet (140 m) below the surface.
The island gained wide media and public attention in November 2012 when the R/V Southern Surveyor, an Australian research ship, [2] passed through the area and "undiscovered" it. The island was quickly removed from many maps and data sets, including those of the National Geographic Society and Google Maps .
Google Earth is a web and computer program that renders a 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery.The program maps the Earth by superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and GIS data onto a 3D globe, allowing users to see cities and landscapes from various angles.
During talks with the Indian government, Google issued a statement saying "Google has been talking and will continue to talk to the Indian government about any security concerns it may have regarding Google Earth." [4] Google agreed to blur images on request of the Indian government. [1]