U.S. Coast Guard to sink Japanese ‘ghost ship’ adrift off Alaskan shores
An unmanned Japanese fishing vessel that was cast adrift following last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami has likely seen its last day as the U.S. Coast Guard makes plans to sink the vessel as it nears the shores of Alaska.
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter vessel was en route to Japanese ship’s location Wednesday night and the rusted vessel could be sent to the bottom as early as Thursday. (Photos: U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis/Reuters)
