Ghost ship of the Japan Tsunami
A large, rusting ghost ship floating aimlessly off the Pacific coast is drifting toward Alaskan waters, setting off a series of tactical steps by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The unmanned 54-metre fishing vessel is at the forefront of tonnes of debris heading across the Pacific Ocean from last year’s massive tsunami in Japan.
The ship is about 150 kilometres west of the northern-most tip of Haida Gwaii, or the Queen Charlotte Islands, off British Columbia’s coast and appears to be heading north.