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Go Inside This Polar Ship Before It Was Lost At Sea [PHOTOS]
Go Inside This Polar Ship Before It Was Lost At Sea [PHOTOS]
Dina SpectorMar 2, 2013, 20:09 IST
Rick DerevanThe Lyubov Orlova in happier times. An empty Russian ship, the Lyubov Orlova, has been drifting in the North Atlantic for more than a month, after breaking free from its towing line as it was being pulled from Canada to a scrapyard in the Dominican Republic. The abandoned ship — now overrun with rats — was last located about 1,300 nautical miles off the Irish coast, but its exact whereabouts aren't known.The ship's co-owner, Reza Shoeybi, of Toronto, has been frantically trying to track down the vessel (potentially worth up to $800,000 in scrap metal), since it first escaped in January. The Orlova hasn't always been a rat-infested ghost ship. Rick Derevan and his wife, Kathi, remember the orphaned vessel when it still worked as a polar expedition cruise ship. The California couple took a trip to the Arctic in August 2007. At that time the ship was chartered by Cruise North, an Inuit-owned company. Rick described his experience to Business Insider and was kind enough to share some photos with us. We also recommend checking out his full Arctic album on Flickr.
