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
The California couple took a trip to the
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.