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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums3,500 Nissans Are Floating Aimlessly In The Pacific Ocean
I found this pretty interesting. I wonder if there are plans to salvage the ship and its contents?A 650-foot (198-meter) car carrier with 21 crew members and about 3,500 Nissan vehicles on board caught massive fire on Monday while traveling from Japan to Hawai. The cause is still unknown. 16 crew members were rescued but four were listed as unresponsive when rescue ships saw them. One crew member is still missing but the U.S. Coast Guard reportedly suspended its search.
Built in 2009, the Sincerity Ace carrier is owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha. It was headed to Hawaii and U.S. mainland ports with Nissans and possibly other vehicles, according to Automotive News. A significant fire was reported on Monday morning and intentions to abandon ship.
According to MOL's vessel schedule, the Sincerity Ace was at Nissan auto terminals in Yokohama and Kanda, and was bound for Honolulu. The exact current location of the ship is not known but it reportedly continues to drift in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,800 miles northwest of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. A Nissan spokesman confirmed to Automotive News that it has approximately 3,500 cars on board the large carrier. He has no information on the condition of the vehicles at this time.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/3500-nissans-are-floating-aimlessly-in-the-pacific-ocean/ar-BBRJK1X?ocid=ientp
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3,500 Nissans Are Floating Aimlessly In The Pacific Ocean (Original Post)
CatWoman
Jan 2019
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It reminded me of this story about a missing container of 28,000 rubber duckies.
CrispyQ
Jan 2019
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Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)1. Unless there's some GT-R cars in that number, let 'em sink
CrispyQ
(36,567 posts)2. It reminded me of this story about a missing container of 28,000 rubber duckies.
https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/what-can-28000-rubber-duckies-lost-at-sea-teach-us-about
A little dated, but there is an interesting map at the site where some of the duckies ended up.
A little dated, but there is an interesting map at the site where some of the duckies ended up.
Hugin
(33,222 posts)3. Yeah, the duckies were used for years to study ocean currents.
Since it was known exactly when and where they were dispersed.
Silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Eh, I could use a new Nissan washing up in the front yard.