Rat Infested Ghost Ship Threatens UK

[icyfroth]

An abandoned, rat-infested cruise liner stalks the Atlantic Ocean, and its next target could be the British shoreline.

The Lyubov Orlova has been drifting since January 2013, when it was cut loose while being towed from Canada to be scrapped.

The 38-year-old, 300-metre ship has not been sighted for months but it is believed it must still be afloat because its lifeboat emergency beacons, which are triggered when they come into contact with water, have not gone off.

It's now feared that recent winter storms may have driven the ship closer to England, Scotland or Ireland — bringing with it hundreds of disease-ridden rats which have been eating each other to survive, reports the Independent.

"There will be a lot of rats and they eat each other. If I get aboard I'll have to lace everywhere with poison," Pim de Rhoodes, a Belgian salvage hunter seeking the ship off the coast of the UK, told the Sun.

De Rhoodes said that if the Soviet-built ship is found its scrap could be sold for $1.1 million.

Like all good horror movie villains, the Lyubov Orlova continues to evade authorities. British and Irish coastal agencies both said there have been no confirmed reports or sightings of the vessel.

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Brrr, that's creepy! Why was she cut loose on her way to be scrapped if she's worth that much for salvage?

[lind9650]

Perhaps the rats were running across the towing line and invaded the towing ship? When the crew realised how many there were and that they could not protect their ship from the vermin the only solution was to cut the line?

Just guessing, Erica

[purple_haize]

How can they lose a ship?

[icyfroth]

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@lind9650 wrote:

Perhaps the rats were running across the towing line and invaded the towing ship? When the crew realised how many there were and that they could not protect their ship from the vermin the only solution was to cut the line?

Just guessing, Erica

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OMG! yes! That's a possibility! An invasion of cannibal rats! What an excellent plot for a horror movie!

[the_bob_delusion]

remember the black death. 

[spotweldersfriend]

Rats On A Ship starring Samuel L Jackson. " I am sick of these mother....... rats"

[darksideofthemoon]

I love rats, but not in their uncontrolled thousands...

I would love to have a Ben 

[icyfroth]

I see them in their cages at the pet shop, Darkie, and must admit, they do look cute with their little pink noses and pads...but...I'd rather have a cat.

I  think ferrets are cute too, but I'd still rather have a cat

[kengillard]

me too Icy!,,,,I caught sight of the rear end of one disappearing in my garage/shed...tail was about 6 inches long.