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Japanese Tsunami 'Ghost Ship' Found Off British Columbia Coast

By Mike Hager, Vancouver Sun

Credit: Department of National Defence - Canada

A Japanese fishing boat that was lost at sea after the 2011 tsunami has been found off the coast of British Columbia.

March 26, 2012 Updated Mar 26, 2012 at 7:00 PM PDT

(Vancouver Sun) After being flushed out to sea by last year’s massive tsunami and earthquake, a Japanese squid-fishing boat has drifted across the Pacific Ocean and was about 120 nautical miles off British Columbia’s north coast Friday evening.

The 150-foot ship was found drifting right-side-up about 140 nautical miles from Cape Saint James, on the southern tip of Haida Gwaii.

“It’s been drifting across the Pacific for a year, so it’s pretty beat up,” said marine search coordinator Jeff Olsson of Victoria’s Joint Rescue Coordination Center.

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