A Russian cruise ship is now adrift in the North Atlantic after breaking free from a towing line when it was being sent from Canada to a scrapyard in January. The Lyubovy Orlova, built in 1976, once took passengers to the icy waters of Antarctica. In 2010, she was sold to Neptune International Shipping to be broken up, but remained tied up at St. John's harbor in Newfoundland for more than two years. On Jan. 23, the derelict ship left Canada for the Dominican Republic to be scrapped, but its tow...
No One Wants To Claim An Abandoned Russian Cruise Ship Drifting Toward Europe
Business Insider - 23 Feb 2013 22:47
A Russian cruise ship is now adrift in the North Atlantic after breaking free from a towing line when it was being sent from Canada to a scrapyard in January. The Lyubovy Orlova, built in 1976, once took passengers to the icy waters of Antarctica. In 2010, she was sold to Neptune International Shipping to be broken up, but remained tied up at St. John's harbor in Newfoundland for more than two years. On Jan. 23, the derelict ship left Canada for the Dominican Republic to be scrapped, but its tow...
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