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Mystery ghost fleet washes up in Japan: Eleven ships containing 20 dead sailors...
Daily Mail ^
| 27 November 2015
| Imogen Calderwood
Posted on 11/29/2015 9:04:19 AM PST by BenLurkin
A fleet of 11 ghost ships containing the rotting remains of sailors has washed up on the Japanese coastline, sparking an investigation in the country.
The mysterious ships have given rise to numerous conspiracy theories in the country, as authorities battle to discover the identities of the bodies.
Rescuers told Japanese broadcaster NHK that the bodies of at least 20 sailors were âbadly decomposedâ and âskeleton-likeâ.
...
It has been impossible to identify the bodies and authorities have no idea where they might have come from.
The only clues as to where the boats may have come from are a scrap of material that appears to have come from a North Korean flag, and writing on one of the boats that seems to read âKorean Peopleâs Armyâ.
Some believe that the vessels are fishing boats from North Korea, as the nation is trying to expand its fishing industry to boost harvests.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: japan; nkorea
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:04:19 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Saw this story the other day...creepy and weird. They had all those nets and fishing tackle on board, so they must have run out of water. “Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink...”
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:07:48 AM PST
by
ponygirl
(An Appeal to Heaven.)
To: BenLurkin
Wasn’t the “sea shepard”(pirates interfering with ‘legal’ operations) fleet was it? “Ramming speed aye.”
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:09:20 AM PST
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: BenLurkin
Can you say surveillance ships? Spy ships are often made up to look like fishing vessels.
CC
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:11:35 AM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(CC: purveyor of cryptic, snarky posts since December, 2000..)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:18:24 AM PST
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:18:33 AM PST
by
ETL
(Ted Cruz 2016!! -- For a better, safer America)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:19:13 AM PST
by
Ann Archy
(ABORTION....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Ann Archy
Little ones mostly. if the pics at the link are representative.
More like fishing boats.
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:20:03 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:22:24 AM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: BenLurkin
Fascinating, I hope we get follow up information.
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:24:04 AM PST
by
Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:24:53 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
To: BenLurkin
Or, escapees from a North Korean prison farm ..??
Teeth could provide enough DNA to identify them.
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:26:56 AM PST
by
CyberAnt
("The fields are white unto Harvest")
To: BenLurkin
Anyone who has ever seen a Godzilla movie knows what happened to those ships.
To: BenLurkin
What is weird to me is the fact that 11 ships showed up together after what must have been a long long time at sea. Unless they were tied together.
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:29:29 AM PST
by
TribalPrincess2U
(0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
To: BenLurkin
Maybe their dear NORK leader sent them out for a “3 Hour Cruise”...... “A 3 Hour Cruise”
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:29:41 AM PST
by
catfish1957
(I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
To: BenLurkin
Well, I'd say the remnants of that flag's a clue as to where that ship came from...
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:29:44 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
To: BenLurkin
Charlie's revenge?
To: COBOL2Java
Yep, probably Kim’s entire Navy.
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:31:24 AM PST
by
catfish1957
(I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
To: BenLurkin
If they were commercial fishermen, then they were poorly trained and equipped. The gear on board is not an indication they were actually fishermen, even if it looks that way. One boat is an accident. 11 boats are a plan. Like the sign says - Korean Peoples Army.
The striking thing to me is the total lack of paint on what looks like a wooden hull - either they were launched that way - without paint, or they have been at sea for a very long time.
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:34:54 AM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: PIF
Coming from NORK origin vessesl, I ‘d beware of booby traps....biological, chemical , etc. Hope the Japanese have taken precautions
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posted on
11/29/2015 9:37:12 AM PST
by
catfish1957
(I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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