Maybe there is a Stowaway on board?

Maybe there is a Stowaway on Board?

I see a new Stephen King novel; coming out of this story.

$300/ton for scrap????

I'm on my way now to lay my claim and retire!!

Piece of sea trash, who gives a crap! on a more personal note saraloveu above, drop dead spambag!

The Flying Dutchman it is not but it's still creepy.It reminds me of the game Cold Fear.

If I was in the market for a boat, that would be the one I'd want... Set out to sea in a tsunami, drifting across the pacific for a year, through who knows what kind of weather and other obstacles, and it's still right side up? I would feel safe on that vessel...

If this ship has crossed the Pacific with no one at the wheel - Maybe captaining a ship isnt as hard as they say.

Just Sayin.

Canada VS Canadian coast??? You guys ever learn about adjectives?

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KINGOFZED - No one in Canada has a gun? That is far far far from the truth. They just have responsible gun laws that stop people from running around with guns like cowboys/thugs and shooting other people and themselves.

I am so tired of the leftest ideology. The people you are referring to here cowboys/thugs carry illegal guns and don't obey the laws. If you think for one minute that in this country by having more and more gun laws will stop illegal guns from getting in the hands of thugs you are ignorant. There are millions of guns in the US today and 99% are owned by law abiding citizens who own simply for protection should the need arise or for hunting...I being one of them. Criminals already have illegal guns and will continue whether there are more laws or not but it's it a comforting thought to know when in your home and one of these thugs tries to invade...you can politely give them a different outlook. If you don't like guns move to England or someplace where they have basically taken them from all LAW abiding citizen and see what there crime rate is. It has skyrocketed since they have done so. Canada may not experience it so badly but I certainly do not want to attempt it here in the US. Hitler knew the value of more gun laws, perhaps you should get understanding also...Enjoy your day!!!!!

Amendment #2 -

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

get the italian captain to drive the ship back to shore.it will surely become a reef.

My sister married a Canadian who happens to be a red blooded, gun toting, hunting, fishing maniac. She's lived in Canada so long she now says "I'm going ootside....aye"! Canadians own plenty of guns and know how to use them quite well thank you very much. I have a lot of affection for Canadians who have plenty of capacity to defend themselves! Put your butt out on an ice rink and play a little hockey with a Canadian. Let's see how tough you really are.

Just let the boat run into Canada. It probably won't hit - or hurt - anything.

lots of scrapmetal there.i just don't see how its going to fit on the back of a beat up chevy pickup with bubble gum and bailing wire holding it together.

The ship is a symbol of survival. It's also symbolic of Japanese quality/workmanship and a symbol of perseverance and resilience. It should be salvaged/cleaned up, and then turned into a kind of monument. It could be brought to a decent sized community on Canada's west coast (maybe Tofino) or a larger centre such as Victoria or Vancouver (giving more people access to it), and serve as a tourist destination (I would definitely want to see this ship, considering its dramatic story). Proceeds could go partly to tsunami disaster relief (there are still thousands of displaced Japanese), and partly to the local host community. It would be a great example of international goodwill and friendship. Kizuna.

I see a salvage operation in the future. If nothing else for the scrap metal.

with all their tech japan allowed that piece of junk to float around waiting for some other country to take care of their trash...tsk tsk, sink it and bill them.

This ship makes an amazing impression! With all the death and destruction that was caused by that horrible event, this ship survived and continues on--just like the Japanese people who survived have done.

Canada has always been a good freind of the US. We are lucky we have such a good country to our north!

Seriously? This article about a fishing ship from Japan turned into a Canada/US pissing match? Grow up people.

I still can't believe the comments from my fellow Americans. Makes me want to move to Canada and pretend ignorance isn't running rampant. I would love to live there - in the summer. :-) I'd renounce my citizenship if I could find a warm place to winter. And I already have an Ontarian accent!:-)

It's not a tanker, there can't be that much oil on the boat. The ocean floor 'leaks' more oil in a day than could be on a fishing boat. Now, I'm not saying DON'T try to empty it first... I'm all for keeping the environment clean... just that in the overall scheme of things, it won't make a difference. It isn't the Exxon Valdez that'll put oil all over every bird and mammal in the Pacific Rim.

I prefer to believe that Godzilla killed all aboard. All that will be found when someone boards the ship will be a pair of severed hands clinging to the capstan.

It would be cool to sink it and create a new reef.

Tow it in to a salvage yard and let someone make some money. It's abandoned.