MV Lyubov Orlova

[dodger]

Hi Gents ,

I know this is not to do with Flight but i have been trying to find out what has happened to this Vessel for over a month now and i have tried various sites to no avail and just thought someone on here may have heard,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Lyubov_Orlova

As it states at the bottom of this link she was last heard 700 miles West of Ireland drifting Eastwards, although she was last ID in International Waters i find it amazing that she was not either bombed or Salvaged, i read a while back that if she was to get off the Irish coast then something would be sorted,

Cheers,

Roger.

[Garry Russell]

They can read a newspaper form space, but haven't noticed where this was???

[dodger]

Hi Garry,

Exactly i would say as well,

I do hear that she has Sunk but no real answer, i don't know how anyone would let something like this happen in this day and age but i suppose it's not important enough to warrant it!

I will keep searching and hope i find out,

She was a lovely ship all the same IMO.

Cheers,

Roger.

[DaveB]

First I've heard of this Seems odd that the ship broke tow but was reconnected by another vessel only to be cast adrift again when in international waters with the Canadians saying it was still the responsibility of the owners Definitely a case of 'I'm alright Jack, pull the ladder in'! Seems like a botch-up from the word go

ATB
DaveB

[Chris Trott]

They can read a newspaper form space, but haven't noticed where this was???

Having talked to guys with the USAF who have experience with photo satellites, it's not quite that simple as just pointing it in a given direction and taking a picture. I don't know why, but apparently a point-and-click interface has yet to be developed for such things and a very complex set of equations must be run whenever a photo of a given location is to be made with a satellite to both change the satellite's orbit and to point it in the right direction to take the photo. Normally, they just set it on an orbit that allows it to cover every area of the earth in a given period of time and constantly take images, simply replacing the old images with new ones as they go along.

[Garry Russell]

It was a general level of surveillance ability rather than a comment on a specific function.

[dodger]

Hi Gents,

Well the last thing i have heard is she has sunk but whether this is true or not i don't know but i do find this is not right somewhere along the line as the company that were supposed to be towing her to the breakers just left her to it!

So it looks like if you want to dump anything in sea like an old Car/Plane/Caravan/Wife/Girl friend nobody will be after you

Cheers,

Roger,

PS, But if anyone happens to hear anything i would appreciate it, Ta.

[DaveB]

So it looks like if you want to dump anything in sea like an old Car/Plane/Caravan/Wife/Girl friend nobody will be after you

As long as it's in international waters.. yes mate. This seems very much to be the case Of course.. the downside is that should your old car/plane/caravan/wife/girlfriend stray back into national waters.. the law will be after you again

There has to be more to this story than we're being told. It's the only logical explanation

ATB
DaveB

[petermcleland]

I trust there was nobody on board? If there was, then casting her adrift would be against the law!

[dodger]

Hi Dave,

Yes your right there is something wrong somewhere,

Oh well, considering there is at least one ship that sinks every week by one of these rogue waves somewhere in the world and you don't hear about them i suppose i should not be supprised about this ship,

In all the 48 weeks a year i traveled in the English Channel i was lucky i only had to grab my Life Jacket once in case the ship i was on went down, as it was the Captain turned into the Force 12 but we were very lucky.

Cheers,

Roger.