This Ship Washed Ashore After 10 Years Lost at Sea

Scrapping It For Parts

The inital plan for the Sam Ratulangi was to completely divert from its cargo mission and the crew was going to deliver the vessel to Bangladesh. There, it would be sold to shipbreakers who would sell the pieces for a profit. Howeversomething about this explanation seemed strange... 

Nothing Made Sense

The Myanmar Navy was at a loss. Who were these people on the tugboat? How had a major vessel stayed off coastguard radar for nearly a decade?

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.