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There will be more of these washing up. Most everything will be completely thrashed from a year of being in the ocean. If this catches more eyes, they’ll most likely track down the owner and someone will step in and restore the bike for him or her – provided the person is alive. We wrote the script ahead of time. We’ll see what unfolds. (Jalopnik – Harley)
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How much fun would this be? In these dramatic photos, it shows how the ghost ship from Japan was destroyed. The Coast Guard who had the task must have had fun shooting holes in the ship. This signals more debris coming soon. How many more ships are there?
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The Coast Guard will sink the ghost ship, Ryou-un Maru. It’s 150-200 feet of future living quarters for sealife. Hopefully, it’s not filled with toxic chemicals or fuel – which surely exists on board. (CBS – ship sink)
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Tsunami story that we missed. It’s interesting that a 1000 year old village “folk take” which turns out to be quite real saved tons of folks when the tsunami came. There’s a hill in Murohama which is the closest relief spot, but 1000 years ago a tsunami came and the hill turned out to be an unfortunately spot where the rushing waters collided and killed the people on the hill. It happened again on 3.11.11 and most people knew not to go to the hill. There’s a roadside shrine (this link is an addendum to the story with a photo) dedicated to the ancient story. It’s a great tale. (LA Times – Murohama)
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The boat from a Japanese fishing village hit by the tsunami was found 150 miles from Canada after a year adrift. It has rust marks everywhere and for now, no one is doing a thing with it. Surely there are plenty of other boats adrift and you’d think by now a law would force them to have some type of GPS aboard to prevent accidents or to just find them if they ever get lost. It’s sort of like tracking space debris but in the water.
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