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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Abe Asher

Sailors stumble on ‘ghost ship’ drifting in Atlantic Ocean hundreds of miles from land

The Daily Mail/Matt Rutherford

Matt Rutherford and a colleague from the Ocean Research Project were sailing in the Atlantic Ocean in 2013 when they made a startling discovery: an abandoned ship floating some 800 miles beyond Bermuda.

Earlier this week, the Ocean Research Project released a video showing what happened when Mr Rutherford and his colleague spotted the boat and moved closer to investigate the situation.

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