Coast Guard: Vessel

Fishing Vessel Dept: A Canadian fishing vessel that claimed salvage rights over the Japanese ghost ship was not able to tow it, clearing the way Thursday for the U.S. Coast Guard to go ahead with plans to sink the stricken boat, a Canadian official said, according to The Star. The Japanese ship was destined for scrapping when the Japan earthquake struck so there is no cargo on board and kODIAK, ALASKA The U.S. Coast Guard says it has unleashed cannon fire at a Japanese vessel set adrift by last year s tsunami, stopping the ship s long, lonely voyage across the Pacific Ocean. Spokesman Paul Webb says a Coast Guard cutter fired Thursday on the abandoned 164-foot Ryou-Un Maru in the waters of the Gulf of Alaska and more than 240 kilometres from land. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.