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Rats! Cannibal ghost ship yarn scuppered by facts
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/01/24/cannibal_rats_aboard_ghost_ship_lyubov_orlova_may_be_canadian.html“The ship has sunk,” a spokesman for the Irish Coast Guard told the Star.
While admitting there is no 100 per cent proof — “You can’t prove a negative” — he said that two distress signals from the emergency position-indicating radio beacon are strong evidence. They only sound when immersed in water.
He also discounted stories that the Irish Coast Guard was critical of its Canadian counterparts for letting the empty ship go while it was being towed.
“It broke away. We weren’t ever critical of them.”
Nevertheless, the spokesman was happy to explain where the headlines came from.
“It’s a good exaggeration. It was berthed in Canada for over a year and there were reports while it was in Canada that it was infested by rats.”
Canadian rats.
“There is an urban myth that when a ship is headed east and has rats on board, they eat themselves.”
Canadian cannibal rats.
While admitting there is no 100 per cent proof — “You can’t prove a negative” — he said that two distress signals from the emergency position-indicating radio beacon are strong evidence. They only sound when immersed in water.
He also discounted stories that the Irish Coast Guard was critical of its Canadian counterparts for letting the empty ship go while it was being towed.
“It broke away. We weren’t ever critical of them.”
Nevertheless, the spokesman was happy to explain where the headlines came from.
“It’s a good exaggeration. It was berthed in Canada for over a year and there were reports while it was in Canada that it was infested by rats.”
Canadian rats.
“There is an urban myth that when a ship is headed east and has rats on board, they eat themselves.”
Canadian cannibal rats.
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i know the cannibal rat ghost ship is out there. 
