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Once the pride of Croatian shipbuilding, it became a 'ghost ship' abandoned for years at sea

- The MV Lyubov Orlova, once a proud ice-strengthened cruise ship built in Croatia, became a maritime mystery after being abandoned. - Seized in Canada in 2010 due to owner debts and numerous ship failures, it left 51 crew members stranded without pay for over five months. - After being sold for scrap, the ship broke free from its tow line in the Atlantic in 2013 and was eventually released into iโ€ฆ