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๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia/Croatian

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

Once a symbol of Croatian shipbuilding prowess, the MV Lyubov Orlova has transformed into a chilling modern legend of the sea โ€“ a ghost ship adrift. Its story, beginning in 1976 at the Kraljevica shipyard, where it was launched as an ice-strengthened expedition cruiser, speaks volumes about the decline of maritime industries and the human cost of corporate negligence. For years, it ferried touristโ€ฆ