Ghost Ship Ryou-un Maru sunk by US Coast Guard - in pictures

Ryou-Un Maru, the Japanese fishing vessel (a squid boat) that broke free from a dock in Hokkaido, Japan, after the March 11, 2011 tsunami. Fortunately, no one was on board when the tsunami happened.

Ryou-Un Maru the 170 foot (53 meter) long vessel carrying more than 9,000 litres of diesel fuel has been sunk by the US Coast Guard, disappears beneath the Gulf of Alaska more than 180 miles southwest of Sitka, Alaska, April 5, 2012.

Ryou-Un Maru being called Ghost Ship after it was washed out to sea by the 2011 tsunami. The Ryou-Un Maru, which had been destined for scrap, had been drifting toward busy shipping lanes off the coast of Alaska.

The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew successfully sank the vessel at 6:15 p.m., in 6,000 feet of water, after shooting it multiple rounds of explosive ammunition.

Ghost Ship Ryou-un Maru

Ghost Ship Ryou-un Maru

Ghost Ship Ryou-un Maru

Ghost Ship Ryou-un Maru

Ghost Ship Ryou-un Maru

Ryou-un Maru

Ghost Ship Ryou-un Maru

The Coast guard cutter unleashed cannon fire on the abandoned 'ghost ship' on Thursday, ending a journey that began when last year's tsunami set it adrift across the Pacific Ocean

Ghost Ship Ryou-un Maru

The vessel is the first large object to reach North America following the tsunami. Smaller objects have been found on U.S. coasts but much more debris is expected to make its way via currents to U.S. and Canadian beaches by 2014.

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