…on its way to the UK?!
That alone could be one of the most eye-catching headlines written this year!
As for the story itself, it concerns the possibility of an abandoned (ie, ghost) ship floating out at sea and lost which may be headed in the general vicinity of the UK. As for the cannibal rats, the theory is that the ship probably has rats on board and since they don’t have food, the only way to survive is, you guessed it, by eating each other.
The most interesting thing about the article, to me, was this line:
(Ghost ships are) just the term used for ships with no living crew aboard, and according to Quartz, they’re not that rare — sailors have spotted at least seven such ships in the past 15 years.
Seven “ghost ships” spotted in the past 15 years? That means we’ve got roughly one popping up every couple of years. That is quite intriguing.