Robertsport Ghost Ship

The Robertsport "ghost ship" is the rusting hulk of a small oil tanker that grounded on a remote stretch of beach near the town in 2009. The crew were never accounted for and the circumstances of the grounding were never fully explained — making the wreck one of those coastal oddities that travellers go out of their way to see.

Reaching it involves a long beach walk from town or a hire of a local boat. The hull is dramatic but unstable; do not climb on it, and be aware that the surrounding sand and surf are sometimes contaminated by residual fuel. As a sight it is brief, but as a piece of recent maritime mystery it is hard to beat.

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A story
The 80-metre tanker Tamaya 1 ran aground on the Liberian coast in 2009 after several weeks of radio silence — its crew vanished, the cause never officially determined. The wreck has been a beach landmark ever since, slowly being eaten by the sea.