Editor’s Note: Each week in “Apparently This Matters,” CNN’s Jarrett Bellini applies his warped sensibilities to trending topics in social media and random items of interest on the Web.
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The Lyubov Orlova was built in 1976 as an arctic cruise ship for elite Russian travelers
In 2012, the abandoned ship was accidentally lost at sea and believed to be infested with cannibal rats
Recently, media publications have warned that the ship might actually strike the coast of Ireland or the UK
It’s the stuff of movies. Bad movies. But movies.
The kind you watch when it’s a Friday night, you’re feeling lazy, and, oh look! A bucket of hummus!
That kind of movie.
A ship. Lost at sea. Abandoned by all humans. Floating untethered into the fog. Infested with hundreds of cannibal rats. Slowly and perilously drifting toward shore.
But, you see, this isn’t a movie. This is really happening.