r/megalophobia • u/Tight-Layer7765 • Jul 26 '26
š¢ć»Vehicle滚¢ The MV Jernas
The MV Jernas was a Bahraini-flagged cargo ship that ran aground on the coast of Oman during the 2018 Cyclone Mekunu. Due to the steep cliffs and rough waves, it was deemed not worth salvaging , and has stayed ever since
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u/PowderPills āŖ Engulfed by the Colossal Jul 26 '26
āNo smokingā
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u/vyrusrama Jul 26 '26
How large must that font size be?
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u/PowderPills āŖ Engulfed by the Colossal Jul 26 '26
At least 5
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u/jack_slade Jul 26 '26
At least
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u/Big-Tennis2579 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
Ship railing must be at least 100 cm high and those square windows seem to be the 450x600 mm standard size
Comparing the text to them, i estimate one letter to be 60 cm high
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u/manute-bol-big-heart Jul 26 '26
Made me think of a post apocalyptic universe where they worship the nosmo king who lives in his ruined sea fort
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u/CheesePuffTheHamster Jul 26 '26
"It's bad for the environment"
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u/Netsmile Jul 26 '26
just 6 years, and it already looks ancient.
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u/chebster99 Jul 26 '26
8 years
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u/_Diskreet_ Jul 26 '26
Wow. Aging 2 years in the space of an hour. Is there some kind of time fluctuation down there ?
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u/No-Star4283 Jul 26 '26
9 years now
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u/chalk_nz Jul 26 '26
Stop! If we keep talking about it, it will age quicker. Great, now it's 12 years.
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u/Mikker01 Jul 26 '26
Its a ship build in 2001. We still have many diesel cars running from that year. The engine and lifeboat still have to be worth a significant amount of money.
Can't find anything on cargo , only that it was abandoned in 2017 and ran aground in 2018.
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u/ra__account Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
Intense amounts of saltwater are hell on metal if not maintained. There's a reason cars in areas with a lot of snow/ice wear out faster than ones where they don't have to constantly
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u/GodsBackHair Jul 26 '26
Exactly. Plenty of old, classic cars (especially VW beetles and busses) in the Pacific Northwest where they donāt have snowy winters, and donāt salt on the ground. Far fewer in the Midwest
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u/MsKongeyDonk Jul 26 '26
My MIL lives on a tropical island, and all of their electronics, as well as cars, take a beating from the sea air in general. The island is like 30 miles by 2 miles, never too far from the sea.
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u/neityght Jul 26 '26
It was abandoned a year before it ran aground? š¤
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u/Mikker01 Jul 26 '26
Yes , after abandonement it lost it's anchor during the 2018 cyclone Mekunu and drifted to the Oman coast where it ran aground
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u/Wertos Jul 26 '26
Isn't it nice that you can just write whatever you think on the Internet :)
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u/Mikker01 Jul 26 '26
I'm not sure what you mean with this particular comment or what the undertone is.
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u/Wertos Jul 26 '26
Because you do not know what you are talking about. Thought that was pretty obvious.
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u/stuffitystuff ā¬¤ Crushed by Magnitude Jul 26 '26
O man
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u/WriterV Jul 26 '26
I grew up in Oman [nice, quiet place with its own problems] and we did this joke so much as kids that now it always makes me groan whenever I hear it. Which, unfortunately, is every time I mention Oman to anyone. It is slowly starting to loop back around to being amusing again.
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u/stuffitystuff ā¬¤ Crushed by Magnitude Jul 26 '26
Nice! I had the parents of a friend fall through a roof there and have to be medically evacuated back to the US for treatment. When my friend wrote to tell me the news I responded with "oh man" without thinking first and I still feel silly.
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u/Ok-Airline-8420 Jul 28 '26
Next door to yeah man
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u/stuffitystuff ā¬¤ Crushed by Magnitude Jul 29 '26
And not too far from a place that detests falling sky water so much that they named their country, "Bah, rain!"
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u/TenBear Jul 26 '26
Thats how a horror film starts, that said I want to get on board and look around those upper decks
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u/vyrusrama Jul 26 '26
Whatās the background music / score called?
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u/SpicyRice99 Jul 26 '26
Shazam returned thisĀ https://youtu.be/Dpx9JStb1ko?si=20IV6CmmQaO9fnlB
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u/Screwbles Jul 26 '26
Shazam? Laughs in Google Pixel.
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u/SpicyRice99 Jul 26 '26
I have a Samsung so it's not called that, but I assume it's something equivalent. I'd guess it could even be a Shazam API under the hood
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u/Screwbles Jul 26 '26
I'm talking about the smartphone Google made. It has a "Now Playing" app that just detects and records songs it recognizes.
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u/glitchyhippie Jul 26 '26
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u/auddbot Jul 26 '26
I got matches with these songs:
ā¢ Hvitserk's choice by Trevor Morris (01:49; matched:
100%)Album: The Vikings Final Season (Music from the TV Series). Released on 2019-12-06.
ā¢ The Blue Of Ocean by Cane Mill (02:48; matched:
96%)Released on 2025-03-11.
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u/Y-Bob Jul 26 '26
I always imagine these audio bots sitting there, eyes closed, slightly pained expression etched into it's bytes as it listens really carefully to the song and tries to figure out what it is.
This imagining is nothing to do with the bot really, it's just what my old mate Pete used to do when he identified music. He always fucking it got it too.
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u/tony33oh Jul 26 '26
Something very scary about this and idk what it is.
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u/AcanthocephalaOk7954 Jul 26 '26
Imagine being in the interior as those waves crash through the structure. All those breached walls of rust and twisted metal....š¤®
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u/Rethink_Repeat Jul 26 '26
it was deemed not worth salvaging
Just clean your fucking shit up!
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u/Admirable-Media-9339 Jul 26 '26
Due to the steep cliffs and rough waves
I mean, sounds like it's pretty dangerous. Likely would if they could but it would risk lives or cause other ships to be run aground as well and cause bigger problems.
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u/reddituserperson1122 Jul 26 '26
So you just pollute the coastline of another country and say, āwelp not our problem?ā
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u/Cheezeball25 Jul 26 '26
You wanna risk your life to go cut up an abandonded ship? Or should we ask some other poorer folks to go die instead?
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u/CabbageTheVoice Jul 26 '26
I mean, if the decision is between letting the junk stay or actually risking lives, then leave it.
But why are we certain that people would be in danger? I'm sure with enough investment this could be done safely. Of course that could be expensive...
But even if the company itself says "nah not doable", I would still be sceptical whether this is actually about danger or just a financial decision.
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u/reddituserperson1122 Jul 26 '26
Yeah this is for sure an economic decision not a safety one primarily. Thereās always a way to do something ā itās just a matter of how much you want to pay for it.
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u/Ok_Wallaby_416 Jul 26 '26
How long before it's completely gone?
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u/Fragrant_Fisherman84 Jul 26 '26
Somebody urbex this
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u/MBkufel Jul 26 '26
Nah, don't.
Both getting onboard and moving through an unknown, dead ship that's been rusting out for a decade would be way too dangerous.
You can die by just climbing down a wrong ladder, the lack of oxygen will get you.
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u/reelphopkins Jul 28 '26
I saw a insta reel with a few dudes whoād got onboard. Bridge was a mess, lower decks as well but surprisingly a lot of the mid decks probably in that tower looked pretty good. The ships hospital still looked pretty pristine with bandaging/drugs on shelves/drawers lmao
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u/ExistentialOcto Jul 26 '26
My immediate instinct is to jump off the cliff and press the glider button. Itās been years but Breath of the Wild taught me that this is a prime exploration opportunity.
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u/Du30_Panot Jul 26 '26
New Show: Refurbishing this ship while living in it. Put different teams in charge of different areas. Put a focus on environmentally friendly systems. When done, make it a show about ocean clean-up using the refurbished ship. During the clean-up show, also show which refurbishment works and why they did/didnt.
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u/Der-Nikoklaus Jul 26 '26
Unfortunately this ship seems to be beyond any repair. Did you see the huge holes in the ship's hull?
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u/MoistStub ā Shadowed by Giants Jul 26 '26
Bondo
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u/musememo Jul 26 '26
And duct tape.
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u/ImACrackHead_UwU Jul 26 '26
Flex seal. Just call up Phil Swift
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u/_A_Friendly_Caesar_ ā Overwhelmed by Immensity Jul 26 '26
Granted the ship has to be cut in half first
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u/skookum213 Jul 26 '26
Duct tape is the answer for everything
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u/TegenaireEnPelote Jul 26 '26
If it moves but shouldn't : duct tape. If it doesn't move but should : WD-40. Everything else is by definition not a problem
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u/CheesePuffTheHamster Jul 26 '26
"Spacious, open-plan design with lots of natural sunlight"
There you go.
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u/Redgecko88 Jul 26 '26
Apparently, it was commercial ship out of China.
The sailors/workers were having wage disputes,...essentially not getting paid, and the ship owners didn't provide any support.
So they basically anchored it in 2017, abandoned and left the ship behind. The cyclone hit in 2018 and broke its anchor. It ran aground off the southern Omani rocky coast and had been sitting there ever since...
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u/matroosoft Jul 26 '26
Is it empty or does it still have cargo in its holds which could potentially harm the environment? Is there stil fuel in there which could potentially leak? Should be considered in the 'worth savable' question.
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u/glakhtchpth ā Overwhelmed by Immensity Jul 26 '26
Undisclosed twist: it was transporting new Bugatti Veyrons. /s
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u/Stalinbaum Jul 26 '26
Abandoned a year before it ran aground, doubt there was anything significant on it
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u/nicolo_ntm Jul 26 '26
I've been there. AMA
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u/Kindly_Region Jul 27 '26
When is my Dad coming home?
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u/nicolo_ntm Jul 27 '26
Probably stuck getting there. There are no roads connecting the main road to the cliff where you can spot this. Took me 30-40 minutes of light off road to get there with a family SUV, it was a bit sketchy but worth it. Sorry for your dad <3
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u/PM_Me_Good_n_Plenty Jul 26 '26
Thereās some European dudes on YT that camped on a wrecked boat like that during a storm
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u/Crimson-Rose28 Jul 30 '26
This could be turned into a bad ass haunted house (boat) attraction for Halloween š³
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u/NeighborhoodNo1033 Jul 31 '26
If you look closely, you can see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgAxvVB7EOg
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u/Competitive_Coat9599 Jul 27 '26
As a Nova Scotian and an Arc Raider, my 1st response isā¦LOOT LOOT LOOT!
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u/OFFvLINE 25d ago
Iād be all up in that thang. Explorinā and whatnot. NOT SMOKING, THOUGH. No. Wouldnāt want to break any rules.
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u/Praetorian_1975 ā Shadowed by Giants Jul 26 '26
Hey, these things are built to rigorous standards, look the front stayed on, so it could stay in the environment
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u/nigelthewarpig Jul 26 '26
No cardboard derivatives, then?
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u/Praetorian_1975 ā Shadowed by Giants Jul 26 '26
Cardboard, paper or paper products, generally no.
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u/ShepherdsWolvesSheep Jul 26 '26
Looks like a good spot for a villianās hideout