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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/MaxiumPotential777 on 2026-05-15 11:57:39+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about the SS Baychimo, a 1,300-ton cargo steamer that was abandoned in 1931 and became one of history’s longest-running “ghost ships.” It remained afloat and unmanned for 38 years, drifting along the coast of Alaska before its last recorded sighting in 1969.