Episode details

World Service,15 Apr 2023,49 mins

The ghost ship

The Documentary

Available for over a year

In the Persian gulf, a powerful storm appears to sink an oil tanker, prompting a dramatic Royal Navy rescue. But six weeks later, the same tanker causes a scandal when it drifts onto a luxury Bollywood beach in India - like a ghost. Environment journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor delve into the unsolved mystery, investigating allegations of murky goings-on. (Photo: MT Pavit, which ran aground off Juhu beach, Mumbai, seen tilted towards its right. Credit: Vijayanand Gupta/Hindustan Times/Getty Images)

Programme Website
More episodes