Another fact uncovered during research on Art Marvik mystery, Lost Voyage
While researching for the third Art Marvik mystery, Lost Voyage, I discovered quite a lot about the ship recycling business.
In Lost Voyage, the Mary Jo, a salvage tug, went missing in 2003 on its way to Newfoundland where it was to tow an obsolete Russian cruise ship back to Britain for recycling. Some decades later, in the present day, someone claims to have found the Mary Jo locked in the Arctic ice, it is a claim that sparks a series of murders. Marvik’s mission for the UK’s National Intelligence Marine Squad (NIMS) is to discover the secret of the Mary Jo and find a ruthless assassin who has embarked on a slaying spree to prevent it from ever being revealed.
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Fact three
Ships have always needed to be re-cycled even when they were made of wood. The Fighting Temeraire on her way to Beatson’s Yard, Rotherhithe to be broken up was painted by J.M.W. Turner. The Fighting Temeraire was sold for five and a half thousand pounds and the copper alone was sold back to the Admiralty for three thousand pounds.Out now Lost Voyage in hardcover and as an ebook
Lost Voyage is published by Severn House in hardcover and as an ebook in the UK, Commonwealth and the USA. It is the third in the Art Marvik thriller series after Silent Running and Dangerous Cargo.Where to buy
Pauline Rowson's books USA
Pauline Rowson's books UK
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Also available as an ebook and on Amazon Kindle, Kobo and for loan from UK, USA, Irish and Commonwealth libraries
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