RichardS
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http://www.ybw.com/news-from-yachting-boating-world/ghost-boat-washes-up-on-a-florida-beach-59990
Why is this a ghost boat and not just a boat?
Richard
Why is this a ghost boat and not just a boat?
Richard
Ghost Boat on beach
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Mark-1
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Because if they hadn't given it a silly headline you wouldn't have shared it on the forum and drawn everyones attention to it.
Unfortunately, bad reporting triggers far more clicks than good reporting.
See also Politicians getting their facts wrong to attract a massive amount of publicity for their core message. Say £248m, noone listens. Say £350m and your opponents publish your message far and wide for years.
Apparently spelling mistakes in headlines also trigger loads of clicks/shares.
pvb
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Just shoddy journalism. Anyway, according to Google, the boat is owned by a liveaboard called Jeff, and was anchored in Key West. Hope he survived the hurricane.
BobPrell
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I thought it had done a ghostly flight to get all the way to Melbourne.
But there is a Melbourne Beach in Florida.
But there is a Melbourne Beach in Florida.
