The cargo ship M.V. Altavia began to offload cargo in the U.S. territory of Guam when thousands of spiders of different species emerged from the cargo! Stevedores immediately refused to bring anything else off the ship. The offloaded cargo was returned to the ship, which was ordered out of dock.
The M.V. Altavia had most recently ported in South Korea. The ship was told not to return to Guam. Link
(Image credit: Flickr user Jason A. Samfield)
Agriculture officials said they didn't know what type of spiders were on the ship. But they said it's a type that is not normally found on Guam and there was concern the spiders could damage the island's environment.
"It's not on Guam," Torres said. "We don't want it here."
The ship was carrying housing units and accessories that were to be used at a work force village expected to house up to 18,000 temporary workers.
The M.V. Altavia had most recently ported in South Korea. The ship was told not to return to Guam. Link
(Image credit: Flickr user Jason A. Samfield)
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Then again they might eat all the tree snakes that I understand are all over Guam. I think they came in on a ship also.
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Its a good thing they turn them away, just have to be careful what trouble it might bring to Guam if it was allowed to get in.
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Not to mention the terror that is there since the ship was transporting housing units. I mean, if I bought a shed, or a drawer, or some other thing and the moment I opened it up, a flood of spiders came out...
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"Arachnophobia 2: Sea Legs"
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Well, I don't blame them for turning the ship back. The Emerald Ash borer beetle, which is causing so much tragedy in the USA, came from wooden pallets carrying cargo from China. I wish we could have turned that ship back too.
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