'Ghost ship' in Myanmar: Navy solves the mystery

The ship, was empty of crew and goods when it was found in Myanmar waters last week. POTOTUS: FACEBOOK / YANGON POLICE

Investigators have discovered the mystery of the "ghost ship" found off the coast of Burma this week.

The fishermen had found the ship SAM RATULANGI PB 1600 in Maraban Bay, about 7 miles from the shore in Burma, called Myanmar.

Maritime officials said the ship was empty and was being towed to a crushing plant in Bangladesh and the wind and harsh weather caused it to be severed, according to Sky News.

Yangon police said on Facebook that the ship was "smashed on the beach (and was) carrying the flag of Indonesia," noting that there were no "sailors or goods" on the ship.

Marine officials used the radar records to locate the two ships before they separated, and then tracked a Qatar boat called Independence, about 50 miles off the coast.

Investigators said the crew had been exposed to bad weather when they arrived south of the Yangon River. The cables attached to the ship broke up. The ship was floating alongside the tide and it was difficult to continue its journey.