Ghoulish Ghost Ships

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The infamous Bermuda Triangle, scene of many strange disappearances of planes and ships, brings to mind the tales of infamous ghost-ships through history, told throughout the ages, and the fascinating stories attached to each mysterious apparition..

Flying Dutchman 

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The most famous by far,  the  notorious Flying Dutchman has been inspiring artists, writers, film makers and composers over hundreds of years. Mentioned first in the late1700’s, in the book, Voyage to Botany Bay, by George Barrington, the legend of the Dutchman has kept on growing, numerous sightingshaving been reported. A ship out of Amsterdam, captained by Van der Decken,  and en route to the East Indies, the ship  ran into terrible weather, close by the Cape of Good Hope. The captain lost his mind, reportedly. Killing the first mate, and in spite of his courage in trying to get through the storm,  the ship sank. Van der Decken, and his ghostly crew, are said to have been  cursed to sail the seas eternally, and even today the  Flying Dutchman, is still one of the most reportedly sighted ghost ship, the Prince of Wales himself claiming to have once spotted it.

Mary Celeste 

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Most famous real-life ghost ship, to many you might ask, was a merchant ship found adrift and  derelict, in 1872, in the Atlantic Ocean, and named the Mary Celeste, Despite apparently perfectly seaworthy condition, with all sails still up, store full  of food in its cargo hold, the ship was deserted, and  a complete mystery to those who found her. The captain’s log book, life boats,  and, the entire crew, had simply vanished, with no sign  whatever, reports stated, of any struggle, but the crew’s personal belongings , the entire cargo, 1500 barrels of alcohol, remained completely untouched, ruling out piracy as a reason for the event.