1. The Caleuche
2.The SS Valencia
SS Valencia was aboard the vessel that sank off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1906. The ship was experiencing bad weather near Cape Mendocino, and after drifting course, hit a reef and began taking water. The crew immediately began to lower the lifeboat holding the 108 passenger vessel into the water, but some of this upside down, and one just disappeared. Valencia finally sunk in, and only 37 of about 180 people on board survived. Five months later, a fisherman claimed he had found a life raft with 8 frame in a nearby cave. Search was launched, but did not find anything. Thanks to a dramatic end, Valencia eventually become the source of the stories of ghost ships. Sailors would often claim they can see the ghost of steamers hovering near reefs in Pachena Point, and to this day the ship is the source of often wild theories and ghost ship sightings. In a strange, 27 years after the sinking of the Valencia, one of the raft was found floating peacefully near Barkley Sound. The "ghost raft" was said to be in exceptional condition, and even still has most of the original paint layer.
3.The Ourang Medan
The story of Medan Ourang began in 1947, when two U.S. ships received a distress call while navigating the Strait of Malacca, off the coast of Malaysia. The caller introduced himself as a member of the crew Ourang Medan, a Dutch ship, and should state that the captain and crew are all dead or dying. Messages become jumbled and bizarre before weakening and ending with the words: "I die." Ships quickly ran to the scene to assist. When they arrived, they found that Ourang Medan no damage, but that the entire crew, even the dog was dead, their bodies and faces are locked in a pose and expression of fear, and many point to something that is not there. Before the rescuers could investigate further, a mysterious ship on fire, and they have to evacuate. Soon after, the field is said to have exploded Ourang and then drowned. While the details and the whole truth of the story is still widely debated Ourang field, there are several proposed theories about what might have caused the death of the crew. The most popular of these is that the ship was illegally transporting illegal kind of nitroglycerin or nerve agents, which are not completely safe and seeped out into the air. Others, meanwhile, has claimed the ship was a victim of some kind of UFO or paranormal events.
4.The Carroll A. Deering
5. The Baychimo
One of the most amazing case of real life on a ghost ship Baychimo, a cargo ship that was abandoned and left to float in the ocean near Alaska for nearly forty years. The ship is owned by the Hudson Bay Company, and launched in the early 1920s and used to trade pelts and furs with the Inuit in northern Canada. But in 1931, Baychimo became trapped in pack ice near Alaska, and after many attempts to break free, the crew finally flown out of the area to safety. After a heavy snow storm, the ship managed to escape from the ice, but it was badly damaged and abandoned by the Hudson Bay Company, who thinks it will not last the winter. Amazingly, Baychimo successfully survive, and for 38 years, it remained floating in the waters of Alaska. The ship becomes a sort of local legend, and is often seen floating aimlessly near the frozen ice packs by Eskimos and other vessels. When it rose several times, but the weather always makes rescue almost impossible. The Baychimo was last seen in 1969, once again frozen in the ice of Alaska, but has since disappeared. The ship is believed to have drowned in years, but recently has launched several expeditions in search of nearly 80 years now a ghost ship.
6. The Octavius
Although now considered more legend than anything else, the story of Octavius remains one of the most famous of all ghost ship stories. The story dates back to 1775, when it is said that a whaling ship called the Herald stumbled across Octavius floating aimlessly off the coast of Greenland. Crewmembers of the Herald rose Octavius, where they found the bodies of the crew and passengers of all frozen by the arctic cold. Most notably, the crew finds the ship's captain was still sitting at his desk, mid completing a log entry from 1762, which means that Octavius had been adrift for 13 years. According to legend, he eventually discovered that the captain had been staked to make a quick return to England from the east through the Northwest Passage, but that ship has become trapped in the ice. If true, this would mean Octavius had completed part of the Atlantic as a ghost ship, its crew and captain of the old die from exposure to the elements
7.The Joyita
8. The Lady Lovibond
Britain has a long tradition of legends about ghost ships, and the Lady Lovibond is probably the most famous. As the story goes, Lady Lovibond captain, Simon Peel, recently married, and decided to bring the ship on a cruise to celebrate. He brought along his new bride-to be a long voyage to the belief that carrying a woman on board a boat is bad luck-and sail on February 13, 1748. Unfortunately for Peel, the first mate is also in love with his new wife, and after watching the celebrations, people become angry and overwhelmed with jealousy and Goodwind deliberately steer the boat to turn off the Sands, a sand bar known for causing shipwrecks. Lady Lovibond sank, killing all passengers. As the legend goes, since the Lady Lovibond accident can be seen sailing in the waters around the Kent every 50 years. This was shown in 1798 by several different captains, and in 1848 and 1898, when it should seem so real that some of the ship, thinking it was a ship in distress, actually sent a raft to help it. Lady Lovibond again seen in 1948, and while there were no confirmed sightings in the last year in 1998, continues to be one of the most famous ghost ship legend in Europe.
9.The Mary Celeste
Undoubtedly the most famous of all the real-life ghost ship, Mary Celeste was a merchant ship that was found homeless and adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. The ship is in seaworthy condition, with all the screens are still awake and full of food stores in the cargo hold, but his boat, the captain's log book and, more importantly, the entire crew, disappeared mysteriously. There are no signs of struggle, and personal belongings of crew and cargo from more than 1500 barrels of alcohol untouched, apparently ruling out the possibility of piracy as an explanation. In the years since the discovery of a strange, a number of theories have been proposed about the possible fate of the crew of Mary Celeste. This includes those passengers that were killed by tornado, the crew rebelled, or even eating flour contaminated with a fungus brought all the passengers to hallucinate and go crazy. The most likely theory remains that the storm or some kind of technical problems led the crew to prematurely abandon ship in lifeboats, and that they later died at sea. However, the mystery surrounding the Mary Celeste has created a lot of wild speculation, and others have suggested everything from sea monsters and ghosts to the stranger abduction may be explanations.
10. The Flying Dutchman
One of the most famous legends of mythology describes Caleuche Chilota southern Chile, a ghost ship that appears every night near the island of Chiloe. According to local legend, the ship is a kind of screen is conscious that the waters around the area, bringing with him the spirit of all those who have drowned in the sea. As seen, the Caleuche said striking beautiful and bright, and always accompanied by the music and the party people laugh. After appearing for a while, the ship was then said to disappear or submerge themselves under water. According Chilota mythology, the spirits are summoned to the ship sunk by Sirena Chilota, which Pincoya, and Picoy, three Chilota "water spirit" which is similar to a mermaid. After the ghost ship, which sank said to be able to continue their lives like before they die.
2.The SS Valencia
SS Valencia was aboard the vessel that sank off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1906. The ship was experiencing bad weather near Cape Mendocino, and after drifting course, hit a reef and began taking water. The crew immediately began to lower the lifeboat holding the 108 passenger vessel into the water, but some of this upside down, and one just disappeared. Valencia finally sunk in, and only 37 of about 180 people on board survived. Five months later, a fisherman claimed he had found a life raft with 8 frame in a nearby cave. Search was launched, but did not find anything. Thanks to a dramatic end, Valencia eventually become the source of the stories of ghost ships. Sailors would often claim they can see the ghost of steamers hovering near reefs in Pachena Point, and to this day the ship is the source of often wild theories and ghost ship sightings. In a strange, 27 years after the sinking of the Valencia, one of the raft was found floating peacefully near Barkley Sound. The "ghost raft" was said to be in exceptional condition, and even still has most of the original paint layer.
3.The Ourang Medan
The story of Medan Ourang began in 1947, when two U.S. ships received a distress call while navigating the Strait of Malacca, off the coast of Malaysia. The caller introduced himself as a member of the crew Ourang Medan, a Dutch ship, and should state that the captain and crew are all dead or dying. Messages become jumbled and bizarre before weakening and ending with the words: "I die." Ships quickly ran to the scene to assist. When they arrived, they found that Ourang Medan no damage, but that the entire crew, even the dog was dead, their bodies and faces are locked in a pose and expression of fear, and many point to something that is not there. Before the rescuers could investigate further, a mysterious ship on fire, and they have to evacuate. Soon after, the field is said to have exploded Ourang and then drowned. While the details and the whole truth of the story is still widely debated Ourang field, there are several proposed theories about what might have caused the death of the crew. The most popular of these is that the ship was illegally transporting illegal kind of nitroglycerin or nerve agents, which are not completely safe and seeped out into the air. Others, meanwhile, has claimed the ship was a victim of some kind of UFO or paranormal events.
4.The Carroll A. Deering
Perhaps the most famous ghost ship of the East coast is the Carroll A. Deering, a schooner that ran aground near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in 1921. The ship had just returned from a trip to deliver commercial coal in South America, and was last seen in the southern Hatteras by a ship near the Cape Lookout lighthouse. It ran aground on Diamond Shoals famous, a region famous for causing the wreck, and sat there for several days before any help could reach it. When they arrived, the Coast Guard found that the ship was completely abandoned. Navigation equipment and a notebook is lost, as were two lifeboats, but otherwise there was no sign of any foul play. A massive investigation by the U.S. government followed, which found that several other ships have mysteriously disappeared around the same time. Finally put forward some theories, the most popular is that the victims of a pirate ship or rumrunners. Others suggested that it might be the cause of rebellion, as the first pair Deering known to bear some animosity toward the captain, but no evidence has even been found. Mystery surrounding the ghost ship has prompted wild speculation, and many argue that paranormal activity may have been responsible, which cites the ship through the Bermuda Triangle is famous for such phenomena as evidence that other worlds might be to blame.
5. The Baychimo
One of the most amazing case of real life on a ghost ship Baychimo, a cargo ship that was abandoned and left to float in the ocean near Alaska for nearly forty years. The ship is owned by the Hudson Bay Company, and launched in the early 1920s and used to trade pelts and furs with the Inuit in northern Canada. But in 1931, Baychimo became trapped in pack ice near Alaska, and after many attempts to break free, the crew finally flown out of the area to safety. After a heavy snow storm, the ship managed to escape from the ice, but it was badly damaged and abandoned by the Hudson Bay Company, who thinks it will not last the winter. Amazingly, Baychimo successfully survive, and for 38 years, it remained floating in the waters of Alaska. The ship becomes a sort of local legend, and is often seen floating aimlessly near the frozen ice packs by Eskimos and other vessels. When it rose several times, but the weather always makes rescue almost impossible. The Baychimo was last seen in 1969, once again frozen in the ice of Alaska, but has since disappeared. The ship is believed to have drowned in years, but recently has launched several expeditions in search of nearly 80 years now a ghost ship.
6. The Octavius
Although now considered more legend than anything else, the story of Octavius remains one of the most famous of all ghost ship stories. The story dates back to 1775, when it is said that a whaling ship called the Herald stumbled across Octavius floating aimlessly off the coast of Greenland. Crewmembers of the Herald rose Octavius, where they found the bodies of the crew and passengers of all frozen by the arctic cold. Most notably, the crew finds the ship's captain was still sitting at his desk, mid completing a log entry from 1762, which means that Octavius had been adrift for 13 years. According to legend, he eventually discovered that the captain had been staked to make a quick return to England from the east through the Northwest Passage, but that ship has become trapped in the ice. If true, this would mean Octavius had completed part of the Atlantic as a ghost ship, its crew and captain of the old die from exposure to the elements
7.The Joyita
The Joyita was a fisherman and charter boat found abandoned in the South Pacific in 1955. Ship, along with 25 passengers and crew, was on his way to the Tokelau Islands, when something happens, and it was not until hours later that the Joyita late reported and rescue effort was launched. A massive air search is done, but failed to find the missing ship, and not until five weeks later that the merchant ship drifting about Joyita stumble over 600 miles from its original course. There are no signs of passengers, crew, cargo, or the life raft, and the ship was badly damaged and the list just to one side. Further examination by the authorities discovered that the ship radio tuned to a universal distress signal, and a search of the deck find a doctor bag and some bloody bandages. None of the crew or the passengers are never seen again, and the mystery of what happened has never been revealed. The most popular theory is that pirates killed a passenger and threw their bodies into the sea, but other claims including everything from the insurgency and kidnapping insurance fraud.
8. The Lady Lovibond
Britain has a long tradition of legends about ghost ships, and the Lady Lovibond is probably the most famous. As the story goes, Lady Lovibond captain, Simon Peel, recently married, and decided to bring the ship on a cruise to celebrate. He brought along his new bride-to be a long voyage to the belief that carrying a woman on board a boat is bad luck-and sail on February 13, 1748. Unfortunately for Peel, the first mate is also in love with his new wife, and after watching the celebrations, people become angry and overwhelmed with jealousy and Goodwind deliberately steer the boat to turn off the Sands, a sand bar known for causing shipwrecks. Lady Lovibond sank, killing all passengers. As the legend goes, since the Lady Lovibond accident can be seen sailing in the waters around the Kent every 50 years. This was shown in 1798 by several different captains, and in 1848 and 1898, when it should seem so real that some of the ship, thinking it was a ship in distress, actually sent a raft to help it. Lady Lovibond again seen in 1948, and while there were no confirmed sightings in the last year in 1998, continues to be one of the most famous ghost ship legend in Europe.
9.The Mary Celeste
Undoubtedly the most famous of all the real-life ghost ship, Mary Celeste was a merchant ship that was found homeless and adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. The ship is in seaworthy condition, with all the screens are still awake and full of food stores in the cargo hold, but his boat, the captain's log book and, more importantly, the entire crew, disappeared mysteriously. There are no signs of struggle, and personal belongings of crew and cargo from more than 1500 barrels of alcohol untouched, apparently ruling out the possibility of piracy as an explanation. In the years since the discovery of a strange, a number of theories have been proposed about the possible fate of the crew of Mary Celeste. This includes those passengers that were killed by tornado, the crew rebelled, or even eating flour contaminated with a fungus brought all the passengers to hallucinate and go crazy. The most likely theory remains that the storm or some kind of technical problems led the crew to prematurely abandon ship in lifeboats, and that they later died at sea. However, the mystery surrounding the Mary Celeste has created a lot of wild speculation, and others have suggested everything from sea monsters and ghosts to the stranger abduction may be explanations.
10. The Flying Dutchman
Maritime folklore, there is no ghost ship the Flying Dutchman is more famous than, that has inspired many paintings, horror stories, movies, and even an opera. The ship was first mentioned in the late 1700s at George Barrington's Voyage seaman book to Botany Bay, and since then the legend continues to grow, thanks to numerous sightings by fishermen and sailors were. As a story, the Flying Dutchman is a ship out of Amsterdam is captained by a man called Van der Decken. The ship was making its way toward the East Indies when faced with dangerous weather near the Cape of Good Hope. Determined to intersections, Van der Decken should be mad, kill the first mate, and vowed that he would cross the Cape, "even if God will let me sail to Judgement Day!" Despite best efforts, the ship sank in a storm, and as the legend goes, Van der Decken and now a ghost ship doomed to sail the seas forever. To this day, the Flying Dutchman continues to be one of the most-sighted of all ghost ships, and those of deep-sea fishing to the Prince of Wales have all claimed to have seen it make a never-ending journey across the sea.
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