SakshiThe Flying Dutchman
The concept of ghost ship is quite famous and has been going on for a long time. One of the ghost ships that stirs interest is Flying Dutchman. The ship is doomed to sail forever. The cursed Flying Dutchman can’t dock and that is the reason, why the crew has to sail it day and night. The legend traces its origin back to 1790s and continues to rule the discussion on ghost ship even today. Whereas some believe it to be true, there are some who call it just a myth. According to them, the ship is a result of mirage that crew sees when warm air gets mixed up with the cold air.
North Korean Ghost Ships
Talking about ghost ships, we can’t afford to miss out Japan. Especially, after the recent developments that have been observed. From early 2017, Japanese beaches have witnessed numerous North Korean ships washed up off its coast. The scary part is that the ships have the body of their crew aboard. It is going on until now.
Grim Cargo
For instance, one of the beach in western Japan saw a ship washed up on its shore. It was a tiny wooden vessel bearing a badge that had the image of North Korean leaders Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung. The ship also had a cigarette box that had Korean writing on it. When the investigators saw a heart-wrenching sight, they went up on the ship to investigate. The ship had crew members on it but unfortunately, not a single of them were alive. There were seven dead bodies on the ship. What worse is the fact that sightings of this kind are not rare.
Why?
Hunger and desperation are considered the driving force behind these deaths. These two factors pull these North Korean fishermen to the seas falling between Japan and the Korean Peninsula. A Coast Guard from Japan stated, “The winter ocean in (the region) is very rough, and the tougher winter brings more shipwrecks.”
Tamaya 1
In 2016, Liberia witnessed a mysterious ship that made it off its shore. The ship named Tamaya 1 had gone off the radar 3 weeks ago before its appearance on the Liberia beach. It is a 210-foot long oil tanker documented in Panama. The ship when found had no living or dead person aboard.
The Last Journey
The Dakar bound Tamaya 1 sailed off with cargo and crew members aboard. Dakar is the capital of Senegal, an African country that is set in the north of Liberia. However, all the connection got lost after a few days of its departure. The ship was sailing around the Gambia when the last time it was tracked. The officials could not fathom as to how the ship deflected to Liberia. On checking further, the officials learned that many lifeboats were missing and there was no one aboard, living or dead.