Ghosts: top 5 legends

Five "Ghost ship", the memory of which has reached our days.

1. Octavius

Despite the fact that the Ghost ship is nothing but a legend, everything connected with it to date, remains extremely interesting for the readers. In 1775 the whaling ship the Herald faced the ship "Octavius", which aimlessly drifted along the coast of Greenland. Team members the Herald boarded the Octavius, where they found frozen from the cold weather conditions, the bodies of the passengers and crew. Found was the captain of the ship, he was in his cabin, as examination showed he died when the log is full, the last date which was 1762.

2. Joita

The ship was able to detect in the southern part of the Pacific ocean completely empty. Out of the blue it is still 1955. After the disappearance of the vessel, after five hours had been filled with the rescue team, however, discovered a Ghost ship was only after five weeks. On Board found only a few bloody bandages. It was a single finding, so are unable to tell what had really happened. And that means that the secret has not been disclosed.

3. Lady Lovibond

The brave captain of the ship Simon, a married man decided to go on a cruise. He ignored the belief which centuries there is among the sailors, and took to wife with you. The date of departure of the ship was listed on 13 February 1748. As it turned out, the first mate was also in love with his wife. In desperation, the slave took the ship directly into the rocks. The final story is sad - everyone died. According to legend, after a shipwreck, the ship is seen near the Kent every 50 years.

4. Mary Celeste

Mary Celeste – a ship used for trading purposes. It was found abandoned and drifting in the ocean. Signs of a struggle or any violence, but boats, as well as the ship's log that could shed light on what happened were not available. One of the likely theories is to abandon ship, the team was forced to storm. But it is only options, the legend still remains a legend.

5. The Flying Dutchman

The most famous story in the folklore of the sea: the ship the flying Dutchman. The first time the name of the ship mentioned in the distant 1700 in the works of George Barrington "Journey to the harbour of botany Bay". According to the chronicle, legendary ship out of Amsterdam. It was listed one captain van der decken. The purpose of the journey was the route that ended in the East Indies. The tragedy occurred near Cape of Good Hope. In the result of mysterious events, the Captain has gone mad and determined to continue at any cost, killed his chief assistant. Despite all his efforts, the ship was not destined to reach the final part of the route, and as the legend goes, van der decken with his ship now doomed to wander forever on the open sea.

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