The Ghost Ship That Is Doomed To Sail The Oceans Forever. The Flying Dutchman.
the mystery ghost ship that is destined to sail the seas forever
The Flying Dutchman, the myth or factual sightings is likely to have originated from the 17th – Century Golden Age of the Dutch East India Company ( VOC ). There have been many reported and alleged sightings of the ghost ship in the 19th and 20th centuries. A well known sighting was by Prince George of Wales, who was experiencing a three year voyage during his late adolescence in 1880.
Prince George of Wales wrote : July 11th At 4.00am – The Flying Dutchman crossed our bows. A strange light as a phantom ship all aglow, in the midst of which the masts, spars and sails of brig 200 yards distant stood out in strong relief as she came up on the Port bow where officers of the water from the bridge clearly saw her, as did the quarterdeck midshipman, who was sent forward at once to the forecastle; but on arriving there was no vestige nor any sign whatever of any material ship was to be seen either near or right away to the horizon, the night being clear and the sea calm.
The Flying Dutchman has been sighted many times around the Cape Of Good Hope in South Africa. The Flying Dutchman has also been witnessed off the Australian coast, amid the Bass Strait between Melbourne Sydney.
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