Here are some really eerie stories of the most famous ghost ships. The fact is, no one really knows what happened to these ships. But the circumstances are truly strange. Happy reading.
Mary Celeste (last sighting in November 1872)
The ship was carrying its shipment of alcohol to Italy, and was missing for a month. There was a lot of talk in town as everybody wondered what happened to it. Then all of a sudden it was discovered drifting away on its own in perfect condition with the cargo, and even the personal belongings of the crew to the last detail. But not a single person was on board, dead or alive.
Further investigations revealed some uncanny facts. It was discovered that the ship’s original name was Amazon, and the name was changed because everybody thought that it was haunted.
Over the years, as many as three captains have died while they were on board, and two others had made unexplainable errors that led to serious consequences. When it was in the shipyard, it suddenly for no apparent reason caught fire. There were many other near-disasters too, and so, it was sold off and renamed.
The owner became desperate to destroy the ship. Several attempts were made to sink it – but Mary Celeste simply refused to sink.
Carroll A. Deering (last sighting in January 1921)
The captain of the ship, William H. Merritt, suddenly fell ill and disembarked, and was replaced by Wormell. McLellan became the first mate. But unfortunately, the new first mate and the captain had a big fight and the first mate had to be arrested. The crew turned against the captain.
The ships destination was Norfolk, but it never reached there. It was found just off the coast of North Carolina at Cape Hstteras without any crew, lifeboats or personal belongings. It seemed a simple case of mutiny. Some people however also suggested piracy or hurricanes.
The US government felt uncomfortable because several ships or their crew have disappeared without good reasons in this area that came to be known as the Bermuda Triangle. There are far too many instances to ignore, and in most of them, the traditional causes could not offer proper explanations.
As many as five investigations were initiated by the US government, but the government for some reason, never made public any of the findings.
MV Joyita (last sighting in October 1955)
Joyita was first used as a private yacht, and then in the World War II. It never had any problems. In the middle of the 1950’s, the ship began to be used as a cargo vessel to transport dried coconut in the islands of the South Pacific.
On this fateful journey, it was supposed to reach the Tokelau Islands, but it never reached there. Instead, Joyita was found 600 miles away – it was not supposed to be anywhere close to where it was found. The hull looked completely empty. There was just a break in the cable – that was the only sign of any destruction. Suspiciously, somebody had concealed this break by painting it.
Strangely, there were some medical equipment in a bag on the upper deck, and there were a few rags dipped in blood too. But there were no lifeboats.
There was a lot of speculation about what happened to the crew as not a single person was ever seen again, dead or alive. There was no explanation about why they left, even if there was an emergency, because a floating vessel was always more safe than a lifeboat. Some people said that there might have been piracy or a mutiny. But then, there were no bodies.
Baychimo (last sighting in 1969)
This one is really strange, and it seems that the ship has a mind of its own.
It was doomed from the very beginning, as several times, it was thought that the ship was not sea-worthy. However, each time, the ship proved the crew wrong. In 1931 it was stuck in ice, and the crew left the ship because it was supposed to be sinking. However magically, it somehow, on its own, wriggled out of the ice and started floating again. So the crew boarded it again.
On the same trip, it again got stuck in ice. Two incidents in the same trip are extremely rare. Half of the crew had to be airlifted, but the others stayed back, because they were certain about the ship’s magical abilities.
A few days later the ship was spotted with not a sign of life on board. The cargo was intact, but the remaining crew members had all mysteriously vanished. Till this day, there is no explanation.
The Baychimo was boarded many times after this, but each time, without exception, the crew had to leave because of sudden equipment failure, bad weather or other reasons.
Ultimately, the owners just decided to let the ship go. It was left empty at sea. But fantastically, the ship survived. It managed to somehow float on its own without any equipment on board, and withstood all the gales, ice, and rocks, and kept floating for an incredible 38 years.
It was last seen in 1969. There is no news of its destruction yet. No wrecks have ever been found. No modern navigation technology has been able to pick it up on the radar. So presumably, it is still drifting somewhere out there, all on its own.
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