OK, full disclosure, this is just an excuse for another sing-song!

Ghost ships, phantom ships, derelict vessels found at sea with no crew aboard and nothing to explain what happened to them have inspired horror stories and wild theories that send shivers down the spine. Here’s a few..

The Mary Celeste An American brigantine found abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores on December 4, 1872. The vessel was seaworthy but deserted, with no trace of its crew. The mystery of what happened to the ten people on board, including the captain and his family, captivates people to this day. 

The SS Baychimo A Hudson’s Bay Company cargo steamer abandoned off Alaska in 1931. Trapped in ice, the crew was evacuated, and the ship was left to drift. It was sighted numerous times over the following decades, leading to speculation about its fate and earning it the name “ghost ship”.

The Flying Dutchman A phantom ship, doomed never to make port. Glowing with a ghostly light, this ship is seen as a harbinger of misfortune. The legend originated in the 17th century, with reports of sightings continuing to this day, although it doesn’t show up on radar.

MV Joyita Found adrift in the Pacific Ocean in 1955, remains largely unsolved. While various theories have been proposed to explain the ship’s abandonment and the fate of its crew and passengers, none have definitively been proven.

The Carroll A Deering An American schooner that disappeared en route from Barbados to Virginia in January 1921. The ship was found deserted and aground on the Diamond Shoals off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

The Ourang Medan A Dutch ghost ship whose story has circulated since the 1940s. It’s described as a ship found adrift with all crew members dead, their faces frozen in terror. The ship allegedly sent a distress call, the last message being a frantic “Captain and all officers dead. I myself am dying”.. spooky!

There’s a lot of deep blue ocean out there. Spend too much time bobbing about at sea, banged-up with a bunch of cutthroats, chances are that you’ll start imagining things. And thus, to the song..