[OT] Ghost ship mystery
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Henry
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Now THAT's just freaky. I fear for their lives, but can only wonder at the circumstances.
Piracy? Why would the pirates leave the ship intact in the first place.
Slavers? One may laugh, but slavery does still exist in many "black markets."
Aliens? I'll let each person make that call.
A sudden fire that burned itself out, and the crew either jumped or used a small life vessel? No details given, but the article does say that there was no lifeboat, though they don't know if it had one when it last set out.
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Piracy? Why would the pirates leave the ship intact in the first place.
Slavers? One may laugh, but slavery does still exist in many "black markets."
Aliens? I'll let each person make that call.
A sudden fire that burned itself out, and the crew either jumped or used a small life vessel? No details given, but the article does say that there was no lifeboat, though they don't know if it had one when it last set out.
I will follow this one. Thank you!
ColonelHardisson
What? Me Worry?
If I read the article on CNN correctly - http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/01/14/aust.ghostship/index.html - it's also possible that it drifted away while the crew was ashore. Here's a relevant quote:
However, since there is no mention of the anchor being down, I have to assume it wasn't. Very odd story. I hope the crew is found alive.
However, since there is no mention of the anchor being down, I have to assume it wasn't. Very odd story. I hope the crew is found alive.
KnowTheToe
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I certainly do hope they find out what happened and find the crew. It is terrible for families not to have complete closure to a tradgedy. I really hope they are all passed out drunk on shore and the boat drove itself. That would be both a happy ending and funny as hell.
I'm A Banana
Potassium-Rich
"Dude...where's my boat?"
NoOneofConsequence
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The ship was spotted by Aust. coast guard plane a week previously. It's likely that it was fishing illegally in Australian territorial waters - it happens a lot in that part of the world. Perhaps the crew abandoned ship rather than face jail sentences, confiscation of boat and catch plus substantial fines.
Alzrius
The EN World kitten
I think that what may possibly the most relevant detail is one that the article didn't reveal.
How recently? Six weeks? Or just a few days? If its been a matter of weeks or months, then while this is a baffling mystery, there is no real reason to think there are any extraordinary events happening here. If its shorter though, there is definately something supernatural happening here.
Mysteriously traversing hundreds or even thousands of miles and mysteriously missing people are both rather common staples of what's popularly known as "alien abduction" although some people (such as John Keel of Mothman Prophecies fame) feel that that answer reveals nothing except our own ability to blind ourselves to a truth that's even harder to believe, or even conceive of.
Either way, it irks me that the article doesn't say.
EDIT: I just noticed the map the article is linked to, giving places and dates for the ship. It was in Liuchiu, Taiwan on October 30, then was reported in the Marshall Islands on December 13, and then found by the Australian Navy on January 8, derelict.
The question now becomes when the crew disappeared. From the little I know, a manned ship can easily make those distances in the time allotted (I could be wrong here, anyone know for sure?), but I doubt one that was abandoned could make those times just drifting.
One thing to note is that the map says "ship reported in Marshall Islands" for the December 13 date. Reported by whom? A member of the crew, giving them some relevant dates to work with? Or reported by someone else seeing a drifting ship, which would heighten the suspicion that something unnatural is going on?
Very mysterious...
How recently? Six weeks? Or just a few days? If its been a matter of weeks or months, then while this is a baffling mystery, there is no real reason to think there are any extraordinary events happening here. If its shorter though, there is definately something supernatural happening here.
Mysteriously traversing hundreds or even thousands of miles and mysteriously missing people are both rather common staples of what's popularly known as "alien abduction" although some people (such as John Keel of Mothman Prophecies fame) feel that that answer reveals nothing except our own ability to blind ourselves to a truth that's even harder to believe, or even conceive of.
Either way, it irks me that the article doesn't say.
EDIT: I just noticed the map the article is linked to, giving places and dates for the ship. It was in Liuchiu, Taiwan on October 30, then was reported in the Marshall Islands on December 13, and then found by the Australian Navy on January 8, derelict.
The question now becomes when the crew disappeared. From the little I know, a manned ship can easily make those distances in the time allotted (I could be wrong here, anyone know for sure?), but I doubt one that was abandoned could make those times just drifting.
One thing to note is that the map says "ship reported in Marshall Islands" for the December 13 date. Reported by whom? A member of the crew, giving them some relevant dates to work with? Or reported by someone else seeing a drifting ship, which would heighten the suspicion that something unnatural is going on?
Very mysterious...
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Eternalknight
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SPooky.
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