Top 5 Most Mysterious Ships in World History
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Published: May 06, 2025, 07:34 IST | Updated: May 06, 2025, 07:34 IST
The Mary Celeste was discovered adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in with no crew aboard, leaving behind a mystery of what happened to its passengers and crew.
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The Mary Celeste
The Mary Celeste was found in 1872, adrift in the Atlantic with cargo intact and no crew. No signs of struggle or distress were found. The crew vanished without a trace—sparking theories from mutiny to alien abduction.
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SS Ourang Medan
The SS Ourang Medan was a reported ghost ship and urban legend of the 1940s. The crew of the ship was allegedly found dead, eyes wide in terror. The ship exploded soon after being discovered the origin is still debated.
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The Flying Dutchman
Flying Dutchman, in European maritime legend, ship doomed to sail forever. It was famously spotted by Prince George (later King George V) in 1881. It is also known as symbol of bad luck in maritime superstition.
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The Carroll A. Deering
Carroll A. Deering was an American five-masted commercial schooner launched in 1919. Around late January 1921, the crew of the ship disappeared somewhere in the waters along the North Carolina coast.
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S.S. Baychimo
SS Baychimo was a steel-hulled 1,322-ton cargo steamer built in 1914 in Sweden and owned by the Hudson's Bay Company. It became a legendary Ghost ship in 1931 after being trapped in the ice, the crew had to abandon the ship. It continued to drift for nearly 40 years after being sighted for the last time in 1969. It is also nicknamed the “Ghost Ship of the Arctic”
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The Mary Celeste
The Mary Celeste was found in 1872, adrift in the Atlantic with cargo intact and no crew. No signs of struggle or distress were found. The crew vanished without a trace—sparking theories from mutiny to alien abduction.
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SS Ourang Medan
The SS Ourang Medan was a reported ghost ship and urban legend of the 1940s. The crew of the ship was allegedly found dead, eyes wide in terror. The ship exploded soon after being discovered the origin is still debated.
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The Flying Dutchman
Flying Dutchman, in European maritime legend, ship doomed to sail forever. It was famously spotted by Prince George (later King George V) in 1881. It is also known as symbol of bad luck in maritime superstition.
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The Carroll A. Deering
Carroll A. Deering was an American five-masted commercial schooner launched in 1919. Around late January 1921, the crew of the ship disappeared somewhere in the waters along the North Carolina coast.
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S.S. Baychimo
SS Baychimo was a steel-hulled 1,322-ton cargo steamer built in 1914 in Sweden and owned by the Hudson's Bay Company. It became a legendary Ghost ship in 1931 after being trapped in the ice, the crew had to abandon the ship. It continued to drift for nearly 40 years after being sighted for the last time in 1969. It is also nicknamed the “Ghost Ship of the Arctic”
