Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman, according to folklore, is a ghost ship that can never go home, doomed to sail the oceans forever. The Flying Dutchman is usually spotted from far away, sometimes glowing with ghostly light. It is said that if hailed by another ship, its crew will try to send messages to land or to people long dead. In ocean lore, the sight of this phantom ship is a portent of doom.

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This folklore is seem like a tale but there're many evidence that support this folklore. This ship in other name's “De Vliegende Hollander”. People who have ever seen told that this ship is always appear on Cape of Good Hope.

This folklore began from 17th century "Van Der Decken" was a captain of this trading ship. He is hearten and ruthless person. In 1680 he sailed this ship to east continent and while he was coming back to netherlands his ship faced with heavystorm in the ocean.

That why he shouted “I will round this Cape even if I have to keep sailing until doomsday!”

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This mean he must living there forever until the end of the world. It is believed to be a curse for disparagement on god. There are so many people who have seen this ship and died latterly


     In 1911 : While a ship name's "Orkney Belle" was going across cape of good hope, They saw "Flying Dutchman" sailed and then disappeared


     In 1939 : More than 60 persons saw "Flying Dutchman" sailed off from the beach and disappeared.


     In 1942 : Captain of U boats submarine "Karl Doenitz" wrote report about seeing "Flying Dutchman" sliped by his ship.


     In 1959 : Captain "Staat Magelhaen" caught that his ship was going to crashed with "Flying Dutchman" but the ship disappeared immediately.


This folklore is still a mystery until today. but it's not good if your age isn't going up while the time have passed, is it ?