The seas have many unsolved mysteries. One of these mysteries is the strange disappearance of ships while sailing across the oceans. In this article, we brought together the 8 most popular ships that disappeared mysteriously and told their stories.
Oceans that cover 70% of the Earth still 80% undiscovered did you know? We are also planning to go to space. First we need to explore our own world. Maybe there are still species in the oceans that we haven’t discovered yet. In fact, it is still unknown what is in those oceans until today. shipwrecks of mysterious ships there is also.
Today we wondered about it and we bring you the most popular mystery tales of ships disappearing we brought together. Let’s examine the interesting disappearance stories of these famous ships that once roamed the oceans.
Endurance – Ernest Shackleton
In November 1915, explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, crashed into glaciers during his voyage, and gradually broke apart. sank off West Antarctica. The Endurance ship had been underwater for more than 100 years and its exact whereabouts were unknown. However, on March 9, an international research team announced that they had found the ship.
The team of explorers named Endurance22 ‘sailed’ from South Africa in February 2022. The team had high-tech autonomous underwater research equipment at their disposal, and with it they began searching for Endurance’s remains. The team recovered the ship’s remains from the Endurance’s captain, Frank Worsley. from the last saved location Discovered 6 kilometers away.
The remains found were still in good condition, although the ship had been shattered by the glaciers. Endurance ship for future deep research will remain in its ‘grave’ under water. The ship is currently protected as a historical monument under the Antarctic Treaty, meaning no one can touch the ship.
HMS Endeavor – James Cook
Captain James CookHe sailed with this ship from Britain to Australia in 1770. The ship was later used in the US War of Independence to transport British troops and, according to data, sunk in 1778.
Last February, the National Maritime Museum of Australia announced that the remains of HMS Endedavour had been found off the coast of Rhode Island. However, the Rhode Island Maritime and Archeology Project continues to support this discovery, as there are still so many unanswered questions. He states that we cannot know for sure if it belongs to HMS Endeavour.
Santa Maria – Christopher Columbus
The Santa Maria, the largest ship of Christopher Columbus, was built in 1492, a few months after leaving Spain. Crashed and sank off Haiti. In 2014, a submarine researcher claimed to have found the ship’s remains, but UNESCO definitively stated that the remains were built several centuries after the Santa Maria sank.
Remains of Columbus’s largest expedition ship extant still not found. Few remains have been searched for the ship off the coast of Haiti, but never as large a search as Endeavour’s.
USS Cyclops – US Army
USS Cyclops, one of the logistics ships of the US naval army, sailed from Brazil to Baltimore in 1918 during World War I, but the ship mysteriously disappeared. Of course, with the ship as well as the entire crew.
To this day, no one knows what happened to the USS Cyclops and its crew. However, given the loss of the logistics ship during World War I, some historians believe that the ship was a part of the ship. sunk by a German submarine is thinking.
U-Boats – German submarines
U-Boats, one of the famous German submarines that sank the USS Cyclops, were used to attack enemy ships in World War I and World War II. A high majority of these submarines either sunk or mysteriously disappeared during two wars.
So far the remains of a few of the U-Boats have been found and recovered during sea exploration, but there are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of which have yet to be found. These are still in the depths of the oceans, He sleeps with his crew.
Le Griffon – French explorers
The restless waters of the Great Lakes, spanning the US regions of Michigan, Huron, Eria, and Ontario, have hosted one of the most mysterious ship disappearances in history. French explorers in 1679 Together with the giant ship Le Griffon, they set sail to explore the northwest passage.
This was the ship’s maiden voyage, and the ‘Green Bay’ in Wisconsin was just as the colossal ship returned from her maiden voyage. lost off the coast. In 2021, a group of undersea explorers claimed to have found the ship, but any source other than theirs has still not been confirmed as Le Griffon’s remains.
SS Baychimo – British Cargo ship
The cargo ship, the SS Baychimo, got stuck in ice off the northwest coast of Alaska in 1931, causing the crew to abandon ship. Crew leaving Baychimo didn’t come back again and of course naturally the ship disappeared. This led people to believe that the ship had sunk.
However, the ship still carries the cargo and standing firm information, until 1969 reported to authorities by many. Whether this ghost ship is still at sea is a matter of debate these days.
SS Ourang Medan – Dutch Warship
The most interesting of the lost ships is definitely the SS Ourang Medan ship, which has been the subject of movies and games until today. This ship was a Dutch warship during World War II. Although it varies according to the sources, Ourang Medan, which was navigating the waters on average in the 1940s, passed through the Strait of Malacca. a mysterious tragedy lived.
ships near Ourang, a terrible call for help reported that they received That call was: “The entire crew, including the captain, is dead, the chart room and bridge are littered with corpses.” The last call was then received from the ship in Morse code. The ship’s radio operator had the last word: “I’m dying.”
Rescue crews who boarded the ship after the distress call stated that they had indeed found the wrecked ship as described in the distress call. your crew they were all dead and the whole deck it was full of corpses. Not only that, the corpses had their mouths wide open, their faces turned to the sun, and their eyes were frightened.. of the ship even the dog He had died with a terrible expression on his face.
This is just the beginning of Ourang Medan’s mysterious story, by the way. According to the reports, immediately after the rescue teams boarded the ship, there was a fire in the boiler room of the ship. fire occurred and the rescuers had to evacuate the ship. Very soon after the crews evacuated, the ship was very exploded strongly and sank into the depths of the ocean without a trace.
Why did Ourang Medan explode?
(The game about Ourang Medan)
Naturally, all these series of events led people to think that supernatural events were taking place. What caused the Ourang Medan crew to be slaughtered and the ship to explode? All the theories produced on the subject come to a dead end. For example, at Lloyd’s Shipping by SS Ourang Medan There is no official record and there is no official record of the strange incident on the ship, only with the rescuers. interviews done exists.
The reason why it is so difficult to determine the exact date of the event is that all the newspapers of that period told this story with a date in their heads. However, people who lived at that time certainly did not find this strange. they swear the story is true.
The reason the ship is not registered with Lloyd’s Shipping is actually It is said to originate from being registered in Sumatra.. Ship’s nameOurang Medan’‘Men of Medan’ it turns. Medan a Sumatra island.
Moreover, German researcher Professor Theodor Siersdorfer, who has been studying this case for 50 years, published a paper called Das Totenschiffin der Südsee published in 1953. pamphlet discovered. This brochure is in the cargo area of the ship. Said to carry potassium cyanide and nitroglycerin. If this is indeed the case, this is thought to be the reason why the ship exploded. In the tense international climate at the end of World War II, these super-sensitive materials can cause a major accident if handled carelessly.
So what killed the crew of Ourang Medan?
As for the unfortunate crew of Ourang Medan, there are several theories. In the middle of the supernatural evil spirits There are many theories such as, but if we are to be more realistic, for example a pirate ship attack This was certainly out of the question, as the bodies are reportedly largely unharmed.
According to many researchers investigating the subject, the cause of death on the ship is the dangerous gases are released and the crew therefore died horribly. That was the reason for the terrible expression on their faces. The mystery of Ourang Medan is still unsolved, and it is not clear whether the pleasant event is real. What are you thinking? Please do not forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.