Ghost Ships

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Introduction oceans Oceans cover nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface and many people believe them to be among its most haunted places For centuries sailors have reported strange sightings at sea bright lights weird creatures such as mermaids and ghostly ships steered by the souls of the dead Some of these phenomena can be explained by natural events such as shooting stars and fog or by the imaginations of sailors alone in the middle of the vast oceans Seeing seals or walruses through mist for example might have led to descriptions of mermaids But some stories seem to have no simple explanation Ghostly Visions Some legends describe ghostly vessels that are doomed to sail the oceans forever with a crew of the dead Other ghost ships are said to be visions of real ships that were wrecked in the past In sailors stories seeing such a vessel is often a sign that disaster is about to strike Mysterious Realm 4 Mystery words phenomena things that are not easily explained