According to legend, The Flying Dutchman encountered a severe storm as is was rounding the Cape of Good Hope, sending all aboard to their deaths. As punishment, they say, the ship and its crew were doomed to ply the waters near the Cape for eternity. As recently as March, 1939, the ghost ship was seen off the coast of South Africa by dozens of bathers who provided detailed descriptions of the ship, although most had probably never seen a 17th century merchantman.

Continue to question 8 >

Discuss in my forum