History of The Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship

History of The Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship

Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship story is one of the most famous stories, and legends have been around the world. There have been many books written as a story of this legend, even in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) also a ghost ship is raised.

But, whether true or not this story I also do not know, or may still be the same as the other legends are considered only to the extent of coral stories / tales passed down through generations.

According to folklore, the Flying Dutchman is a ghost ship that can never be docked, but have to wade through the "seven seas" forever. Flying Dutchman is always visible to a distance, sometimes illuminated by spotlights dim light. Many versions of the story. According to some sources, the legend came from the Netherlands, while the other is to claim that it originated from England plays The Flying Dutchman (1826) by Edward Fitzball and the novel "The Phantom Ship" (1837) by Frederick Marryat, then the adaptation to Dutch story "Het Vliegend SCHIP" (The Flying Ship) by a Dutch priest AHC Römer. Other versions include the opera by Richard Wagner (1841) and "The Flying Dutchman on Tappan Sea" by Washington Irving (1855).

 Some reliable sources said that in the 17th century, a Dutch captain named Bernard Fokke (another version called the captain "Ramhout Van Dam" or "Van der Decken") across the sea from Holland to Java with incredible speed. She was suspected of asking for help to achieve the speed demon earlier. However, amid his voyage to the Cape of God Hope sudden bad weather, so the ship roll. Then a crew member requested that the cruise ship stop. But the captain did not want, and then he said, "I swear I will not back down and will continue through the storm to reach the destination city, or I and all the crew of my ship will be cursed forever" Suddenly storm that hit the ship so that they lost against nature. And cursed forever with the captain of his ship into the bodies of children living and sailing on the seven seas for eternity. That said, the ship was condemned to sail the seven oceans until the end of time. Then the story was spread very rapidly throughout the world.

Other sources also mention the emergence of dangerous diseases among crew members so that they are not allowed to dock in any port. Since then, the ship and its crew was sentenced to always sail, never docked / pull. According to some versions, this occurred in 1641, others to guess in 1680 or 1729. Tenement (The Netherlands) referred to as the home of the legendary Flying Dutchman, Van der Decken, a captain who cursed God and was condemned to sail the seas forever, has been told in the novel by Frederick Marryat - The Phantom Ship and the Richard Wagner opera. Many witnesses who claimed to have seen this ghost ship. In 1939 the ship was seen in Mulkzenberg. In 1941 Glencairn  group of people on the beach watching the ships come sailing - will come away when run against a rock. The appearance of The Flying Dutchman again seen by the crew of military ships MHS Jubilee near Cape Town in August 1942. There is even an account of Christopher Columbus voyage, the crew of Columbus's ships hang in suspense to see the screen expand. After that crew, the first look directly killed instantly.

 Myth lately also tells if a modern ship saw a ghost ship and crew are modern signaling; the modern ship will sink / woe. For a sailor, an unexpected encounter with a ghost ship The Flying Dutchman will bring harm to them and said, there is a way to circumvent the possibility of encounter with the ghost ship, namely the pairing of a horseshoe on their ship mast as protection. For generations - centuries, the legend of The Flying Dutchman is an inspiration of poets and novelists. Edward Fitzball since 1826 has written the novel The Pantom Ship (1837) is lifted from the experience of meeting with this sinister vessel. Many famous poets such as Washington Irving and Sir Walter Scott also interested in raising this legend.