Octavius (ship) - Wikipedia
The Octavius was a legendary 18th century ghost ship. According to the story, the three-masted schooner was found west of Greenland by the whaler Herald on 11 October 1775. Boarded as a derelict, the five-man boarding party found the entire crew of 28 below deck: dead, frozen, and almost perfectly preserved.
The mystery of the Octavius: An 18th-century ghost ship was ...
Dec 18, 2022 · By Ian Harvey. The story opens in 1761 with the Octavius docked in the port of London to take on a cargo destined for China. This majestic sailing ship left port with a full crew, the skipper, and his wife and son. They arrived safely in China and unloaded their cargo.
The ghost ship Octavius: adrift at sea for 13 years
The Octavius was an 18th-century ghost ship discovered off the coast of Greenland in 1775. Initially assumed to be empty upon being sighted, when boarded, a spine-shivering sight awaited. Below the deck, they came across the entire crew, completely frozen.
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Feb 8, 2022 · But really, the Octavius is one of history's greatest ghost ships, the kind of macabre artifact to inspire speculation, legends, questionable band name choices, and belief in the supernatural and/or the poor decisions of nautical navigators.
The Chilling Mystery of the Octavius Ghost Ship
Jan 9, 2023 · There are many strange mysteries that reside in history, but one of the most unsettling is that of the Octavius ghost ship. Discovered along the coast of Greenland in 1775, the Octavius had no living crewmates on board, with the remains of …
The chilling mystery of the Octavius Ghost Ship whose entire ...
Nov 5, 2023 · A five-man party got close enough to outline and realised it was a shop — the Octavius. Boarding the vessel, the men encountered a ship stuck in a time warp, empty of any crew, or so they thought.
The mystery of the Octavius: An 18th-century ghost ship was ...
Sep 13, 2019 · It’s the story of a mysterious disappearance, and a captain, a frozen body, still seated behind his desk and a crew that suffered the same fate. Some people say that this is not a simple legend. It was October 11, 1775, when the whaler ship Herald stumbled upon a rather strange looking schooner.