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There have been various records of its sightings.The first written accounts were from the late 1700s.
Our conception of the world shapes our daily behaviour, our beliefs determine our ‘reality’ and the world we experience is the result of the general agreement that things really are the way we think they are.We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Some folklores say that it was Captain Van der Decken and there are several tales regarding how his ship became the legend. The sailors were now convinced, and never afterwards believed in phantom-ships.I looked at him as closely as I durst. 45.3k points. Unfortunately, this old ship was destroyed and is no longer at Castaway Cay.According to the tale of the Flying Dutchman, a maniacal Dutch sea captain once struggled to round the Cape of Good Hope in the teeth of a terrible gale that threatened to sink his ship and all aboard.The phantom ship has also been seen in the 20th century, by the crew of a German submarine during World War II amongst others. Since then, Captain van der Decken has been given the moniker the Flying Dutchman, sailing his ghost ship the world over. One such myth is that of the legendary ghost ship called the Flying Dutchman.Like every other myth, the legend of the Flying Dutchman has some factual roots. The sea has its own share of superstitions that have left an indelible impression on sailors and people who lead their lives close to the sea for centuries. Yet did not his graveyard complexion detract from the majesty and imperiousness of his mien and port. They are not fully constructed out of imagination.“After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of ‘truth’, and indeed present aspects of it that can only be received in this mode; and long ago certain truths and modes of this kind were discovered and must always reappear.”The truth is that whatever is actually seen is blown out of proportion while relating the tale and this gives it a mixture of the sense of mystery, awe and sometimes even fear. This phenomenon is a type of mirage that is created by the bending of beams of light through varying levels of differing temperatures. Probably that is why he was punished. According to legend, the Flying Dutchman is a phantom ship doomed to sail the open seas and oceans for infinity, never being able to return home. When the body hit the waters the ship apparently asked the captain for instructions to which the captain said that he would try to reach his destination even if that meant trying till Judgement Day.Thus, the ship continued sailing the waters of the oceans, without ever coming to the harbor, with the ghosts of the ship trapped in it.Another popular folklore suggests that the captain of the vessel was proud and satanic. They say that if you look into a fierce storm brewing off the Cape of Good Hope, you will see the Captain and his skeletal crew. He would use a well-known midpoint resting stop known as the Cape of Good Hope.He had traveled from Amsterdam to the Far East Indies and then back again to sell in the large marketplaces of Holland countless times.