Ectolog

Picture generated with AI Location: Tillamook Rock, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1881 to Present Category: Ghost Ship, Mass Deaths Cause: Shipwreck Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012824I-00053 Summery:   The Lupatia went down with all hands on deck in a thick fog between the Tillamook Rock Light and the shore, but has been seen during foul weather here ever since. In Depth: In 1881 during the construction of the Tillamook Rock Light a sailing ship named the Lupatia got stuck in a thick fog bank near shoreline. Workers on the lighthouse heard the panicked sailors and tried to use lanterns to signal the ship from the highest point of the tower in order to let them known where to go. It appeared that the ship was able to correct its course at first, but the next day the bodies of all 16 of the Lupatia's crew washed up onshore. There was one survivor of the wreck though, and that was the crew's dog. Ever since that day, locals in Cannon Beach have witnessed a s...

Picture generated with AI Location: The Atlantic Ocean Dates Active: 1700s to Present Category: Curses, Demons, Ghost Ship, Omens Cause: Unknown; Deal with the Devil Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 012824F-00050 Summery:   A legendary ghost ship that was said to be doomed to sail the oceans forever, and was a warning for any sailors spotted her that they were headed for disaster. In Depth: The first written account of the legend of the Flying Dutchman was printed in 1790, which implied that the story was common amongst sailors of the time. Other versions of the story soon cropped up, but from them the main points of the story began to emerge: The Flying Dutchman was a ship that could not, for whatever reason, make it to port and cursed to remain at sea forever. It would appear to other ships in bouts of foul weather, and those that saw should take it as a bad omen. Additional flourishes appeared over time, such as ships that would come across the boat and wanted to make contact wit...

Picture generated by AI Location: Lincoln City, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: 1864 to Present Categories: Ghost Ship Cause: Unknown Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 010624B-00003 Summery:   A ship named the Blanco supposedly capsized here in 1864, and still haunts the waters here. In Depth: A brig named the Blanco set sail for Coos Bay from San Francisco in 1894, but ended up lost at sea. Supposedly, the ship wrecked far north of its destination near Siletz Bay, and remnants of a ship were able to seen in the bay until the 1960s. The remains of the ship got stuck in the sand and mud for a month before it was reported in the newspapers in the area, and by the time that news had circulated very little was known about what had happened as the crew and ship's cargo was long gone. Whether or not that ship is the Blanco is up for debate, but according to legend the ghost whatever ship that was occasionally returns to visit the bay on foggy days. Related Entries a...

Picture generated with AI Location: Porthcurno, Penzance, United Kingdom Dates Active: 1600s to Present Categories: Ghost Ship, Omens Cause: Unknown Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 010524A-00001 Summery:   A ghost ship has been spotted several times over the centuries heading straight for - and over - the beach in Porthcurno. In Depth: With sightings dating back to the 17th century, this ghost ship has been spotted numerous times sailing into and through the beach near Porthcurno, over the land. It was said that some sort of tragedy would befall anyone who saw it. It is described as a black ship, with anywhere from 1 to 4 masts, always appearing at nightfall, and no crew has ever been spotted aboard despite sailing across the ground near accessible areas. Some believe that it is the specter of a pirate ship that had wrecked somewhere off the beach in a storm, and was said to have something to do with a man and his servant that would keep a boat at Porthcurno Cove. Rumors s...