9/4/2023 0 Comments Ghost ship in virtual sailor 7![]() The sailors urged their captain to turn around but Captain van der Decken refused. Suddenly, a terrible gale sprung up, threatening to capsize the ship and drown all aboard. The Captain was deep in thought as his man-of-war ship began to round the Cape. ![]() ( Public Domain ) Voyage and Curse of the Flying Dutchman View of Table Bay (overlooked by Kaapstad, Dutch Cape Colony) with ships of the Dutch East India Company, c. After purchasing as much as the hull could hold and having made the necessary repairs to the ship, captain van der Decken set out for Amsterdam.Īs his ship rounded the coast of Africa, captain van der Decken thought of how convenient it would be if his employers, the Dutch East India Company, made a settlement near the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa to serve as a respite from the turbulent waters. ![]() There had been close calls of course but they eventually arrived. It is because of his brash attitude in the face of God’s stormy wrath that Captain van der Decken and his crew are said to be cursed to sail the high seas until doomsday.Ĭaptain van der Decken had made the perilous journey from Holland to the Far East Indies in order to purchase lucrative goods like spices, silks, and dyes. Many have claimed to see the ghostly vessel of Captain Hendrick van der Decken (the Dutchman) since it sank in 1641. Among nautical myths and legends, few are as famous as the Flying Dutchman. ![]()
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