Margaretta Serpent Mirage
Danish Serpent Sighting: When the Danish (Norwegian) ship the Margaretta arrived in Scotland, the crew went to the local magistrate and swore under oath that what they saw about 15 miles East of the Isle of May was true. In an hour of perfectly calm weather the crew of the Margaretta saw about a mile Read More …
Pregnant Ship
Ships Get Pregnant?!: The California Gold Rush saw many strange things, among them was the pregnant ship Fannie. Someone with an abundance of money wanted to purchase a small steamship from Scotland to use in the bay area. A small steamship wasn’t capable of the long journey from Scotland around Cape Horn South America, so Read More …
Milky Sea Effect
Strange White Ocean: Early Dutch trading ships that made their way out to the spice islands in the Far East encountered the milky sea phenomenon of the ocean being white in color. The unusual coloring had nothing to do with a sandy bottom, the ocean was simply milky white colored for miles on end. They Read More …
Triple Sea Creature Fight
Whale vs Swordfish and Thrasher: Dating back to the middle ages there were various recorded sightings of a triple sea creature battle. The battle typically consisted of a whale versus a swordfish and a thrasher shark. Sailors down through the years kept relating they witnessed this triple battle and people keep disputing their sightings. The Read More …
Bleeding Ocean
From the Depths… The sloop General Jackson reported to newspapers a very odd phenomena it encountered off the East coast of the United States. The ocean seemed to be bleeding. The sloop was sailing along in light wind and the sea was a beautiful transparent blue when up ahead they could see the water was Read More …
Suspended Mud
Strange Mud: Mariners reported an unexplained phenomena of suspended mud they notice off certain areas of the Coromandel Coast in India. It was more than just muddy water. It was as if the mud was suspended in the sea. The water went from clear to completely obscured. There was no foul smell to indicate that Read More …
Jibboom Catapulting
Loss of the Leopold: As the Belgian barque Leopold sank, the Captain and eleven of the crew crowded onto the jibboom as the last place of refuge. Others had tried to swim ashore but were dashed against the rocks. It seemed that no one was going to survive this shipwreck on the rock coast of Read More …
Faroe Boneyard
Underwater Pile of Bones: Those that lived far North on the Faroe Islands had to fish for food. A staple component to their diet was whale meat. English travellers noted that whale meat and whaling were a normal part of life in the Faroese What was also noted as a strange phenomena was that there Read More …
Adamant Battles a Sea Serpent
Cape Ann Confrontation: About ten leagues off Cape Ann in 1818, Captain Woodward and his crew of the schooner Adamant of Hingham spotted what they thought was a capsized boat in the water. On approaching the object they were stunned to discover it was actually a black serpent of enormous size. The alarmed serpent raised Read More …
Maid of Judah Extinction Theory
Serpent Dead or Alive: The weather was fair when the schooner Maid of Judah encountered a 120 foot sea serpent South of Australia. Some of the crew were aloft and some on deck, but all of them got a good view of the sea serpent. The encounter was reported in Australian and New Zealand newspapers. Read More …