Flying Dutchman

Original name: De Vliegende Hollander

Time and place: 17-18 century, The East Indies.

Story: Dutch sailing ghost ship was doomed forever to surf the sea with the immortal team without the opportunity to go ashore until the second coming.

Interesting facts and versions of the legend:

1. According to legend, the ship was carrying a young couple. Captain killed the guy and made an offer marriage to the girl but she jumped overboard. The ship then caught in a storm and disapeared.
2. Captain named Philippe Van der Decca. Another version - Van Straaten.
3. According to legend, every ten years the captain can go ashore and find the girl who would become his wife voluntarily to remove the curse from himself and his crew.
4. Van der Deken vowed to sell his soul to the devil if he could run against the rocks unscathed on the ship.
5. A crew of Dutch merchant ship contracted a terrible disease. Out of fear that the disease may be entered on the shore no port did not take the ship. The ship with the sailors who died from the disease, lack of food and water still roam the seas and oceans.
6. The crew of The Flying Dutchman so hurried home and not help of another sinking ship. For that there were cursed.
7. The roots lie in the legend of the "ghost ships". Due to epidemics, fire and pirates many ships often remain afloat without a team. Half sunk, they were difficult to see from afar. Especially at night or in a fog. The collision with the ship could have ended tragically. Especially, if the team died of the epidemic there.