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Ghost Ships
A ghost ship, also known as a phantom ship, is a ship, vessel with no living crew aboard; it may be a fictional ghostly vessel, such as the ''Flying Dutchman'', or a physical Flotsam, jetsam, lagan and derelict, derelict found adrift with its crew missing or dead, like the ''Mary Celeste''. The term is sometimes used for ships that have been Ship decommissioning, decommissioned but not yet Ship breaking, scrapped, as well as drifting boats that have been found after breaking loose of their ropes and being carried away by the wind or the waves. More recently, ships which travel with their mandated automatic identification system (AIS) turned off to avoid detection and monitoring, have also been referred to as ''ghost ships''. Chronology Folklore, legends, and mythology * Undated – ''Chasse-galerie'' is a haunted canoe doomed to paddle the skies of Quebec. * Undated – The ''Caleuche'' is a mythical ghost ship that, according to local folklore and Chilote mythology, sails the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Deering may refer to: Places in the United States * Deering, Alaska, a city * Deering, Maine, a former town annexed to Portland in 1898 * Deering, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Deering, New Hampshire, a town ** Deering Reservoir * Deering, North Dakota, a city People * Adolph A. Deering, American politician * Charles Deering (1852–1927), American business man and philanthropist * Fred Deering (1923-2010), American politician * James Deering (1859–1925), American industrialist, developer of Miami, Florida * John Deering (baseball) (1879–1943), Major League Baseball pitcher * John Deering (murderer) (1898–1938), American murderer executed by firing squad in Utah * John Deering (politician) (1833-1904), American politician and mayor of Portland, Maine * Myles Deering (born 1953), Army National Guard major general * Pat Deering (born 1967), Irish politician * Richard Dering (c. 1580–1630), also spelled Deering, English Renaissance and Baroque composer * Rupert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
