The Carroll A. Deering: ghost ship

 

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On this day in 1921, the Carroll A. Deering was found aground on the Diamond Shoals with its sails still set.

The ship had clearly been abandoned; the life boats and navigational aids were missing. The ship was damaged, but it is not known if that had occurred before its abandonment or not. It seemed the crew had left in a hurry, as food preparations appeared to have been underway. But no trace of the crew has ever been found.

Check out my Weird Wednesday blog post on the Deering for more on the story and some ghost ship writing prompts, such as:

A run of bad luck. Characters on board a doomed ship might have invited a curse as the result of unwise decisions, whether that be mutiny, murder, or just generally running afoul of sea superstitions. If the crew themselves were cursed, or if they carried a cursed item with them, this could explain why a ship which might have picked up the crew also went down itself.

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