Post by Phoenix on Apr 5, 2006 0:22:40 GMT -5
From Paranormal Magazine:
A modern day Mary Celeste (see: Paranormal Trivia 2/20/2006) occured just recently in Australian waters, according to Custom officials. The tanker, Jian Seng, was about 180km south-west of Weipa in the Gulf of Carpentaria when Customs officers boarded it March 25th. There was no sign of recent human activity aboard. It is believed the ship has been adrift for at least a week. Customs officials believes the vessel was under tow when it broke free and was subsequently abandoned but no one really knows for sure. Could this be one of the many paranormal disappearances at sea? "We haven't been able to find its port of registry or origin at this stage," said one customs official. "It appears to have been adrift for some time before we boarded it. The engines are inoperable and can't be restarted and it's drifting slowly southwards." The Jian Seng is the second ghost ship to enter Australia waters in recent years, the spokesman said. The other was the Taiwanese High Aim Six, which was found off the West Australian coast in 2003. No sign of the crew was ever found.
A modern day Mary Celeste (see: Paranormal Trivia 2/20/2006) occured just recently in Australian waters, according to Custom officials. The tanker, Jian Seng, was about 180km south-west of Weipa in the Gulf of Carpentaria when Customs officers boarded it March 25th. There was no sign of recent human activity aboard. It is believed the ship has been adrift for at least a week. Customs officials believes the vessel was under tow when it broke free and was subsequently abandoned but no one really knows for sure. Could this be one of the many paranormal disappearances at sea? "We haven't been able to find its port of registry or origin at this stage," said one customs official. "It appears to have been adrift for some time before we boarded it. The engines are inoperable and can't be restarted and it's drifting slowly southwards." The Jian Seng is the second ghost ship to enter Australia waters in recent years, the spokesman said. The other was the Taiwanese High Aim Six, which was found off the West Australian coast in 2003. No sign of the crew was ever found.
