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The Crew of the Flying Dutchman are the damned souls of the legendary ghost ship named The Flying Dutchman.
Origin[]
The Flying Dutchman has its roots in the old maritime tales of the Netherlands. The story is believed to be based on true events, but over time it has been mixed with supernatural and mystical elements. According to legend, it was a ship captained by a man condemned to wander forever due to a pact with the devil or a divine curse. The various versions of the legend differ on the details, but all agree that the ship and its crew are trapped in a state of perpetual penance in the world's oceans. The appearance of the Flying Dutchman ship is described as imposing and sinister. Many accounts claim that the ship appears in the midst of violent storms, sailing against all odds, which has led to the belief that its sighting is a harbinger of marine disasters.
Biography[]
Although it is known that many of the so-called 'ghost ships' were abandoned by their crews due to bad weather - or other technical factors - one of the most popular urban stories in the world of sailing is the legend of the Flying Dutchman. It is said that in the 17th century, when the Dutch captain and pirate Van der Decken was on his way to the Netherlands, he ordered his ship to head towards the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, to avoid the troubled waters of the Indian Ocean. Upon reaching that part of Africa, the sailors realized that the sea in that area was much stormier. The waves battered the ship and threatened to capsize it, but they managed to cross it without any problems. Faced with this unusual fact, the crew began to speculate that Captain Van der Decken had made a pact with the unknown so that his ship could overcome the powerful storm. After long days at sea, the sailors managed to see the port of the Netherlands; however, despite the fact that the ship was traveling at an excellent speed, she could not reach her destination. Many believed that this curse was divine punishment for the captain's agreement with the supernatural. Days, months, and years passed and each of Van der Decken's sailors died little by little, as did their captain, who was baptized by those who came across his ship as The Flying Dutchman, the man who could never touch a port and sailing aimlessly through the seas of the world.
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