We’ve covered the Mary Celeste, an 1800s Merchant ship that had a storied past and became infamous as a ghost ship found floating off the coast of the Azores, Portugal in 1872. Now, let’s reveal the truth, lore and myths on 3 more popular ghost ships: The SS Ourang Medan, The SS Valencia, The Kaz II and The HMS Resolute.
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Murugasan, Y. (2023). The SS Ourang Medan Unraveling The Mystery of the Ship That Vanished Without a Trace. Criminal. https://vocal.media/criminal/the-ss-ourang-medan-unraveling-the-mystery-of-the-ship-that-vanished-without-a-trace
StrangeOutdoors.com. (2024, November 23). The Kaz II ghost yacht mystery — StrangeOutdoors.com. https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/historical-strangeness/kazii
Wikipedia contributors. (2025a, February 1). SS Valencia. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Valencia
Wikipedia contributors. (2025b, March 6). Kaz II. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaz_II
Wikipedia contributors. (2025c, March 23). Ghost ship. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_ship
Wikipedia contributors. (2025d, March 25). Ourang Medan. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ourang_Medan
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