Somewhere in the world, a certain sea area to be precise, at least once a year a giant ship will suddenly disappear without leaving any clues to the surrounding ports. The crew, food, and resources on the ship will also disappear at the same time.

world, a certain sea area to be precise, at least once a year a giant ship will suddenly disappear without leaving any clues to the surrounding ports. The crew, food, and resources on the ship will also disappear at the same time.

The disappearance of ships will inevitably attract the attention of the country, but after years of search and rescue by search and rescue teams and salvage teams, these ships have disappeared without a trace as if they had evaporated. Many years later, they may suddenly appear in a certain sea area.

For example, a strange fishing boat appeared in 2008's Pacific . It was a Korean fisherman who discovered the vessel at that time. South Korean fishermen sent a radio message to the boat, but there was no response from the boat, and it was indeed empty.

Similar things happen one after another, but there is an unwritten rule in global ocean shipping, that is, captains cannot abandon ship and run away. This is not only driven by responsibility, but also because people who abandon the ship are likely to die from the low temperature of the sea water. Therefore, most crew members will not abandon their ships, but incidents of ghost ships are always emerging one after another.

For example, in 2018, a Chinese fisherman discovered a luxury cruise ship in the East China Sea, with a lot of food and resources on it. But the entire cabin was empty. What was going on? Is this another ghost ship?

Weird "ghost ship" incidents occur frequently

When mentioning ghost ships, everyone thinks only of those terrifying literary and artistic works. For example, the 2002 movie "Ghost Ship" received great acclaim upon its release, not only because its story is bizarre and attracts people's attention, but also because its special effects are very realistic. Therefore, people's yearning for sea ships has increased because of this movie. But in the real world, "ghost ships" do appear.

For example, since 2018, the number of ghost ships floating in the waters around Japan or the coast of South Korea has reached 100.. Japan has been counting ghost ships entering their national waters since 2013. As a result, the statistics found that this number has been rising year by year. In other words, mysterious and strange ghost ships wash up on the coast of Japan every year. The facilities in these ships are very different. Their unified feature is that there are no people inside, but there are some eggs, instant noodles and infrastructure on them.

There are also some more bizarre situations, that is, a ghost ship is also dragging a small ghost ship behind it, which is called a parent ghost ship by fishermen. Usually there are bones and rotten corpses in such ships. At first, the Japanese people were frightened and ran for their lives when they saw the first ghost ship. But later, as more and more ghost ships entered the country, they became accustomed to it.

In 2017, Japan salvaged 105 ghost ships, of which only five had 12 corpses on them. The remaining 100 ships were empty, not even food. All the stuff was rummaged through and fell to the ground. This phenomenon that is inconsistent with common sense occurs frequently and has aroused widespread speculation. In 2018, such a ghost ship also appeared in the East my country Sea, and the scene was even more terrifying than this incident.

The ghost ship that appeared in our country did not show the common corpses or bones. Instead, it had luxurious furnishings, as well as daily food for the crew and sailors, such as eggs, instant noodles, etc. discovered that the ship was Chinese fisherman Wang Weiping , who discovered the ghost ship floating on the sea on December 18, 2018.

It was the flood season at that time, and he and the crew went fishing as usual. When he drove the boat forward, the crew was opening the fishing net on the deck and slowly spreading it to the sea and sinking to the bottom of the sea. So the fishing boat driven by Wang Weiping circled in the nearby waters, but what he didn't expect was that as the sun slowly rose on the sea, he seemed to see something unusual: A huge thing was sailing towards him in the distance, and the microwaves in the sea water stirred up people's hearts.

Wang Weiping observed carefully with a telescope. He found that this behemoth seemed familiar. He called the fishermen to observe with him. Everyone said that it was a cruise ship. At this time, Wang Weiping suddenly became a little angry. Why didn't this cruise ship leave quickly at night and wander around here? What should I do if I encounter someone else's ship? So he asked the crew to quickly send signals to each other, indicating that the two ships should stagger.

No matter how the crew members sent signals to each other, the ship seemed to not hear it and headed straight towards Wang Weiping's ship. Wang Weiping and the fishermen were surprised. Could it be that there was no one on the boat or that their signal failed? So he no longer bothered to signal the other party, and quickly asked the crew to use the joystick to avoid it.

Fortunately, everyone reacted quickly, and the two ships gradually staggered. Wang Weiping lost his temper. This ship was really unreasonable. If you don't turn on the lights quickly at night, you will wander around in random directions, and you won't respond to other people's warnings. This is simply taking your life for granted.

So Wang Weiping picked up the loudspeaker and shouted loudly at the other party. Although he shouted louder and louder, there was no response from the other party, and the deck of the ship was quiet. Suddenly a gust of sea wind blew over, and Wang Weiping had goosebumps on his face, feeling that something was wrong with the ship.

So he maneuvered the fishing boat and looked around the other side's ship, and found that although the cruise ship's hull had some impact marks, it was large overall and very new, so it should not be an abandoned ship.

At this time, the crew members followed Wang Weiping to observe. They said that there was indeed no one on the deck.. Someone suggested, "How about a few of us go and have a look?" Wang Weiping rolled his eyes at them and boarded their boat for no reason. How would he explain it if others found out?

But the crew members said: "There is obviously something wrong with this ship. Why don't you go up and take a look or help me?" Unable to resist everyone's persuasion, Wang Weiping led the crew members to the deck and slowly walked into the cabin.

It was dark on the deck and nothing could be seen, but entering the cabin was like entering a paradise. The decoration inside was extremely luxurious, and the various configurations were particularly advanced. The crew members all exclaimed in amazement. But after everyone searched carefully, they found that there was no one on the ship at all.

The freighter caught in the fog

When the crew was very confused, the fisherman behind Wang Weiping suddenly said quietly: "Are we boarding the ghost ship? Why is there no one there?" When Wang Weiping heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

He knows about ghost ships. As an old fisherman who has been in the sea for many years, although he has never seen a ghost ship before, he has heard about it from the elderly and people nearby. Moreover, the news ocean section he often follows often reports news about ghost ships with corpses appearing in the waters near South Korea and Japan.

Wang Weiping trembled when he thought of this, and he did not dare to judge what the situation of this ship was. At this time, another crew member raised doubts and said: "Ghost ship? Are there cans, instant noodles and rice on the ghost ship? It must be left behind by people who haven't finished eating."

Wang Weiping immediately asked, "Where are they? Let's go and see." Under the leadership of that crew member, they found a lot of food on the ship, and there were some unused daily necessities. Seeing this, the crew members were not so nervous anymore. Whose ghost ship could be so luxuriously decorated and have so many valuable items on it.

Wang Weiping told everyone not to move the things on the ship. If you can find cards or documents with information, collect them first so that you can drag them back and hand them over to the country, so that they can help find where the ship is.

Upon hearing this, some fishermen were not happy, because it was not easy for them to go to sea, and everyone was counting on this bumper harvest to get a good price. If they dragged the boat back to the shore, the trip would be canceled and millions would be wasted.

However, Wang Weiping put forward a different opinion. He said: "If this ship is floating like this tonight, it will hit other people's ships sooner or later. If something happens in the nearby waters, then we can still feel at ease. Are you fishing?" As soon as said this, all the crew members looked at each other. Wang Weiping was right. There was no light on the sea every night. If this ship wandered aimlessly like this, it might hit fishing boats on other routes.

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Wang Weiping said: "Then let's tow the cruise ship back." Just as they said, Wang Weiping and the crew took out all the ropes on the ship to connect the cruise ship. After tying them all with a tight knot, everyone began to take the luxury cruise ship back.

Sailing with such a behemoth is not an easy task. Wang Weiping's fishing boat is only half the size of a cruise ship. Towing such a powerless ship obviously put a lot of effort on Wang Weiping's ship. Their speed dropped from twelve knots per hour to less than five knots per hour. In other words, they had to sail for three to four days to reach the shore, and they didn't know what kind of wind and waves they would encounter during this period.

The journey back was very difficult and dangerous. Because they did not say hello in advance, the people on shore who were taking over the shift did not know their situation. In order to ensure safety, Wang Weiping could only divide all the crew members into two halves, so that everyone could watch the freighter behind and control the direction day and night.

After four days of sailing, they finally arrived near Shulang Island at around 9 a.m. on the 21st.

The truth about the so-called "Ghost Ship"

When it was about to arrive at the shore, Wang Weiping had already contacted the relevant departments and asked them to send staff to receive the ship. The crew members, including Wang Weiping, felt very lucky, and it was a great merit to be able to tow such a luxury cargo ship back to the country.

But strangely, the investigation results were not what Wang Weiping and others thought, because the ship did not belong to China.

The fishermen were shocked when they got this result. Did they pull other countries' ships into their own waters? However, the scope of their sea voyage is within the East China Sea. Since this ship is in our country's waters, it must be protected by our country's fishery policy. Wang Weiping suddenly remembered that he had seen a lot of documents in the freighter and got a small card. He handed all these to the staff.

After another investigation, the staff told Wang Weiping that the file showed that it was issued by a Korean company, but it did not indicate that it was a Korean fishing boat, but it could only be tried with the Korean side first.

staff contacted the Korean maritime department non-stop according to the contact address on the small card. Their reply made everyone confused, because they said no Korean company has this fishing boat. The staff did not give up, and they called Japan’s fishery administration.

Because these two countries are very close to our waters, the freighter that was not fully preserved belonged to Japan. However, after they got in touch with the Japanese side, they also said that no ship was lost. This result made everyone unbelievable. Did this ship fall from the sky?

Wang Weiping also felt very discouraged for a moment. He originally thought that he had done a good thing, but he did not expect that no one would claim the ship.

At the same time, the media conducted in-depth reports on this matter. As more and more people knew about this matter, everyone's speculation became even more outrageous. Many people think this is a ghost ship. This ship appeared in the East China Sea of ​​my country for no reason.

The ship and Wang Weiping and others were caught in doubts. The investigators and Wang Weiping were both firm materialists . They did not believe that the ghost ship would really appear in the East China Sea, so they re-contacted the South Korean maritime department and asked them to investigate whether there were any missing ships for maintenance.

Soon after, South Korea sent news that they had searched for a lost ship in Busan , but they have not been able to contact them so far. After some confirmation, South Korea believed that the "ghost ship" brought back by Wang Weiping was the one they lost. The reason for the previous denial was that the ship was sold to Malaysia , and South Korea canceled its ship information, so it could not be found.

The reason why this ship appeared in the East China Sea is because during a voyage in 2017, the cruise ship's main engine failed, and the Malaysian company sent it back to Busan for repairs. Unexpectedly, after being transported to the Busan port, the soft rope connecting the dock and the ship broke. It was night, and no one noticed that the cruise ship quietly drifted away with the ocean current.

In other words, the cargo ship drifted at sea for several months before meeting Wang Weiping and others. Because Wang Weiping has done good things, the maritime department in Zhejiang, China, said that it would praise Wang Weiping and others in accordance with relevant procedures, and the "ghost ship" that became more and more evil has also come to an end smoothly.

After this incident, Wang Weiping and the crew and others became more convinced of materialism. He believed that there were no ghost ships in the world at all. Perhaps there were just some ships that drifted along the ocean currents to various parts of the world. Because they were so old, the place where the accident occurred could not be verified, which resulted in the so-called "ghost ship" phenomenon.

Wang Weiping's optimism and open-mindedness also earned him the rewards he deserved. Zhejiang's maritime department compensated Wang Weiping and others one by one according to their losses.

Whenever someone mentions the story of this luxury cruise ship, Wang Weiping always tells everyone excitedly: This is the cruise ship he discovered and it is also something he has done well. But when he heard that the country wanted to reward him, Wang Weiping waved his hand and said no, but the government still gave him a certain reward. After all, he was the one who advocated bringing the cruise ship back. This not only avoided more unknown dangers, but also clarified the responsibility of Chinese fishermen in safeguarding the country's coastal defense.