{"id":1280,"date":"2025-08-20T18:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2025-08-20T18:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:37:22","slug":"08-20-25-phantom-vessels-ghost-ships-missing-crews-and-oddities-of-sea-and-sky1280","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/2025\/08\/20\/08-20-25-phantom-vessels-ghost-ships-missing-crews-and-oddities-of-sea-and-sky1280\/","title":{"rendered":"08.20.25. Phantom Vessels: \u2018Ghost Ships\u2019, Missing Crews and Oddities of Sea and Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7426\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1280-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Phantom_Vessels_-_Ghost_Ships_Missing_Crews_and_Oddities_of_Sea_and_Sky__MHP_082025.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Phantom_Vessels_-_Ghost_Ships_Missing_Crews_and_Oddities_of_Sea_and_Sky__MHP_082025.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Phantom_Vessels_-_Ghost_Ships_Missing_Crews_and_Oddities_of_Sea_and_Sky__MHP_082025.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Phantom_Vessels_-_Ghost_Ships_Missing_Crews_and_Oddities_of_Sea_and_Sky__MHP_082025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=1280-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/pscrb.fm\/rss\/p\/prfx.byspotify.com\/e\/traffic.libsyn.com\/gralienreport\/Phantom_Vessels_-_Ghost_Ships_Missing_Crews_and_Oddities_of_Sea_and_Sky__MHP_082025.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Phantom_Vessels_-_Ghost_Ships_Missing_Crews_and_Oddities_of_Sea_and_Sky__MHP_082025.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/subscribe\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><p>For centuries, sailors have shared baffling stories of phantom vessels found adrift with their crews missing. Such mysterious occurrences have helped give rise to famous legends like that of the &#8220;Flying Dutchman,&#8221; a ghost ship said to have been observed during severe maritime storms since at least the eighteenth century.<\/p>\n<p>This week on\u00a0<em>The Micah Hanks Program,\u00a0<\/em>we explore several historical cases of ships at sea and aircraft whose crews went missing, like the famous Mary Celeste, the odd tale of the Orang Medan, a blimp whose crew vanished during WWII, and other eerie examples. However, could some reported sightings of phantom vessels throughout time also point to another kind of phenomenon at work behind a few of these famous tales, and the urban legends that become associated with them?<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Have you had a UFO\/UAP sighting?<\/b><\/em> Please consider <a href=\"https:\/\/uapsightings.org\/\"><strong>reporting your sighting<\/strong><\/a> to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The story doesn&#8217;t end here&#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/x\">become an X Subscriber<\/a>\u00a0and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Want to advertise\/sponsor\u00a0<em>The Micah Hanks Program<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We have partnered with the <b>AdvertiseCast <\/b>to handle our advertising\/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with\u00a0<em>The Micah Hanks Program,<\/em>\u00a0all you have to do is\u00a0click the link below to get started:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advertisecast.com\/TheMicahHanksProgram\"><strong>AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Show Notes<\/h3>\n<p>Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>NEWS:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/08\/19\/nx-s1-5507004\/hurricane-erin-forecast-outer-banks-east-coast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hurricane Erin update: Forecast sees huge storm moving closer to U.S.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/space\/2025\/08\/nasas-acting-chief-calls-for-the-end-of-earth-science-at-the-space-agency\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NASA\u2019s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thedebrief.org\/a-giant-rockfall-at-yosemite-decades-ago-caused-a-supersonic-airblast-heres-what-made-the-one-of-a-kind-event-so-deadly\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Giant Rockfall at Yosemite Decades Ago Caused a Supersonic Airblast<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/ula-vulcan-rocket-spotted-skywatchers-philadelphia-region\/17518953\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Light in the sky surprised people across Pennsylvania Last Week. Here&#8217;s what it was<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>GHOST SHIPS: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americasboatingclub.org\/index.php\/about\/news-and-information\/haunting-mysteries-of-creepy-ghost-ships#:~:text=Perhaps%20the%20most%20famous%20of,to%20navigate%20the%20Northwest%20Passage\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haunting Mysteries of the World&#8217;s Creepiest Ghost Ships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/nova-scotia\/mary-celeste-ghost-ship-nova-scotia-history-1.6830855#:~:text=The%20Mary%20Celeste%2C%20a%20Nova,crew%20on%20board%20in%201872\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A N.S. ghost ship is fading from memory \u2014 150 years after its crew disappeared<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/daily-mirror-fri-nov-22-1940\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Mirror Fri Nov 22 1940: \u201cCrew Dies in SOS Mystery\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/skittishlibrary.co.uk\/the-myth-of-the-ourang-medan-ghost-ship-1940\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Myth of the Ourang Medan Ghost Ship, 1940 &#8211; The Skittish Library<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeppelin-museum.de\/en\/digital-offers\/a-ghost-blimp-over-california-the-l-8-airship\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A ghost blimp over California &#8211; the L-8 airship &#8211; Zeppelin Museum<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chiloemitologico.cl\/el-caleuche\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Caleuche \u2013 Mythological Chile (Spanish Language)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/x\">BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ezAdsense adsense adsense-midtext\">Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of<strong>\u00a0The Micah Hanks Program,\u00a0<\/strong>as well as \u201cclassic\u201d episodes,\u00a0weekly \u201cadditional editions\u201d of the subscriber-only\u00a0<em><strong>X Podcast,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0the monthly\u00a0<strong>Enigmas\u00a0<\/strong>specials, and much more.<\/div>\n<p>Like us on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MicahHanksOfficial\/?view_public_for=101037011668657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Follow\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MicahHanks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">@MicahHanks<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on X.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with Micah and his work at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.micahhanks.com\/\">micahhanks.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week,\u00a0we explore several historical cases of &#8220;phantom vessels&#8221; involving ships at sea and aircraft whose crews went missing. <span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/micahhanks.com\/podcast\/2025\/08\/20\/08-20-25-phantom-vessels-ghost-ships-missing-crews-and-oddities-of-sea-and-sky1280\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1334,1336,1337,1338,1331,1333,1332,466,1335,1330],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>08.20.25. 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