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Jul 4, 2020 · Early print versions of the legend from the late 18th century say that the Flying Dutchman sank in a terrible storm off the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). It had tried but failed to enter the port, and all men on board perished with the ship.
Oct 7, 2011 · October 7, 201112:36 PM ET. The Flying Dutchman was a sea captain who once found himself struggling to round the Cape of Good Hope during a ferocious storm. He swore that he would succeed even if...
This time, it is no angel but the devil himself who appears before Captain Van der Decken and condemns him to sail the seas for all eternity. However, unlike the angel in other versions of the story, Satan gives Van der Decken a get out clause.
Oct 11, 2023 · According to the story (via History Collection), the Flying Dutchman started out as a ship owned by the Dutch East India Company. For anyone not up on their history, they were the seafaring merchants behind a huge portion of the trade between Europe and the East Indies.
Aug 12, 2014 · Satan took him at his word, and cursed him to never be able to make port until he found a woman who would love him until she died. Fortunately, the captain has a nubile daughter, Senta, who, upon hearing of the Dutchman's terrible plight, falls in love with him.
May 20, 2021 · Today, scientists insist that the Dutchman’s ship is nothing more than a mirage, a refraction of light off of the ocean waters. A 19th century book illustration, showing grossly misleading fictional versions of superior mirages.
Jul 29, 2018 · Richard Wagner’s piece tells the myth of the Flying Dutchman, a 17th century trading ship eternally damned for her captain’s reckless decision to press on into dangerous, stormy seas. The ghostly ship sails above and under the water, willing to return home but doomed never to reach a shore.
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