There’s a strong possibility you’ve seen him emerge from the sea in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. The concept of the Flying Dutchman did not occur to the writers of Pirates of the Caribbean out of nowhere.
Their inspiration was definitely the true Flying Dutchman of nautical legend.
It is said to be a ghost ship cursed to sail the seas and oceans forever. The first written records date back to the 18th century. According to the bulk of accounts, the spacecraft appeared to be the most unique since it was still shining in some type of ghostly light. The sight of this phantom ship was nothing but a bad omen, and that idea lingered for a long time. If any of the ship’s crew had seen the Dutchman, they were probably frightened that something bad would happen to them shortly.
The oldest documented mention of the legendary ship may be found in “Voyages to various parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa,” claimed to John MacDonald and published in 1790, where a sentence in one of the chapters reads: “The weather was so terrible that the sailors said they saw the Flying Dutchman.” The usual narrative is that this Dutchman arrived in Cape Town in a hurry and wanted to enter the harbor, but he couldn’t find a pilot to drive her and became lost, and his vision has appeared since since in really poor weather.”
Several reports suggest that the ghost ship has frequently been sighted near the southern coast of Africa, where the presence of a ghost ship known as the Flying Dutchman causes hurricanes.
Many people have attempted to find a rational explanation for the entire narrative of the Flying Dutchman, as well as why this ship was even doomed.
They claim that the ship’s crew was cursed as a result of significant criminal activities committed on board, such as murders and piracy. People asked who could be the captain of such a ship, which led to the movie’s famous line, “The Dutchman must have a captain.”
Bernard Fokke, a 17th century Dutch commander, was suspected. He was a sailor with the Dutch East India Company. He was well-known for completing his travels from Dutch ports to Java, Indonesia, in record time. In one occasion, he would have walked this distance in three months and ten days to deliver messages to the Dutch governor. Because of the captain’s fast journeys, some assume the devil is assisting him.
Prince George, the future King George V, issued one of the most renowned reports. The incident of the Flying Dutchman’s visit is recorded in the royal family’s journal on July 11, 1881. The event supposedly occurred off the coast of Australia, in the middle of the Bass Strait between Melbourne and Sydney. The ghost spacecraft emerged with an extremely brilliant red glow, as recounted in their logbook. Even though the night was clear and the sea was calm as Prince George’s ship approached the location of the strange ship, there was no trace of it in any direction.
The Flying Dutchman may have remained an enigma for all time.