![]() ![]() ![]() Y que a su vez representa un hito dentro de las historias sobrenaturales marítimasĮs evidente la influencia que representa esta historia en otros autores, en diferentes novelas, películas etc. Una historia que bebe parcialmente de mitos y leyendas como las del Mary Celest o El Holandés Errante. Y si estoy en lo cierto, es posible que se encuentre desvalido ante el asedio de seres que pertenecen a otro estado de existencia" Y eso es lo que creo que le está sucediendo a este barco. Yo diría que no es muy descabellado pensar que entre las cosas del mundo material y las del que no lo es hay, por decirlo así, una especie de barrera, y que, en algunos casos, este muro se puede romper. Pienso, como ya te he dicho antes, que este buque está abierto… expuesto, desguarnecido, o como prefieras llamarlo. No tengo ni la más remota idea de si están hechos de carne y hueso, o de si son lo que nosotros llamaríamos espíritus o fantasmas… Pero… bueno, sólo Dios sabe qué misterios se ocultan en el mar. En muchos aspectos se parecen a los hombres. ![]() "-Sospecho que este barco tiene una predisposición especial a ser abordado por esas cosas -le expliqué. This fine voyage into the unknown, by this talented writer is for the readers who love strange, macabre, ghostly tales and like to read at night with just a small light on alone, suspend reality and believe in the won't harm you, well not too much.the mind is resilient. He Jessop tells the captain and the second mate his wild theory of what's going on, backed up by another sailor they do not laugh now, the countless deadly episodes, are too fresh on everyone's minds. In an earlier incident he looks at an ominous phantom ship passing by, lets go of the wheel and the vessel completely turns around, traveling on the opposite direction north instead of south, the alert angry captain called here the "old man " is justifiably furious, curses the discombobulated Jessop, he the dazed man quietly goes into the darkness to his bed.This is unreal there has to be an explanation, ghosts are not anything but fairy tales told by those who like to scare people and enjoy them.The weather has been unusually calm light breezes hit the sails, the seas too, waves not high this should be a the perfect trip yet oddly, no other ships are seen in the busy shipping lanes. Nevertheless these apparitions continue more accidents occur, then on watch in a quiet night Jessop sees a green light nearby another ship signaling? Tells the second mate Mr.Tulipson, pointing at the object but it fades away this happens three times, the officer thinks the sleepy man was dreaming or is going insane sends him down to his bunk and replaced by another. Jessop, he has viewed them too many times, things coming on board out of the sea over the rails. They head south on the long voyage around the horn, the stormy tip of South America ( no Panama Canal then) back to Britain if all goes well, things at first do until a weird mist appears, it engulfs the ship and quickly leaves then a hand falls off the Mast crashing on the distant deck below, smashing his body into oblivion.word spreads this ship is haunted, sounds heard vague images of the unreal seen by the unbelievers most of the sailors laugh it off as silliness not Mr. Jessop signs on board, rumors or no rumors he misses home, England still baffling though why all the previous crew has deserted the vessel, even the officers except one, young Williams a British man who wants to be paid and he tells the curious sailor, too many shadows seen. There is something strange about the sailing ship the Mortzestus, people in hush voices give hints on the beach to him in San Francisco at the turn of the century, ( 20th that is) but do not say what, it does feel vaguely uneasy when Mr. ![]()
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