It was 4 o'clock in the morning. We were sailing around Cape Hope on the south coast of Africa when the lookout boy screamed out. Ship coming towards us at full speed. I came out of my cabin and went to see what was happening. As soon as I was on deck. I saw a huge ship coming up to the left side All the people on board were looking at the ship in surprise while it was coming closer. I ran to the side to get a better look at this strange ship, but the ship was no longer there. It was then that I realised what was happening. That was the famous ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman. It haunted these waters ever since Captain Van der Decken and his crew died a hundred years ago when the ship sank in a storm. I turned to look at the lookout boy but he was not on the mast. According to legend, whoever looked at the ship closely, disappeared.