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.