It 4 o'clock in the morning. We were sailing was south coast of Africa wh around Cape Hope on the"Ship coming towards the lookout boy screamed out: and went to us at full speed!" I came out of my cabin see what was happening. As soon as I was on deck, I A 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