The Flying Dutchman | Phantom of the Ocean

The sea is filled with stories and superstitions, spoken of in hushed whispers by those who brave its waters. But no myth or legend of the sea ever sent chills down the spine of the stoutest of sailors quite like that of the Flying Dutchman. A ghost ship that appears on the horizon with a freakish glow that vanishes as suddenly as it had appeared, the Flying Dutchman is a harbinger of doom, bringing misfortune and death to those who catch a glimpse of it. A chilling legend, but where did the mythical phantom ship come from?

MYTHOLOGY HAS BEEN TOLD AND RETOLD IN MANY FORMS ACROSS TIME, STORIES AND ACCOUNTS MAY VARY.

MUSIC:
"Empty Seas" by Ean Grimm

CLIPS:
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Stock footage of the sea, storms, and compass

OPENING:

ARTISTS FEATURED:
Savard Bateau
Painthisice art
William Fehr
Charles Temple
Darek Zabrocki
Pat Sprada
Nicholas Magri
Daan Willemdecken
Dumaker art
Bramleegwater art
AI Postcards
Michael Zeno Diemer

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[lastmannotstanding]

you did the flying dutchman now the true legend of davy jone's locker

[dragowolfraven]

Nice. I remember hearing about the Flying Dutchman. I love the portrayal of the ship in POTC:At World's End & Dead Man's Chest.

[alecperdeau]

Glad to finally have this clarity. We've had The Flying Dutchman as a ghostly character in SpongeBob and a vessel for Davy Jones in Pirates of The Caribbean. Glad to finally have an origin point for the name and stories around it.

[starkilr]

The Dutchman must always have a captain

[merlapittman]

Excellent story, well told! Now we need to see one about Davy Jones, please!

[sarahhurst]

Traveling the open seas has got to be so far beyond daunting, indeed! You covered this legend of the Flying Dutchman, so very well, that I'm so much more than highly impressed! By the way, Team Mythology Unleashed, your content is of the very highest quality! Thanks so much for this video!🌺💜🌍

[ColtonRMagby]

Whenever the name Flying Dutchman comes up, I immediately think of Davy Jones's ship in Pirates Of The Carribean.

[BlackSkull]

"life is cruel, why should be the afterlife any different"

-Davy Jones

[ambarrose]

I saw this video up last night but have been postponing it because you left me in New Orleans mood recently. I've been doing a ton of research and connections thanks to your previous video. So thank you for setting my mind on a buzz. A positive one.
I knew the Flying Dutchman for the first time through a Disney cartoon, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers. Yeah, I was very small but the chill it gave me remained till this day, spiking my curiosity across the years. While the most famous, The Dutchman is not the only ghost ship on our seas. I remember as a child I made my mother buy me a major Atlas type book of maps and with sunken treasures and vessels. It had a section about the "Ships that wouldn't remain sunken or that had never been found sunken despite never appearing anywhere ". I would feel quite afraid indeed if I ever went on a cruise and I saw one of these coming out of the mist. Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean made a decent work at bringing back the magic and the folklore of the sea culture.

[Yamp]

I've always been fascinated by the phenomena known as St-Elmo's fire, and how it would conjure in sailors a fear of dread and disaster.

[beaudoty]

Can you cover Davy Jones and/or Atlantis?

[FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek]

I was always curious about this tale! Great video!

[jeanglendinning]

Richard Wagner wrote an opera about the flying Dutchman

[PrinceZaos]

To sail the seas for eternity must be great

[kennethjohnson]

This is a cool episode of the Flying Dutchman the story is kinda terrifying and sad

[comettamer]

Brilliantly done video. The Flying Dutchman is easily one of the most frightening legends of any era. My personal favorite nautical legend is also of a ghost ship, one that sails upon a lake in northern Wyoming, it's ghostly crew gathered upon the deck, surrounding a body. If an observer looks on for too long, they will see the body is that of a living loved one who will die soon thereafter.

[crimsonmaelstrom]

I’ve always known about the legend of The Flying Dutchman, but never knew where it came from. Nice to have learned about it

[leonthepuppet]

Wow, i really glad you covered ghost ship story such as flying dutchman. I learned this myth when i travel using ship. Apperantly is famous among most sailor and make me intrigue of the story. I learned it future after it appear as a refrence in One Piece XD. If you do another ghost ship, try cover SS Ourang Medan since it become famous thanks to game Man Of Medan

[screech]

Just subscribed yesterday and was waiting for a new video. Great timing! :D

[samanthaholness]

Is it bad that I think of the SpongeBob Flying Dutchman whenever I hear the name?