Hardship will drive people to do the unthinkable, and in the early 21st century, some examples of the human drive to flee from hardship are to be found in the endless South to North migration of the oppressed, both in the New and Old Worlds. In August 2004, a newspaper report filed by Joaqu'in Asenci'on of the El Vocero newspaper highlighted the harrowing, nightmarish experience of nearly forty castaways who had chanced the caprice of the ocean waves for a better chance at a life in neighboring Puerto Rico. A total of eighty-two "boat people" - men, women and children - departed in a rickety boat from the Dominican Republic for what should have been a very short crossing of the unpredictable Mona Passage to a secret landing site somewhere in western Puerto Rico.
But the ocean had a cruel fate in store for the refugees: their precariously outfitted craft, improperly stocked with food and water, was swept out into the Atlantic for a twelve-day odyssey that not even the bravest Hollywood director would try to capture on film. Hunger and thirst raged among the passengers, causing many to jump into the sea to drink in as much salt water as possible before dying; some survivors later reported acts of cannibalism had taken place in the drifting vessel, but the most astonishing - and terrifying- event was yet in store.
One survivor told the journalist reporting the story that while the refugees fought for survival among the wind, waves and merciless sun, a "monster" with vast wings appeared before them. Overcome by dread, passengers huddled together to read from a New Testament that had been found in the vessel, but as they read from the holy book, its pages inexplicably vanished their hands.
Only thirty-seven out of the eighty passengers survived the ordeal, eventually being found by fishermen from the Dominican town of Nagua.
What was the strange winged monster? A Mothman-type creature? A supernatural entity emerged from the roiling sea to mock the passengers, or indeed to try their faith? There can be no doubt that spending almost two weeks at sea without food and water can lead to hallucinations, especially when witnessing hellish conditions among one's fellows, but such tricks of the mind would more than likely summon thoughts of food, safety and shelter, not stygian specters. Would a collective hallucination also include the disappearance of pages from a religious text? A question best left to mental health experts. It is known that certain elemental figures tend to adopt physical manifestations, and conditions and situations that have plagued humanity from the start - war, disease, insanity - may have elementals that embody these odious scourges. Could we speculate that the despairing castaways were witnesses to a manifestation of the elemental of hunger?
It is also true that certain waters appear to be "haunted": the so-called Horse Latitudes of the Atlantic Ocean were named thus after ghosts of horses supposedly dumped overboard by early mariners when ships were becalmed and water ran short; Vincent Gaddis's classic Invisible Horizons (NY: Ace, 1965) mentions a rather dreadful apparition known as "Ladylips", the jawless phantom of a French sea captain, that haunts the waters of the Pacific Ocean and has reportedly been seen by over 500 sailors aboard American and British vessels. Nor should we ever forget the exorcisms performed by the late Reverend Donald Omand over certain bodies of water in Norway (the ominous-sounding Fjord of the Trolls) and the Arctic Ocean that were prone to manifestations of sea serpents and caused mariners to perform irrational acts. And speaking of sea monsters...
AN ARGENTINEAN SEA SERPENT
Guillermo R. Gim'enez, a contributing editor to the INEXPLICATA journal, is one of Argentina's most dynamic researchers - an author, indefatigable traveler and meticulous analyst of matters paranormal - who has the great fortune to live in one of his country's loveliest locations, the seaside resort of Necochea, a paradise for the beachcomber and the marine sportsman alike. Since 1994, he reports, the littoral of Necochea and Quequ'en has been visited by sort of creature best described as a "sea serpent" - dubbed Joselito -- that was initially reported by Carlos Mi~no, master of the Paco Ventura, a commercial fishing vessel out of Quequ'en. The sighting took place between March 18 some six miles out at sea. According to Gim'enez, the crew radioed their base at Mar del Plata that at 13:00 hours on that day they had seen the monster: "[measuring] some 10 to 12 meters long from head to back, which was all that could be seen...the remainder [of the creature] remained submerged." This marine nightmare was only a scant 10 meters away from the Paco Ventura when the sighting occurred, while the crew was dragging its nets. Further sightings occurred, reported by commercial and recreational fishermen, but just as many preferred to keep their sightings to themselves.
Carlos Mi~no, the Ventura's owner, told Necochea's Ecos Diarios newspaper that at no time did he feel his ship or crew were at danger. "It appears to be a peaceful specimen. At no time did it threaten us, and I could go as far as to say that it ignored us...I was the first one to see it, although I had no idea what it could be. It called my attention because this dark thing appeared on the water and seagulls suddenly surrounded it. I headed for the ship's bow, intrigued. After a while it submerged, and then remained floating, which allowed me to take a better look."
"Part of its back," continues Mi~no's description, had [something like] serrated or staggered fins." He described these appendages as being similar to "the dinosaurs they show us in books or magazines." The creature's head was described as white and rounded, like that of a duck. "I was unable to calculate its full size since I didn't see the whole animal. It gave the impression of being much larger than what was visible, but I couldn't calculate it."
Amid all the commotion over the Necochea sea serpent, a man named Luis Menna recalled that a year earlier, another man had reported seeing two such sea serpents while camped out near M'edano Blanco. He reportedly heard "strange sounds or noises" coming from the shallow waters near the coast.
Further corroboration for Carlos Mi~no's sighting came from Mar'ia S. Monterrosa and Osvaldo Guti'errez, a pair of housekeepers who were looking after summer homes in the vicinity of Bah'ia de los Vientos. Only a two weeks earlier, they had witnessed a strange marine creature some 15 meters from the coast. "We have seen whales, baby whales, sea lions, penguins and other species, but we had never seen an animal with these characteristics. It had a large head, a serrated back and large eyes. At least three or four meters of the creature's back could be seen on the surface."
Could these creatures have emerged from very deep oceanic waters as a result of naval exercises, oil drilling on the Argentinean continental shelf or other man-made activity? Or did they simply come to shallower waters to spawn? One wonders if sightings of such large sea creatures in antiquity were the source of the Babylonian myth of Tiamat, the evil "dragon" that is the source of all sea monsters. Certainly they could embody the Biblical notions of Rahab or Leviathan, as conveyed in the Psalms: "This great and wide sea, in which are innumerable teeming things, living things both small and great. There the ships sail about; there is the Leviathan which you have made to play there." (Ps 104:25-26). Antedating the Scriptures by centuries we find inscriptions and amulets designed to ward off these unwelcome marine presences, such as this one: "Seven are they...In the Ocean Deep, Seven are they...Neither male nor female are they...The Evil Ones of Ea, throne bearers of the gods are they..." (Thompson, Devils and Evil Spirits of Babylonia).
MYSTERIOUS GOLFO DE SAN JORGE
The fact remains that Argentina's coastal waters have witnessed many strange activity, but the country's Golfo de San Jorge can safely claim precedence among them all. Not only was it notorious in the 1960's for a number of USO (unidentified submarine object) reports, but also it's inordinately high UFO activity led many experts to seriously consider that a "UFOport" existed either underwater or somewhere on land.
An event that occurred in July 1975 and reported by Guillermo Roncorconi a few years alter is a perfect example of this strange activity. In this instance it involved the Patagonian town of Caleta Olivia, which despite its small size is one of the major population centers of the region and serves as a support community for the Argentinean oil industry
On July 15, a group of friends on a fishing trip left Caleta Olivia to enjoy an evening's fishing, being rewarded by a spectacular catch. It was a clear, windless and cloudless evening presided by a waxing moon that cast its light onto the gulf's waters. The sportsmen returned to port after midnight, and around 1:30 in the morning, one of the friends noticed what appeared to be a glowing form underwater at a distance from the pier - all of the witnesses later agreed that the form was luminous, elongated and greenish-yellow in color, apparently only a few meters under the surface. They believed at first that object was motionless, but later saw that it was moving slowly under water. They estimated it to be some 10 meters long and 4 meters at its thickest, tapering toward the ends. The mysterious light kept moving without ever breaking the surface and eventually lost itself in the distance.
The sighting could have ended at that, had it not been for the enormous amount of dead fish that washed ashore the next morning and over the course of the following days. Even more enigmatic were the sudden deaths of seabirds - gulls and albatrosses - in the vicinity.
Blame was quickly placed on the oil pipeline belonging to Yacimientos Petroleos Fiscales (YPF), Argentina's major petroleum producer, but no oil spill was ever detected and subsequent investigations eliminated the possibility that the bird and fish deaths were somehow oil related. Commercial fishermen complained about having to go many miles out to sea for their daily catches, due to the near total absence of fish in coastal waters.
Was the slow-moving light reported by the four sportsmen who had just enjoyed a fine evening of fishing some kind of damaged or leaking unidentified submarine object, making its way back to its base in the depths of the ocean for repairs? The concept that a vehicle from another, more advanced civilization, whether alien, interdimensional or terrestrial, would leak radiation like a damaged nuclear submarine can be hard to swallow, but how else to account for the enigmatic deaths of not only fish, but seabirds?
CONCLUSION
Our planet Earth could have just as easily been called Water, and perhaps more fairly, as any satellite image of our world proves the prevalence of water over soil, or of the god Poseidon over Ceres, to wax mythological. From the shallow green of coastal waters where sailboats and motorboats play to the cobalt blue plowed by freighters, ocean liners and warships, humanity's fascination for the hydrosphere is as unending as it is irresistible.
Aside from the natural dangers that this liquid medium holds for air breathers, mariners and landlubbers alike have hinted at other perils that cannot be escaped in a lifeboat or by wearing a bright orange preserver. Myth? Rumor? Poorly explained natural phenomena? Enlightened minds would have us believe that there is nothing in the heavens or on earth that can escape the cold light of science, but the sea's mysteries are not so easily put aside...
Many thanks to Scott Corrales of Inexplicata - The Journal of Hispanic Ufology for posting his article from 2005. It's a fascinating narrative of ocean cryptids and legendary creatures.
"Scott Corrales (c) 2005" - Inexplicata - The Journal of Hispanic Ufology
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Ghost Hunters, Syfy's hugely successful reality series, has announced a trio of special guest investigators. Bravo's The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Sheree Whitfield, NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak are on the case at the historic Rhodes Hall in Atlanta, GA as they join Jason, Grant and the rest of the team for an unforgettable investigation. The episode is slated to air on Syfy this fall.
Since the series debuted in 2004, viewers have flocked to Syfy on Wednesday nights at 9pm to catch the latest hair-raising cases from the files of TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society), led by Rhode Island plumbers Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson. The first half of season six (airing spring 2010), averaged a 1.9 Household rating, 2.6 million total viewers, 1.6 million Adults 18-49 and 1.6 million Adults 25-54. Its spin-off series, Ghost Hunters International and Ghost Hunters Academy, have continued to cement the Ghost Hunters brand as the top paranormal franchise in cable.
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For all fans of Ghost Adventures, season 2 kicks off this Friday on the Travel Channel with an investigation at Preston Castle.
Located in the state of California, Preston is known as one of the oldest youth correctional facilities in the United States. The facility opened in 1894 and remained open until 1960. Following 1960, the institution sat vacant and falling into ruins until 2001 when The Preston Castle Foundation received a fifty-year lease for the property.
Paranormal experiences at this location included: shadow people, full bodied apparitions, being touched by unseen hands and lots of EVPs. If you are interested in checking this place out for yourself, overnight tours are offered for 100 bucks per person.
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If you live in Tasmania or visit Tasmania one place of interest you may want to visit is Port Arthur.
It is one of Australia's spookiest jail houses and towns, its history began back in colonising days (130 plus years ago) The jail there was built more so like a castle fort housing many convicts and criminals back from that time.
PORT ARTHUR GHOSTS
Now today the place is a tourist attraction and many still claim to see ghosts around the jail and in many places in the historic area.. I went there about four years ago and there is definitely an eerie mysterious energy around the place as you walk past solitary confinement areas and areas of the jail where many would of died.. In particular the execution area I remember had a dead chilling feeling..
HISTORY OF PORT ARTHUR
The HISTORY OF PORT ARTHUR, is it was an old port for timber dwellers and to house many criminals and convicts.. As time went on the town itself was abandoned in the mid to late 19th century.. It later sprung life again as investors and buyers claimed land and bought land there mainly due to its amazing beauty..
"TIME LINE OF PORT ARTHUR
Between 1803 and 1854 some 70,000 convicts, men and women, were transported to Tasmania, Australia. Those who committed serious offences in the settlements would be sent to Port Arthur chosen partly for its remoteness which made escape almost impossible. "
PORT ARTHUR GHOST TOUR
Many rumours claim that many of the convicts were left to die after abandonment or cruel punishments were performed in the jail house and so that is the reason many ghosts abide by its location.. If you go there there are many Port Arthur Ghost Tours to see the old jail and settlement that now resembles in a lot of places an amazing decaying castle.. In the 1970s and early 1980s the historic site went under the management of the National Parks and Wildlife Service..
PORT ARTHUR GHOST WITNESS STORIES
These are some anonymous witness accounts for spending time in and around the Port Arthur in particular the Jail House Historic site.. Some of which came from construction workers repairing areas of the historic site and sleeping in the area, many more are available these are just some common ones that many claim are commonly seen..
* "Sight of a woman dressed in old clothing, and he felt the temperature drop in the room and saw the curtains flapping even when the window was firmly closed. "
* "Told of waking in the night, being attacked by someone who was pushing down on his chest and forcing the air out of his lungs. "
* "Hearing banging noises that could not be accounted for. "
* "Sightings of ghostly figures.."
* "Medical officer's residence Area in the Historic site many have reported hearing children's laughter, even today.."
* "Commandant's residence in the historic site - The ghost of Commandant Charles O'Hara Booth stands by the window of his bedroom, looking out over the settlement as he moans, paces and weeps"
"Another interesting fact about the prisoners sent to Port Arthur jail was a lot were said to be crasy already before going there (Insane), so that explains the deep emotional feelings of torment many feel there today.. Many mass graves can be seen there and some contain more than 180 people in the one grave.. "
As you can see some of these historic details contain many factors for creating emotional torment and holding many spirits to the area.. Whether all the stories or accounts are true I will leave that up to you to investigate further..?
Port Arthur truly is an amazing area and so is Tasmania, if you ever get a chance to go there make sure to visit THE GHOSTS OF PORT ARTHUR..
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If we see or feel the weirdness in our environment, the possibility is true. Because in addition to human Islampun also believe that there is another life in this world. Life of the jinn, satan, and other supernatural beings. Ghost is one of the unseen creatures who also live in this world. Some people believe that ghosts and sized to resemble human.
But some people believe that ghosts have a shape like an animal. Ghosts exist after jasah out of the spirit in the human body. Thus, shape or form resembles a ghost like shadows or fog. Some people argue that it also resembles a shadow. So occasionally we, or our friends may have experienced the event object movements, the lights went out himself and others. He would not do directly to human disturbance.
Thus, logically unbiased ghost seen by normal humans invisible. Here, I'll give you some tips on how do we prevent the ghosts do not enter our house. Pencegahaan the most basic way is that we often decorate our homes with something good, like recite the verses of Allah. This aims to protect so that a ghost or other supernatural beings do not interfere with or inhabit our homes.
The second way is that we must often live in our homes. In the sense that we do not often leave home for long periods. If we do so, then the ghost would be like living in a deserted house there is no activity and life, and so forth. Fundamental mode really be effective even highly efficacious to prevent the ghost does not live or come into our homes.
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In the small farming community of Exeter, located in Tulare County, there is a rural road that has it's own ghost. The road is called Bardsley Road and supposedly the spirit of a headless motorcycle rider can be seen riding up and down it late at night.
Legend has it that sometime during the 1950's a motorcycle rider was killed on Bardsley Road. A few teenagers wanted to play a prank on one of their classmates. At night time they decided to string a rope across a road they knew he traveled on to get home, at what they estimated to be chest height. As he rode down the road, when he hit the rope he would be knocked off his bike. Or at least that was the plan. Unfortunately they misgauged the height of the rope. When the rider hit it, instead of it coming in contact with his chest, it hit him at the neck decapitating him and killing him instantly.
Apparently the rider never really left the road where he would always ride. Soon after his death, reports of seeing a bright lighting speeding up and down the road were common. Some even said they heard the sound of a motorcycle engine accompanying the light. And a few even said they saw the now headless rider on the road.
When I used to investigate haunted places around the Valley, this story had always peaked my interest and I had talked to a few people about it. One woman told me the story of how she and a few friends were having a bon fire party in one of the vineyards that lined the road. It was about 1:00 am when they saw a bright light coming down the road towards them. Thinking it was the sheriffs trying to break up their party, everyone took off running in separate directions. As the woman is running down one rows of vines, she sees the light following her. As it gets closer she can hear the roar of a motorcycle engine. Having heard of the story of the headless rider, now terrified she ducks under the vines and runs into another row as the ghost rides past her and then disappears.
No one knows why the spirit of the motorcycle rider continues to ride up and down the road. Perhaps he doesn't know he is dead and is trying to find his way home, like he did the night he was killed. Or perhaps he is looking for the people responsible for his death and will ride up and down it until he does.
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