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Ghost Ships

The SS <em>United States</em> moored in Philadelphia in 2008. The grand ocean liner's fate has been the subject of years of debate.

The SS United States Heads Into Unknown Waters

After decades in a Philadelphia shipyard, the last great American ocean liner may be destined for the seafloor.

Matthew Christopher April 10, 2025

A rusty ship sits on a grassy riverbank.

Black River Ghost Ship

A former Canadian automobile ferry mysteriously appeared in the Black River 20 years ago, and now it quietly rusts away.

Wreck of 'The Riversdale' windjammer at lowtide

Courtenay, British Columbia

Royston Shipwrecks

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

Shipwreck at Mallows Bay, Maryland

Nanjemoy, Maryland

The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

The Flying Dutchman, by Albert Pinkham Ryder 1896

31 days of halloween

The Flying Dutchman, Harbinger of Watery Doom

Veronique Greenwood October 26, 2013

31 days of halloween

A Guide to 5 Ghoulish Ghost Ships

Meg van Huygen October 23, 2013

Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands

Wreck of the Teignmouth Electron

The decaying remains of a ship whose captain mysteriously disappeared.

Permanently Closed

Petersburg, Kentucky

USS Sachem Ruins

A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."