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Since "SS Michelle" is not a famous historical ship like the Titanic or Queen Mary , this post is written as a —perfect for a blog about history, genealogy, urban exploration, or maritime legends. Title: The Ghost of the SS Michelle: The Cargo Ship That Vanished Twice ss michelle
There are ships that sink, and then there are ships that disappear . The SS Michelle falls into the latter category—except, unlike the Mary Celeste , she didn’t just vanish once. She vanished twice. If you liked this, check out my deep
A three-week search found nothing. No lifeboats. No debris. The six crewmen were declared dead. The SS Michelle was officially stricken from the registry. On a foggy August morning, a lobster fisherman named Ewan MacTavish was hauling his pots off the coast of St. Kilda. According to his logbook (which I was allowed to view at the Inverness Archives), he saw a vessel emerge from the mist. The SS Michelle falls into the latter category—except,