ghostship
Abandoned floating vessel
A ghostship is a vessel found adrift with no living crew aboard, its fate unexplained—the maritime equivalent of a haunted house.
The term extends to any ship sailing without apparent human control: The ghostship drifted into harbor at dawn.
In gaming and science fiction, ghostships are derelict spacecraft encountered in the void.
The word also describes companies or organizations that continue operating despite being essentially abandoned by leadership.
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- eerieDisturbingly strange
spooky · chilling · paranormal · supernatural · curse · seance · possession · wraith
Large historical sailing ship
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- barqueMulti-masted sailing vessel
- clipperFast ship or trimmer
brigantine · caravel · man-of-war · steamship · freighter · tanker · trawler · whaler
Legendary cursed nautical specter
- Mary CelesteMysteriously deserted sailing ship
- OctaviusRoman family name
- KrakenProper noun from myth
- Davy JonesSea's personified depths
Bermuda Triangle · lore · myth · folklore
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
eerie · spooky · chilling · paranormal · supernatural · curse · seance · possession · wraith · spectral
galleon
Large historical sailing ship
- schoonerMulti-masted sailing craft
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- barqueMulti-masted sailing vessel
clipper · brigantine · caravel · man-of-war · steamship · freighter · tanker · trawler · whaler · junk
Flying Dutchman
Legendary cursed nautical specter
- Mary CelesteMysteriously deserted sailing ship
- OctaviusRoman family name
- KrakenProper noun from myth
Davy Jones · Bermuda Triangle · lore · myth · folklore
abandoned
Left behind completely
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- driftingMoving without purpose
- forsakenCompletely abandoned or discarded
marooned · unmanned · crewless · rudderless · aimless · currents · tides · flotsam · barnacles · rusting
ghostshipcruise ship
Pleasure voyage vessel
warship · fishing boat · ferry · merchant ship · passenger ship
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