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SS Ourang Medan: The Shocking Clues That The Ship Left Behind

These chilling words were heard in a distress call picked up by numerous ships near Indonesia, from the Dutch freighter SS Ourang Medan in February, 1948.

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SS Ourang Medan: The Shocking Clues That The Ship Left Behind
Home HistorySS Ourang Medan: The shocking clues that the ship left behindMRU.INK⬝ Oct11,2024 12:52pm “All officers including captain are dead lying in chartroom and bridge. Possibly whole crew dead.” This message was followed by indecipherable Morse code then one final grisly message… “I die!”These chilling words were heard in a distress call picked up by numerous ships near Indonesia, from the Dutch freighter SS Ourang Medan in February, 1948. They arrived<img decoding="async" class="wp-image-4838 size-full" src="https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1.jpg" alt="SS Ourang Medan: The shocking clues that the ship left behind 1" width="1274" height="532" title="SS Ourang Medan: The shocking clues that the ship left behind 1" srcset="https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1.jpg 1274w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1-380x159.jpg 380w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1-800x334.jpg 800w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1-1160x484.jpg 1160w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1-80x33.jpg 80w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1-760x317.jpg 760w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1-600x251.jpg 600w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1-300x125.jpg 300w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1-768x321.jpg 768w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200527_200036-1-1024x428.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1274px) 100vw, 1274px" />© ShutterstockWhen the first rescue vessel arrived on the scene a few hours later, they tried to hail the Ourang Medan but there was no response. A boarding party was sent to the ship and what they found was a frightening sight that has made the Ourang Medan one of the strangest and scariest ghost ship stories of all time.They witnessedThey saw, all the crew and officers of the Ourang Medan were dead, their eyes were wide open, faces looking towards the sun, arms outstretched and a bizarre impression of terror on their faces. Even the ship’s dog was dead, found snarling at some unseen enemy. An abrupt explosionWhen nearing the bodies in the boiler room, the rescue crew felt a chill, though the temperature was above 40℃. They decided to tow the ship back to port, but before they could get underway, smoke began rolling up from the hull. The rescue crew left the ship as soon as possible and barely had time to cut the tow lines before the Ourang Medan exploded and sank.The mysterious clues that SS Ourang Medan left behind<img decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-30350" src="https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20220817_171747.jpg" alt="SS Ourang Medan: The shocking clues that the ship left behind 2" width="1828" height="1028" title="SS Ourang Medan: The shocking clues that the ship left behind 2" srcset="https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20220817_171747.jpg 1828w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20220817_171747-600x337.jpg 600w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20220817_171747-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20220817_171747-768x432.jpg 768w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20220817_171747-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20220817_171747-380x214.jpg 380w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20220817_171747-800x450.jpg 800w, https://mru.ink/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20220817_171747-1160x652.jpg 1160w" sizes="(max-width: 1828px) 100vw, 1828px" />© ShutterstockA significant count of reports came from the sailors, sailing through the trade route of the Malaca that while their ships were moving along the shores of Malaysia and Sumatra, they picked a series of strange SOS signals, coming from some invisible ship.There has been several instances, wherein sailors witnessed the mystical appearance and disappearance of the cursed ship.Sailors who approached to extend support to the ill-omened ship, discovered that the deck was stuffed with frozen Corpses of humans and dog.The corpses, seen to lie on the deck were observed to hold their arms to some unknown assailants.Their faces seemed like they encountered some kinds of terrific events while dying.The dead body of the communication officer of SS Ourang Medan was observed to be sitting intact on his Duty chair, with no signs of life in his body.There has been clear evidences that the crew members of this ship have to face extreme sufferings, though the exact cause of suffering was never determined.It is a mystery as how the entire team of crew and captain could die at a go without leaving any signs of foul pay or sabotage in the ship.The observers never found any damages to the ship that might be the reason for the sudden deaths of the crew.The only ship that tried to tow this ill-omened ship to the dock, the momen...