A ghost ship , also known as a phantom ship , is a vessel with no living crew aboard; it may be a fictional ghostly vessel, such as the Flying Dutchman , or a physical derelict found adrift with its crew missing or dead, like the Mary Celeste . [1] [2] The term is sometimes used for ships that have been decommissioned but not yet scrapped , as well as drifting boats that have been found after breaking loose of their ropes and being carried away by the wind or the waves.
