The SS Valencia “ghost ship” is one of the greatest mysteries in history. This is a steam passenger ship built in 1882 at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard in the United States.

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The passenger ship SS Valencia weighs nearly 1,600 tons and is 77m long.

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On January 22, 1906, the ship was traveling near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada when it encountered a terrible tragedy.

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During the above trip, the SS Valencia encountered bad weather and was forced to retreat into the Juan de Fuca subduction zone to avoid the storm.

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However, the ship unfortunately entered the waters southwest of Vancouver Island and hit a reef. As a result, the ship slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

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When the ship crashed, only 2 out of 6 lifeboats escaped the whirlpool.

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Accordingly, only 37 out of 168 crew members and passengers escaped. The rest died with the ill-fated ship.

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Later, authorities searched for the wreck and the bodies of the victims but found no results.

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Some time after the tragedy, some fishermen claimed to see the “ghost ship” SS Valencia drifting at sea. There were many human skeletons on board.

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In particular, in 1910, the Seattle Times newspaper quoted some sailors saying that they saw a ghost ship similar to the SS Valencia near Cape Pachena. However, to this day, people have not found this ship.