The Flying Dutchman | Phantom of the Ocean

The sea is filled with stories and superstitions, spoken of in hushed whispers by those who brave its waters. But no myth or legend of the sea ever sent chills down the spine of the stoutest of sailors quite like that of the Flying Dutchman. A ghost ship that appears on the horizon with a freakish glow that vanishes as suddenly as it had appeared, the Flying Dutchman is a harbinger of doom, bringing misfortune and death to those who catch a glimpse of it. A chilling legend, but where did the mythical phantom ship come from?
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[@starkilr101]

The Dutchman must always have a captain

[@BeyondContact]

Part of the crew, part of the ship

[@scibanana3542]

Part of the crew, part of the ship

[@mrsaltybaldman7443]

Part of the crew, part of the ship

[@HXJPLivingstone]

Part of the crew, part of the ship.

[@cianlynch3607]

Part of the crew part of the ship

[@dragowolfraven3806]

Nice. I remember hearing about the Flying Dutchman. I love the portrayal of the ship in POTC:At World's End & Dead Man's Chest.

[@sarahhurst701]

Traveling the open seas has got to be so far beyond daunting, indeed! You covered this legend of the Flying Dutchman, so very well, that I'm so much more than highly impressed! By the way, Team Mythology Unleashed, your content is of the very highest quality! Thanks so much for this video!🌺💜🌍

[@TheRezro]

BTW Dutch were first ones who develop Frigate, by cutting off castles from Galeon. Those ships at the time were capable of unexpected maneuvers giving rise to the legend. They also may appear incomplete or broken to inexperienced sailor.

[@paulsarnik8506]

​@@TheRezro 🤓😎✌🏻👻

[@alecperdeau650]

Glad to finally have this clarity. We've had The Flying Dutchman as a ghostly character in SpongeBob and a vessel for Davy Jones in Pirates of The Caribbean. Glad to finally have an origin point for the name and stories around it.

[@wickwickening3977]

😂. want clarity pick up a book every once in a while .this barely scrapes the top of davy jones .or the dutchman

[@wickwickening3977]

if you really want to know stuff about i would recommend searching in its untranslated name (in Dutch) De Vliegende Hollander .

[@alecperdeau650]

@@wickwickening3977 thanks. I'll look into it

[@wickwickening3977]

@@alecperdeau650 enjoy

[@ColtonRMagby]

Whenever the name Flying Dutchman comes up, I immediately think of Davy Jones's ship in Pirates Of The Carribean.

[@spacegerrit9499]

That's the problem - it has nothing to do with the actual story of our national folklore. The actor (Bill Nighy) didn't want to do a Dutch accent, so they just made him scottish. And thus the scottish dutchman was born, and our national folklore was turned into a Disney lunchbox. It had nothing to do anymore with the VOC or the Cape of Good Hope - they just took the name and that's it. I remember being a kid and sitting in the theater and realising it had nothing to do with the story I grew up with. Eff Disney.

[@Disneyfan82]

​@@spacegerrit9499Oh stop your whining. There are many different stories of myths and legends told differently than from one version. Seriously.

[@Kaijugan]

@@Disneyfan82 Aye

[@ambarrose]

I saw this video up last night but have been postponing it because you left me in New Orleans mood recently. I've been doing a ton of research and connections thanks to your previous video. So thank you for setting my mind on a buzz. A positive one. I knew the Flying Dutchman for the first time through a Disney cartoon, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers. Yeah, I was very small but the chill it gave me remained till this day, spiking my curiosity across the years. While the most famous, The Dutchman is not the only ghost ship on our seas. I remember as a child I made my mother buy me a major Atlas type book of maps and with sunken treasures and vessels. It had a section about the "Ships that wouldn't remain sunken or that had never been found sunken despite never appearing anywhere ". I would feel quite afraid indeed if I ever went on a cruise and I saw one of these coming out of the mist. Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean made a decent work at bringing back the magic and the folklore of the sea culture.

[@Yamp44]

I've always been fascinated by the phenomena known as St-Elmo's fire, and how it would conjure in sailors a fear of dread and disaster.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek99]

I was always curious about this tale! Great video!

[@beaudoty3465]

Can you cover Davy Jones and/or Atlantis?

[@merlapittman5034]

Excellent story, well told! Now we need to see one about Davy Jones, please!

[@kennethjohnson9370]

This is a cool episode of the Flying Dutchman the story is kinda terrifying and sad

[@screech9416]

Just subscribed yesterday and was waiting for a new video. Great timing! :D

[@MythologyUnleashed]

Thanks for joining us! We post every Wednesday at 5 pm EST!

[@crimsonmaelstrom573]

I’ve always known about the legend of The Flying Dutchman, but never knew where it came from. Nice to have learned about it

[@jeanglendinning1860]

Richard Wagner wrote an opera about the flying Dutchman

[@PrinceZaos]

To sail the seas for eternity must be great

[@greyrin9977]

You should do a story on Sigurd and fafnir soon. I'd love to watch the video

[@CurtisBolen]

I really love the flying Dutchman. I could listen to its story forever by

[@robbabcock_]

Terrific video!

[@williameggleton414]

I might be crazy saying this but I believe the Dutchman actually existed for real and the reason the wreck is never found is because due to the fact that it went down in one of the most turbulent places on Earth and the wreck is now spread out in an area so vast and has been wrecked for so long it could be dispersed in MULTIPLE locations on Earth. There's a small chance this could be true since Earth's oceans are mostly unexplored and that the story of the Dutchman is too detailed to be a fable and that the name of the captain is still remembered. What I believe about the fate of the Flying Dutchman is that the captain may have been reckless and a daredevil, but I believe he knew there was no escaping the violent windstorm and the only way to go was THROUGH it. I think he believed they could make it because he was an experienced captain and had battled severe weather before, but unfortunately he met his match that day. I also believe his figure of speech involving selling his soul to the devil to make it may have played a role in sealing the ship's fate, now that it's forced to endure the ocean till hell freezes over and the devil dies, thus freeing them. It's kind of a tragic story. Captain Van der Decken was close to his ship like a traditional captain and decided "Not yet" when the storm came. He fought to reach his goals and died trying. He could've been also trying to save his crew as waiting for the tempesto would be something a coward, though not all, would do according to the historical phrase "history favors the brave". If he is regretful of his deadly mission, then I hope he is at peace, doing what he loved best when he and his crew perished: sailing the seven seas!

[@doctorwyvern9992]

First time I remember hearing of the Flying Dutchman was in the video game Age of Empires where it is depicted as a powerful catapult trireme that could sail on both water and land. Only available through cheat codes and creative mode.

[@kyleryoung1991]

Request: Mermaids 🧜🏽‍♀️

[@TABPAYD_0.00]

Joe's quarters - "court her". I❤ you, too.

[@mreclectic700]

Thank you SpongeBob for my introduction to this myth

[@bronwentillman8385]

"Do you fear...death?"

[@marioaustin9312]

"Let me tell you about scary kid. There's all kinds of scary things in the world. Spiders are scary. I'm scary. You ,your not scary"

[@jameshughes525]

Even in modern times sailor still reporting ghost ships

[@ryanbobadilla2527]

Is just me or does the narrator kind of sound like Kevin Conroy?

[@MythologyUnleashed]

We take that as a compliment! Thank you!

[@theshenpartei]

The Dutchman must have a captain

[@kaidorade1317]

There had better be a slide of the Flying Dutchman from SpongeBob SquarePants in this video!

[@FuckProWhites]

Let no joyful voice be heard! Let no man look up to the sky with hope! And let this day be forever cursed by we who ready to wake...the Kraken!

[@alexandergoycoechea9611]

The flying Dutchman is my favorite but I also like the tail of the Great Eastern and Titanic

[@CeHee123]

3:01 Why the hell was it called the Cape of Good Hope, then?

[@MythologyUnleashed]

From our research, the Cape was named by a Portuguese navigator called Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, and he named it the Cape of Good Hope because he deemed its existence a good omen that India could be reached by sea from Europe!

[@CeHee123]

@Mythology Unleashed Talk about something not ageing well. Also, wow, I wasn't expecting an actual answer. Thanks. That's very interesting, as was the video.

[@DjAcesOfficial]

My dad and I are pretty experienced sailors and we never bring up his name, we are not superstitious. But we are also not going to find it out.

[@Bigp1077]

Patrick: How does he do that? Flying Dutchman: Get back on the ship.😑😓 SpongeBob and Patrick: It's still a mystery!😱😱 Billy: Those guys are dorks.🤨🤨 Flying Dutchman: Yes, but they're my dorks. 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@akechijubeimitsuhide]

Is it bad that I can sing the entirety of Senta's ballad that recounts the lore in the opera version? XD I may have listened to too much Wagner.

[@mecahhannah]

Awesome thanks

[@Eric-kk5bn]

Apparently it's rage that fills her sails

[@joeyBirskovich]

also The Flying Dutchman in the haunted mansion ride

[@jayveeruzforce2322]

Sea is an enigmatic and mysterious place, Which is still unknown to us

[@blackspaceentity6519]

“AHWOOOOOOOOO. BAHAHAHAHA. LEEDLLEEDLLEEDLLEE”

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

the flying hibiscus🛳🌺

[@DaughterofAnubis]

Cool. I’m still waiting for Cliodhna to show up. So any chance you might do so next week?

[@MythologyUnleashed]

Next week will be a myth from Philippine mythology!

[@brilicusgaming6922]

@Kayla Walket138 The Cliodhna what's that?

[@DaughterofAnubis]

@@MythologyUnleashed Oh, okay. Can't wait.

[@DaughterofAnubis]

@@brilicusgaming6922 Cliodhna is a goddess in Celtic mythology who is associated with the banshees.

[@brilicusgaming6922]

@@DaughterofAnubis Wow didn't know there was a goddess connected to Banshees. Guess she's the Celtic equivalent of Hecate since Hecate is associated with Witches. Can't wait for this channel to talk about her eventually.

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

I don’t know why many say his name was “Hendrik” it was actually “Willem”. Great video anyway ☺️

[@finnooijendijk9298]

Yes finnaly i do not understand why everyone says hé is named Hendrik his name is Willem.

[@prestongarner8796]

Maybe all the above for the flying Dutchman

[@Steyrlanzboy]

I will sail Storm or no storm, Easter or no Easter, ban or no ban, even if it is until eternity! I will sail

[@benji9496]

More of a river story but I like the Elisa battle

[@guntherthequizmaster9515]

Yep. The story goes that one night when the sea winds moan, old shark-face will walk upon the land, and all his man-eaters will leave the briny deep and follow him, driving all of us humans back into the sea. - Milo Meekly, The New Scooby-Doo Movies - The Secret of Shark Island

[@inquisitive-]

Flying deutchman....German UFOs

[@marchdoesvlogs9823]

Comment #Dutchie if you know the Flying Dutchman from SpongeBob

[@DEMOCRACYE710]

Only if this stuff was real 😞

[@RazorRex]

No, no, it's not "Aaargh-oowh-waagh"!

[@deepseastonecore3017]

If you believe in yourself and with a tiny pinch of magic, all your dreams can come true

[@paulsarnik8506]

Veker danden Vander Decken?😮🤓😎✌🏻👻

[@Steveirwin4477]

Don't forget SpongeBob

[@joeyBirskovich]

yup!

[@5FtOfAnger]

In SpongeBob SquarePants The Flying Dutchman is a person

[@derektereve286]

First

[@John-wr6yo]

I have seen shadow men on my commercial fishing vessel in the gulf of mexico.

[@colonistsfirst204]

ALL SEEING EYE HAS SANDMAN IN ITS OPENING UP EYEBROW FIRST WINK

[@lastmannotstanding3741]

you did the flying dutchman now the true legend of davy jone's locker

[@samanthaholness8151]

Is it bad that I think of the SpongeBob Flying Dutchman whenever I hear the name?

[@mattg1611]

Why would that be bad

[@BlackSkull1984]

"life is cruel, why should be the afterlife any different" -Davy Jones

[@leonthepuppet]

Wow, i really glad you covered ghost ship story such as flying dutchman. I learned this myth when i travel using ship. Apperantly is famous among most sailor and make me intrigue of the story. I learned it future after it appear as a refrence in One Piece XD. If you do another ghost ship, try cover SS Ourang Medan since it become famous thanks to game Man Of Medan

[@iveBENwatchin]

(SpongeBob voice) you good you good you good

[@gaius_enceladus]

Great video! Yep, Hendrik Van der Decken is the *real* captain of the Dutchman - not Davy Jones.

[@70thalternativeaccount63]

But does he give you two gold doubloons for returning his treasure?

[@comettamer]

Brilliantly done video. The Flying Dutchman is easily one of the most frightening legends of any era. My personal favorite nautical legend is also of a ghost ship, one that sails upon a lake in northern Wyoming, it's ghostly crew gathered upon the deck, surrounding a body. If an observer looks on for too long, they will see the body is that of a living loved one who will die soon thereafter.

[@sisterspooky]

@@osakarose5612 - Check out the Bannockburn, it’s the Flying Dutchman of the Great Lakes. A LOT of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, especially Superior. Do a quick KZbin search for them, you will not be disappointed. 😊

[@Nico_Robin1033]

I need to hear more about this Wyoming lake myth, do you know anywhere I could find info on it?

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

It also appeared on TV in tan episode of the 1970s children's science fiction series Land of the Lost.

[@Demonslayer232]

To think that one of, if not THE most popular version of the Flying Dutchman in fiction is captained by a squid man :P

[@sharkchaos5160]

Great video and my favorite nautical legend is Davy Jones's locker.

[@jolo6051]

I know that people often completely dismiss superstitious stories like this and I’m also in agreement in saying that stories like this are in fact not true. But, then again, I find it wondrous to think about. All these supernatural stories, stories of lost souls, monsters, angels and demons, gods and mortals. They capture the imagination like no other, probably more than the works modern day fiction we have today. There’s just something about old stories that REALLY make their mark upon the imagination of all who hear of their legends. While these stories may not be true, that isn’t really the point. These are STORIES. They are entertainment, they are speculation, they have their own lore behind them. In the end, a story is just a story. But the story of something from long ago always makes one think and wonder. I guess what I’m trying to say is that, while stories like the the legend of the Flying Dutchman may not be completely grounded in reality, the imagination of it has never left humanity even hundreds of years after its inception. Stories like the Flying Dutchman give us a sense of wonder about the world. In the end, a story is just a story. But what an intriguing and captivating story it is.

[@rc7625]

Well said!

[@spiritualmedia9946]

Are their still sightings of it to this day?

[@tonybarde2572]

I’ve seen her

[@shogunrobyn4335]

Aye the Dutchman be a fearsome vessel and be ye warned when venturin’ upon the high seas should ye cross a hurricane you’re likely to cross bows with the flyin Dutchman

[@Marie-i5y]

My favorite ship is The Queen Anne's Revenge. Also the Black Pearl.

[@marcusblacknell-andrews1783]

One of my favorite nautical legends is that of Davy Jones and his Locker

[@Sunnyblue-k1q]

You will not forestall my judgment tah😂

[@darreng1052]

Forecastle is pronounced folkesall

[@ygjt76v0-----]

Hendrick & cru are food for fish

[@illicitwargamingNZ]

Parta the crew, Parta the ship

[@marsmcmxcii]

What is the blackbeard

[@ygjt76v0-----]

Spongebob😂

[@crazyanimegamer5667]

Love watching KZbin videos about mythology!!!

[@Kaijugan]

I love the Pirate age, AC black flag is a favorite game. But I'm sad that the Flying Dutchman never appeared.

[@DaughterofAnubis]

Maybe the AC franchise can feature that in a future video game or so.

[@aidanhever3369]

It also appeared in video games. The one I know of is in TLoZ: The Wind Waker.

[@theziggurat869]

Your voice reminds me of Brian Dunning from Skeptoid

[@PedroChuVPS]

Ledle ledle ledle leeeeeee

[@ninetailednaruto11a]

So we discussed the first recorded sighting, but when was the last? I don't feel modern vessels have had to worry about seeing that ship for a long time.