Ghost Ship Legend Grows Off R.I. Coast

[Wolfie]

Ghost Ship Legend Grows Off R.I. Coast

Fri Dec 24, 8:25 AM ET U.S. National - AP

By ELIZABETH ZUCKERMAN, Associated Press Writer

CRANSTON, R.I. - Rhode Island legend tells of a spectral ship that haunts the waters off Block Island, bursting into flame and sinking into the ocean. Depending on who's spinning the tale, the islanders involved in the human drama turned out to be heroes — or monsters.

The tales hold that the ship is the ghost of one that wrecked on the island's northern point shortly after Christmas 1738. Different versions say the vessel's appearance augurs bad weather and appears on the Saturday between Christmas and New Year's.

And while there's good evidence that a British ship, the Princess Augusta, carrying a load of passengers from territory that would become Germany, ran aground on the island on Dec. 27, 1738, there's accord on little else about the incident.

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[slum_goddess]

cool. watch, they'll capitalise on it and open up souvenier shops or whatever (but i think it's cool anyway).

[KiwiCoromandel]

sounds like a script for " goonies 2 "