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The Empty Boat in the Middle of the Atlantic: The Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst

2026-10-03 · · Ghost Ships · 8 min read

On the morning of 10 July 1969 a British cargo ship is crossing the Atlantic, roughly halfway between Europe and the Caribbean. A lookout sees something low in the water ahead.

It is a small yacht. It has 3 hulls. One sail is still up. It is moving slowly with the wind, going nowhere.

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