Aussie Sailors Disappear; Sail Shredded But No Clues

[JTWood]

This sounds bizarrely like the tale of the Marie Celeste.

Funny i was thinking the exact same thing.

Me too.

I remember reading about that story in one of Uncle John's Bathroom Readers when I was younger. One detail that stuck out was that there was a sword with blood on it found under the Captain's bed, which doesn't make sense given the "most likely" explanation put forth by Wikipedia. Also one of the theories was that the ship was attacked by a Giant Squid, which would be by far the most awesome explanation.

I would think there'd be evidence of that. Giant squids don't just sneak up and pluck humans off of sailing vessels. I'm pretty sure that in the odd case where they do attack, they would just go for the vessel.

[RynMan]

I would think there'd be evidence of that. Giant squids don't just sneak up and pluck humans off of sailing vessels. I'm pretty sure that in the odd case where they do attack, they would just go for the vessel.

And I'm sure that they would find traces of Calamari rings on the vessel also.

[Madison]

I would think there'd be evidence of that. Giant squids don't just sneak up and pluck humans off of sailing vessels. I'm pretty sure that in the odd case where they do attack, they would just go for the vessel.

And I'm sure that they would find traces of Calamari rings on the vessel also.

Great. Now I'm hungry.

Guess I'll have to go grab some seafood tonight. A lobster, a few pounds of crab, and some squid will be consumed this evening by me, and it's all your fault!

Provided I actually leave the house anyway.

[Art Vandelay]

A lobster, a few pounds of crab, and some squid will be consumed this evening by me, and it's all your fault!

That's like $60 worth of food. I need to become a semi-pro bowler...must be a lucrative field.

[Madison]

A lobster, a few pounds of crab, and some squid will be consumed this evening by me, and it's all your fault!

That's like $60 worth of food. I need to become a semi-pro bowler...must be a lucrative field.

So you're saying Rynman owes me $60 right?

[thedude]

This sounds bizarrely like the tale of the Marie Celeste.

Funny i was thinking the exact same thing.

Me too.

I remember reading about that story in one of Uncle John's Bathroom Readers when I was younger. One detail that stuck out was that there was a sword with blood on it found under the Captain's bed, which doesn't make sense given the "most likely" explanation put forth by Wikipedia. Also one of the theories was that the ship was attacked by a Giant Squid, which would be by far the most awesome explanation.

If i remember correctly the red liquid on the sword actually turned out to be paint and the crew often used it to stir paint.

[Half Massed]

This sounds bizarrely like the tale of the Marie Celeste.

Funny i was thinking the exact same thing.

Me too.

I remember reading about that story in one of Uncle John's Bathroom Readers when I was younger. One detail that stuck out was that there was a sword with blood on it found under the Captain's bed, which doesn't make sense given the "most likely" explanation put forth by Wikipedia. Also one of the theories was that the ship was attacked by a Giant Squid, which would be by far the most awesome explanation.

If i remember correctly the red liquid on the sword actually turned out to be paint and the crew often used it to stir paint.

I never really looked into it later so you could be right on that regard. Although it does strike me as odd to use a sword to mix red paint and store it under the Captain's bed.

[RynMan]

I never really looked into it later so you could be right on that regard. Although it does strike me as odd to use a sword to mix red paint and store it under the Captain's bed.

Well what else does a pirate mix paint with?

[HiddenIdentity]

Maybe it was The Cracken.

[Pokeyouindaeye]

Maybe it was The Cracken.

Quinton McCracken?!

Utilityman and legend of the deep?