Schooner Jenny
By Andy Hagerty
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In 1862, a story of the unfortunate Schooner Jenny appeared in the German Geographical magazine, Globus. The author of the story is anonymous, and the details seem incredible. The story recounts the findings of the whaler Hope in 1840.
The crew of the Hope sighted a battered ship emerging from a gap between two icebergs on September 22, 1860 in the drake passage. There appeared to be seven men standing at attention on the main deck. The battered schooner was the Jenny out of the Isle of Wight. As the hope closed, they realized the men appeared frozen solid, as if caught out in some storm and flash frozen. All the bodies appeared to be in good condition and recently frozen. |
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Captain Brighton of the Hope boarded the Jenny to investigate further. Below decks, he can across a man writing in the ships log and greeted him. The man did not respond to the greetings. The captain quickly realized the man was frozen solid just like his crew. Looking at the log, he noted the last entry:
May 4, 1823. No food for 71 days. I am the only one left alive.
If the log entry was to be believed, the ship and her crew had expired in the cold 20 years prior, although they still looked alive to the casual glance. She had left her home port in 1822, with her last port of call being Callao, Peru. Captain Brighton took the log book to return it to the ships owners and continue his search.
To make this tale a bit sadder, the wife of the captain was found in the master’s cabin with their dog. The Captain of the Jenny sat on a ship, surrounded by death, and used the last remaining strength to update the log, before joining his wife in eternal sleep.
The Hope sailed off shortly, leaving the ill-fated crew to sail on, wherever the winds and tides took her. She may sail the Antarctic waters to this day, we at Nightwatch Paranormal hope to hear more of this little vessel.
May 4, 1823. No food for 71 days. I am the only one left alive.
If the log entry was to be believed, the ship and her crew had expired in the cold 20 years prior, although they still looked alive to the casual glance. She had left her home port in 1822, with her last port of call being Callao, Peru. Captain Brighton took the log book to return it to the ships owners and continue his search.
To make this tale a bit sadder, the wife of the captain was found in the master’s cabin with their dog. The Captain of the Jenny sat on a ship, surrounded by death, and used the last remaining strength to update the log, before joining his wife in eternal sleep.
The Hope sailed off shortly, leaving the ill-fated crew to sail on, wherever the winds and tides took her. She may sail the Antarctic waters to this day, we at Nightwatch Paranormal hope to hear more of this little vessel.
