The Frozen Ghost Ship Octavius 

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The Octavius is one of those legends that's both interesting and creepy. A ship with it's deceased crew completing the infamous Northwest Passage posthumously is certainly something that was a page turner then as it is now.

First the return of maritime horrors after a lengthy hiatus, now the Creepster! Heck yeah shipmates! 💀

While the route they took doesn't make much sense, the corpses could have been a result of flash freezing. If the captain's log detailed surprisingly warm air there could have been the possibility of a sudden storm or hurricane. Falling rain pulls cold air with it due to friction, and as colder air sinks, the downdraft is further enhanced. It's a stretch but scientifically plausible. Glad to have another video from you, an excellent telling of an old tale.

A Northwest passage attempt in 1760's? Pure inspiration- uh, I mean "Insanity!"

I hope Antonia Graza gets it's own Halloween video one of these days when October comes around. Even if she's fictional, but she deserves a video.

The Creepster returns! About damned time, save mah boy from Cleveland, Ohio!

The most unbelievable part of this is guy going "let me find the northwest passage on my way home". If that's factual, it's goddamn hilarious

We get a ghost ship video AND The Creepster this month?? Best Halloween EVER. Also very well written with interesting info as always

"Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." - Mark Twain

Welcome back "The Creepster"!

Had to ring the notification bell. I'm not much of a mariner, but I enjoy your tellings. Haven't heard any in a long time until this popped to my feed.

Oh shit one of my favorite bands is called Ghost Ship Octavius, had no idea it was a real ship lmao

Return of the Creepster! Even though our host may hate him, his visits never fail to entertain.

I am glad to see that The Creepster has returned!

Sounds like the inspiration for two star trek episodes, The Naked Time (TOS) and The Naked Now (TNG). In both they find a ship full of frozen people.

I am so glad you’re back! I watch a lot of ‘maritime disaster’ channels but you’re my favorite one by far!

This story really had me Frozen in fear, I mean it sent a real Chill down my spine. Just a very Chilling tale

Good to see you again Creeepster can't wait to hear this new story

So glad you guys are working together again, maybe for one Halloween special do you think you guys can do the paranormal activities on the SS Great Eastern hehe

I hope this is a sign that more content is in the works. I’ve been really hooked on this channel

Our fearless captain has returned!

I've never thought of ghost stories as a real thing, but the hopes and fears of the teller. A "what if" of what could happen in a worst case scenario. The Octavia is a nightmare spoken in the morning by a crew going into Arctic waters. Just because it didn't happen doesn't mean it's pointless or stupid. Kinda like monsters eating naughty kids

Creepy stuff, being late October, perfect timing. Great job!

The Creepster is the best, hopefully next year's one is on the Bannockburn, it's the most legendary ghost ship from the Great Lakes

I am so glad they brought back the creepster! I love his character! 😂

Hope at some point you could cover about the Mysterious Disappearance of the SS Pacific The only supposed clue about her destiny was a Message in a Bottle found years after she vanished My best wishes Matey Octavius is one of my favourite tales, Grandpa used to tell me that story

He’s back ladies and gentlemen, he’s back!

Thank you for bringing back the Creepster.

Having recently read "Frozen in Time"(about the Franklin expedition), the captain of this ship was a fool of the highest order if that was his actual plan(doubtful). Better equipped ships 100 years later would loose entire crews and ships.

I was wondering where the seasonal spooky videos would be uploaded. Hopefully you got more of them coming before the month's end ( It did not happen :( )

Been subbed for like a year, great content. These Halloween vids are among your best.

Love it! Happy Halloween 🎃

Welcome back creepster all good stuff always enjoy watching

Hey look, it's this channel's biannual video (the other one being the April Fools one)!

Finally! You are here! Yesh yesh yesh yesh!

So glad to see you back!

I MISSED THESE!!!! Great work as always :)

Turns out that it's not just me who love to change the plan & route at last minutes. Especially in family vacations 😂🙈

Glad to see the Creepster has returned. I was worried I wouldn't see him this year

Thank you so much for bringing back Creepster , I know it's a bit silly , but it's part of the fun of your channel , and as ever - interesting research .

Thumbs up new subscribers here from Cornwall UK 🇬🇧 👍

So great to see this channel coming back, wonderful videos

Glad youre back here Sailor.

Glad this has graced my feed. Forgot how much I enjoy your content

I missed your macabre tales. Glad you're back.

Putting the decision on the passage side I think the most unbelievable part of this whole thing is a wooden ship surviving for 13 years in the ocean without any sort of maintenance. Sea ice aside imagine what the boring worms, Barnacles, and every other woodeating creature would have done to that things hull. And that's BEFORE you get to the salt, the switch from wood to Metal clad to solid metal, to metal and fiberglass was done for a reason and one of those reasons is that wooden ships do not last long. Iron clad ships don't last long either, longer than just plain wood but still this sounds like it was just plain wood. Five or six years I might believe maybe you could convince me of seven if you could point to an example, but thirteen is asking too much. Yes yes I know that they've found perfectly preserved wooden ships on the floor of the ocean but those are rare and the locations are unique in a way that prevents the usual rot from happening. This is not one of them.

I'm so glad you're back. I remember watching all your content, but somehow I wasn't subscribed so i couldn't find you again.

You have the best videos of all the marine guys. Would love more regular videos when possible! Much love

The Creepster is so alluring! 🔥 💀

When we needed him most, the Creepster delivered!

hell yea! its good to see ur back!

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Awesome to see the Creepster back again!

Welcome back. This video was interesing even though I've known about the legend of the Octavius. One ship you really should do a video about is MV Joyita aka Mary Celeste of the Pacific. That would be awesome. Keep up your good work.

He's back!!

Stoked to see this !! You are awesome!!

Your channel is brilliant, one of my favorites. Love your remit of sticking to facts and research. That said, the Creepster (and your takedown of his superstition) is hilarious, and I look forward to next year's edition. :)

Hey, been enjoying the content and I'm really glad to see you back. I was wondering if you've ever considered doing a video on the collision between USS Washington (BB-56) and USS Indiana (BB-58) that occurred on or about 1 February 1944?

"I will see you next year" Gun pointed at you, feels like the IRS...

that union bit was good lmao

The creepsters voice is so good

There are few channels that I will watch every single video as soon as I get the chance, but this is one of them. And gotta love the spooky Union

Always a pleasure to see The Creepster. I'm glad he was able to return after the writer's Boo-nion Strike! Oh, great vid too Skipper, have a Happy Halloween shipmates!

I love the Spookster's return I Liked the video five times!

I'd love to see one of these videos cover the Baychimo. I feel like that would be the one ghost story where they could both have fun.❤

Thank you, very enjoyable. I started having doubts when the boarding party were too scared by a few dead bodies to check the holds!

missed you man, love your humor

Much like “The wreck of the Titan” predates Titanic, and even if untrue, this story is eerily similar to the fates of Erebus and Terror. 🥶

Happy Halloween! These videos with the loveable and spooktacular Creepster are my favourites among your altogether greatly enjoyable and quality videos. They are all a treat and I am now looking forward to watching this. Thank you for all of your hard work! Always looking forward to more! Take good care!

Are there any stories of ghosts being successfully exorcised by a crew? Honestly not a fan of the Creepster, but I really do like your storytelling style and the breakdown afterwards of what's wrong with these stories factually.

The moment they stated that they were a Merchant ship heading to China and somehow bound up in Canada, I immediately knew they were trying their hand at the Northwest passage. As for reason they went there, one could just chalk it up to incompetence but at the same time its unlikely this whole thing really happened at all.

I've never been big on maritime stuff, but after watching some Return of the Obra Dinn stuff your channel was recommended to me and I'm hooked. Your vids always send me down the rabbit holes of reading more on the material

I've been looking forward to this.

Well done sir!! Keep up the good work!!

Lmao I honestly cannot imagine the audacity to just casually decide to take the northwest passage

it's just not Spooky Month until i hear a new ghost ship story

Amazing story and that end bit XD man I love this channel

yeeeesss a new video!!!!!

After watching Terror and reading about how impenetrable, mystic and dangerous any expedition to find Northwest Passage was - it becomes clear that a random run of the mill captain sailing with his family would NEVER in his right might just willy nilly decide "oh pffft lets just save time and CUT THROUGH THE MOST DANGEROUS SEA ROUTE IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD". Still, a cool story.

I love the spooky vids!🎃👻☠

I do love me some maritime horrors for halloween! Thanks man

Happy Halloween and thanks as always.

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Wasn't this story the inspiration for the Star Trek episode of a similar vein? Bunch of starfleet personnel found stone cold frozen dead in the midst of their lives.

Love this channel so much! Keep up the great work, fair winds and following seas!

From now on I’m using the line “unless you wanna hear from my union rep cut the sass”

This story would make a good setpiece for a d&d session

Nice story, and a lovely denouement presenting the facts. The tale was just as credible as the Philadelphia experiment, or the Swedish farmer who unearthed 14th Century Viking rune tablets in 18th Century Minnesota- both _totally_ credible!

Look, I'm only mad that I didn't think of the Ghosts, Ghouls, and Goblins Union first.

Dude is back and with my favorite ghost ship

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I can't find any ship disasters on RU-vid that I haven't watched. Glad to get a new one.

Looking forward to the return of the Creepster this year

Octavius: "Why nobody believes in me anymore?" SS Baychimo: "It's ok, buddy. I got you."

It's like a real life Black Pearl!😱😱😱

Like some dead bodies would stop a whaling captain from pulling that bastard back to the port for a salvage. Once it was past the ice limit it would be trivial to clear it and crew it or take it in tow. Why would the crew have huddled and froze to death if ice-bound instead of trying to walk south to safety? Funny how the binding of the log had broken although one would expect the pages to be frozen together. Seems there was a lot of stuff still left to burn on the ship with hammocks and sails and an unreinforced hull would have likely buckled if ice bound. Pretty unbelievable and not really that atmospheric, frozen corpses aren't particularly scary. It would have been better if they found blood and human meat on cutting boards and hooks but no-one on board. We know the Franklin expedition led to some cannibalism and it would make the fearing a curse more believable.

I think old mate has been stuck somewhere deep below. Please come back for more

Watching this while looking out over the beagle channel. Very cool!