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Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by moondragon, Jul 13, 2010.

  1. moondragon, Jul 13, 2010
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    Found this image while killing some time this morning. It was on marinetraffic, which seems to get referenced quite often so I hope there is no problem posting this, if there is please delete.

    Look at the railing at the bottom of the stairs.....clearly a person standing there at the rail....image appears unaltered as the persons up above are visible and magnifying real close it doesn't look like the pixels are messed with.

    Well known yacht that should be easy to identify.

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  2. Capt Bill11, Jul 13, 2010
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    The whole area around "him" (note the color of the stairs) seems faded to me.
  3. moondragon, Jul 13, 2010
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    the fuzzyness is the result of crop and magnifying. The original pic is quite clear.
  4. NYCAP123, Jul 13, 2010
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    It's probably the spirit of the engineer. A good one is everywhere at all times.;)
  5. Marmot, Jul 13, 2010
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    If you look closely, you will see that the "ghost" is wearing a shirt with a big S on it. It is obviously Superman and he has just shown up to catch the 500 pound bomb that is about to hit the deck a few feet to his left.
  6. YachtForums, Jul 13, 2010
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    Every boat is haunted. One only needs to spend a night at anchor to hear the cries of owner's past. And BTW... on a boat, we don't call them ghosts. They are Gremlins and they pop up everywhere...!

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  7. moondragon, Jul 13, 2010
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    I don't think the owner of that Yacht is crying about much!!!!

    Boats have been around alot longer than Gremlins - **** modern iconic little imps - maybe gremlins in the engine room but the "ghosts" get to walk the decks.
  8. moondragon, Jul 13, 2010
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    The more I stare at the pic is looks like someone staring up the stairs, hands in the pockets and Marmot is correct...there appears to be a big logo on the back of his shirt.
  9. ScotL, Jul 13, 2010
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    Can we get a location/link to original? Might help clear things up.
  10. moondragon, Jul 13, 2010
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    marinetraffic - click gallery tab - click search photos - type in Octopus - the first and or second entry listed - photo of the stern in SAINT NAZAIRE
  11. PropBet, Jul 13, 2010
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    HAA!!
    Even the ones that the surveyor, sellers, and brokers tell you "really, she's a dream, never a lick of trouble!"

    There's a reason the ocean(s) are as big as they are. There are 10X more ghosts and gremlins than there are people. Bermuda Triangle is the Ellis Island of the Atlantic.
  12. Yacht News, Jul 13, 2010
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    Or maybe the German OCTOPUS named PAUL (no pun intended) that 'predicted' a spanish win in the world cup has his tentacles all over the yacht! Coincidentally the yacht in question is German built. ;)
  13. bigboatbill, Jul 13, 2010
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    The ghost of 200 million past!