flying dutchman

     

In the Wagnerian version, this ghost puts into port every 7 years to seek true love

Trivia about flying dutchman

  • The captain of this spectral ship is condemned to sail the seas until Judgment Day unless he is saved by love
  • It's a legendary spectral ship said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
  • Richard Wagner wrote an opera in 1843 about this spectral ship doomed to sail the seas for eternity
  • If this title Wagner sailor can find a gal who will promise to love him forever, the Devil's curse will be broken
  • A phantom ship eternally cruising the Cape of Good Hope

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