While ghost ships in pop culture are haunted by the spirits of the deceased, real-life ghost ships are less supernatural, but ...

On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the east of ...

An increasing number of "zombie" or "phantom" oil tankers are being used to circumvent US trade restrictions on Venezuelan ...

Visible to some people was the Phantom Ship, the lake’s second rocky island that when shrouded in clouds and low light looks like a ghost ship. Skinner first saw Crater Lake soon after her ...

A ghost ship arrives at London harbor, leaving behind only three pieces of written evidence from the final victims of the ship. In these letters and journals, we learn how the crew may have died.

This vessel was what’s known as a zombie or phantom ship, which take on the identities of scrapped tankers to appear legitimate and avoid scrutiny from authorities in the US and elsewhere.