If you've ever set foot around a campfire, you've probably heard your fair share of gold

stories. Maybe about a headless man in the woods or the spirit of a long lost child. But

are you familiar with the stories of ghost ships and other ghoulish tales that are set

out at sea? The maritimes are full of spooky ghost stories to make your hair stand on

end and send shivers down your spine. Sure we've all heard the Bermuda Triangle stories,

but there are plenty of other terrifying tales that take place in the open ocean.

Yes, there are phantom ships, several people see them, but they aren't really there. Even

more frightening may be a haunted ship that you can not only touch, but step aboard. One

of these ships is proudly docked at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. It's still even set

sell a few times a year. In this episode, you will learn about the star of India.

As her maiden voyage in 1863, the star of India has lived the kind of high sea life that

most dream of living. She's done it all and seen it all. But with great adventures, come

great dangers, and many sailors have not lived to tell the tale. Some may have never even

left the ship. Built in Great Britain's Isle of Man in 1863, the star of India was somewhat

experimental, being made of iron, has not many ships at that time were. During this time

and subsequently over the next 35 years, the star of India was actually called the Uturpee,

named after the great muse of music and poetry. Commission to carry cargo from India to England

the Uturpee had a near disastrous maiden voyage. Several accidental collisions caused significant

damage to the ship, which in turn caused a small mutiny to break out. During the second

trip, a cyclone severed the top masks, and the ship barely made it back to port. It was

also during this voyage that the Uturpee's first captain died of scarlet fever. The Uturpee

would then spend the next 25 years as a charter ship to New Zealand. The Immigrants of

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