LOCATION FILE
Phantom Ship of the Northumberland Strait
FOLLOWNorthumberland Strait, NS
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A widely documented recurring phenomenon in the waters between Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, with the first recorded sighting attributed to 1786; accounts have appeared in newspapers and folklore collections for generations.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Witnesses on shore and aboard vessels describe a three-masted schooner engulfed in flames, often before a northeast wind; sightings recur near Pictou Island and Tatamagouche Bay, with reports continuing into the 2000s.
VISITING
The phenomenon is seen from public shorelines around the strait; there is no fixed site.
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