The Ghost Ship *Octavius* is a legendary tale about an 18th-century vessel supposedly discovered adrift off the coast of Greenland in 1775, with its entire crew frozen to death. According to the legend, the *Octavius* had been attempting to navigate the treacherous Northwest Passage when it became trapped in ice, dooming the crew. When the ship was found, the captain's body was reportedly still seated at his desk, pen in hand, completing his logbook, which indicated that the ship had been lost for over a decade. Though captivating, there is no historical evidence to confirm the existence of the *Octavius*, making it a chilling maritime ghost story.
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00:00The Octavius, a ship that was reportedly found drifting near the Arctic in 1775,
00:05had its crew frozen in time, preserved by the extreme cold.
00:09The captain was found at his desk, pen in hand, as if in the midst of writing a log.
00:15The mystery deepened as the ship's last known log entry was dated 1762,
00:20suggesting it had been adrift for 13 years.