In either 1947 or 1948, a strange and rather ominous distress signal was broadcast from somewhere along the Straits of Malacca. When an American vessel called the Silver Star reached the source of the signal, and boarded the ship it seemingly came from, they were shocked and disturbed by the scene that lay before them. What they found, and what happened next solidified this as a legendary maritime myth of sorts, with the story being told and retold to this day. The debate as to the purpose of the freighter and the fate of its crew continues to this day, with no answers in sight. This is the story of the mystery surrounding the Ourang Medan.

Resources:

https://www.de173.com/the-ss-ourang-medan/

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ss-ourang-medan-ghost-ship/

https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/scared-to-death-a-haunting-discovery-aboard-the-ss-ourang-medan-21592352ae79

https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/ourang-medan.htm