March 12, 2023

Patreon Release - Episode 23: The Ellen Austin Ship Encounter

18 minutes

Due to being away, please enjoy this episode taken from the, 'Even Weirder' series on patreon. This is a monthly bonus episode series, available for both tiers. Soup-thick fog and the Bermuda Triangle make for some weird on-the-water encounters. This month, I cover the weird encounter the former packet ship, being the Ellen Austin, encountered while sailing from Liverpool to New York. What do you think happened - was it a curse, or something else? Tune in and be the judge. Need a distraction? I got you.

Listener discretion is advised. Shout out to Patrons Tom, Bailey, Angela, Jon, Alicia, Lynn, Shadow, Courtney, Cheryl, Susan, & Jennifer! Thank you for supporting Weird Distractions on Patreon. You can also support the show on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, behind the scenes footage, and more - www.patreon.com/weirddistractionspodcast

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Resources:

Mysterious Universe website - “The Outlandish Encounter of the Ellen Austin” - by Brent Swancer - September 28th, 2019 - https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/09/the-outlandish-encounter-of-the-ellen-austin/

New York Tribune article - “Brutality at Sea” - 19 Feb 1857 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/78131622/

To Contrive and Jive website - “The Ellen Austin Encounter" - by Ally - July 4th, 2021 - https://tocontriveandjive.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/the-ellen-austin-encounter/

Skeptoid Podcast website - “The Mystery of the Ellen Austin” - by Brian Dunning - October 29th, 2019 - https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4699?gclid=CjwKCAjw7eSZBhB8EiwA60kCW6TiOUX3v8HD0j8doHsMysLjmdwoNDe5TKaYAgzWOOASQB70Gn0IzBoCxjwQAvD_BwE

Wine & Crime Podcast - “Ep263 Bermuda Triangle Mysteries” - March 31, 2022 - https://wineandcrimepodcast.com/show_episodes/ep263-bermuda-triangle-mysteries/

Apeejay News article - “Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle: Ellen Austin” - By Ekachit Khullar - August 31st, 2022 - https://apeejay.news/mystery-of-the-bermuda-triangle-ellen-austin/

The New York Times article - “The Ship Ellen Austin” - July 24th, 1860 - https://www.nytimes.com/1860/07/24/archives/the-ship-ellen-austin.html

Sometimes Interesting website - “The Ellen Austin Encounter” - https://sometimes-interesting.com/the-ellen-austin-encounter/

Wikipedia - Packet Boat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_boat

Ocean Service website - What is the Sargasso Sea? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sargassosea.html

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