Are ghost ships real? – Peter B. Campbell

Some people may wonder if ghost ships are real. There have been many reports of ghost ships being seen. There is no way to find out that they are real, but the stories are definitely real and we can gain a lot from them. Ghost ships have fueled the fire behind many stories. There could be a rational explanation behind it as well.

Key Takeaways:

• Ghost ships are physics at work using buoyancy and fluid dynamics.
• Ghost ships continue to sail due to Archimedes principle: The upward buoyant force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid, whether fully or partially submerged, is equal to the weight of the fluid that the body displaces and acts in the upward direction at the center of mass of the displaced fluid.
• Tracking ghost ships have provided the shape and speed of the Atlantic gyre and gulf streams related currents.

“So abandoned ships may not be moved by ghost crews or supernatural curses, but they are a real and fascinating phenomenon born through the ocean and kept afloat by powerful, invisible, scientifically studied forces.”

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