There is a strange but terrifying story and a mysterious issue that sparked widespread controversy
A mysterious ship and an unknown fate for an entire crew that disappeared. Different accounts of an incident that is the strangest in the history of maritime navigation.
So what is the story of the ship Orange Medan?
Let's dive into the world of the sea and try to find out what really happened with the Dutch ship Orange Square, the mysterious ship.
The story of the Orange Medan ship begins with a distress call received by an Italian officer who was on board another ship supporting the Silverstar passing near the accident area.
The call was from a member of the Orange Medan crew, terror evident in his voice
His distress message was as follows: We are circumambulating all the crew, including the captain. They are dead and their bodies are lying in the manuscript room and on the deck.
They pause the call for a short moment, so that the one seeking help completes with the last word, saying, “I am dying.” Then the connection is interrupted.
Of course, the crew of the rescued ship headed towards the location of the Orange Medan ship, and when they arrived, the ship was still, with no smoke from its chimneys and no sound from its engines.
Just waddle on the surface of the water with the waves of the Pacific Ocean!!
The crew of the other ship boarded and were shocked to find the entire crew dead, along with their dog.
What is strange is not only the death of the entire crew, but also the condition in which the bodies were found
The corpses had open eyes and mouths with a terrifying view looking at a specific location in a way that makes the viewer believe that they were terrified immediately before their death.
If you think it's over here, you're wrong
After the bodies were found, smoke suddenly began to rise from the ship's hold.
The crew left the Orange ship, and as soon as they arrived on board their ship, they were surprised by explosions that hit the Orange field, and a fire broke out in it, and it sank in the depths of the ocean waters without any remaining trace of it.
What is the secret of the mysterious Orang Medan ship?
Of course, the news spread and the ship became famous for its strange corpses, a subject of this strangeness and mystery. Of course, various hypotheses and theories will be raised around it.
The first theory, of course, must be from the metaphysical, a mysterious death, panic, fear, and its sudden explosion, so the reason is ghosts
I mentioned this hypothesis, quoting the Indonesian population who heard of this incident, and from which of Indonesia did the story of the ship emerge?
The other hypothesis emerged to explain what happened to strange ship accidents, so pirates appear to the fore.
Also, this hypothesis was mentioned in various articles for the purpose of presenting all the ideas that were circulated
So what is the real reason behind the sinking of the mysterious Orang Medan?
The ship left a small port in China, heading to Costa Rica, in an attempt to keep its cargo secret, but this illegal cargo was the cause of a tragedy.
The ship was transporting large quantities of sulfuric acid
As a result of negligence, a gas leak from this acid killed the ship's crew before causing the ship to explode and sink into the water.
Until the question that arises is why the rescued ship team was not affected when they boarded the ship knowing that according to accounts the team went immediately to the ship
Stricken after receiving the appeal?
Hence, the most controversial hypothesis began to emerge, which is that the ship did not exist in the first place, and the whole story was taken from another incident, and other exciting details were added to it for the sake of financial profit and fame.
Even a little research showed that there is no name for this ship or records of it in any of the sites
Even the subject of the rescue and the rescued ship did not appear in any of the documented records. Rather, the accounts and articles that dealt with the story differed in determining the time and place in which this strange incident occurred.
From the year 1940 and then 1947 up to the year 1948 and from the accident off the Solomon Islands and then changing the place to the Marshall Islands up to Medan Island in Sumatra
These changes in times and places raised doubts about the authenticity of the story of the Orang Medan
And here we stop, and the mystery of the ship is still a historical mystery that has not been solved now, and no one knows the truth about the ship