5. Young Teazer
The Young Teazer’s story is one of the most famous ghost ship stories of Nova Scotia, Canada. The ship was a US privateer schooner, and it was a victim of the Anglo-American War in 1812. On June 27, 1813, having been chased from HMS Hogue for almost a day, it was finally caught in Mahone Bay (between Rafuse Island and Mason Island).
The Hogue opened fire against the Young Teazer. The Teazer’s captain, William D. Dobson, decided that the crew must defend the schooner; however, Lt. Johnson did not want to cooperate. After their argument went below deck, an explosion suddenly occurred, killing most of the crew and destroying the ship.
Survivors from the Teazer were sent to Melville Island prisoner of war camp in Halifax. Here comes the interesting part of the story: over a century later, according to some accounts, the ship will regularly reappear in a glow or as if on fire, usually around the date of the explosion and near Mahone Bay, which is why it is famous as a ghost ship. However, it has been speculated that seeing the Young Teazer could be just an optical illusion coming from the moon, as the “ghost” ship is seen at night.
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