El misterio del barco fantasma del Ártico | El triángulo de Alaska
The Mysterious Ghost Ships of the Alaska Triangle
The Deadly Waters of the Alaska Triangle
- The waters of the Alaska Triangle are as deadly for ships as those in the Bermuda Triangle, with over 3,000 shipwrecks recorded along Alaska's coast.
- Unlike typical disappearances, ships in this region reappear as ghost ships, suggesting mysterious and possibly supernatural forces at play.
The Legend of Beichaimo
- One notable ghost ship is the S. Baychaymo, which vanished in 1931 and was seen again after 38 years, raising questions about its fate.
- While myths like the Flying Dutchman exist, stories from the Alaska Triangle are based on real vessels; Beichaimo is one such example whose disappearance remains unexplained.
Historical Significance of Beichaimo
- In the 1920s, Beichaimo was a significant vessel for Hudson Bay Company’s fur trade and was impressive enough to astonish local Indigenous people who had never seen such a large ship before.
- Indigenous artists depicted Beichaimo in ivory carvings after being awed by its size; however, shortly thereafter it became trapped in Arctic ice.
The Disappearance Incident
- In October 1931, Captain Sidney Corgwall ordered his crew to abandon Beichaimo after it became stuck in ice near Barrow's coast due to an impending storm.
- The crew set up camp nearby to protect their valuable cargo but planned to wait out winter if necessary since they believed they could return to the ship later.
Unexplained Vanishing Act
- On November 24th, temperatures plummeted to -50°F followed by a severe snowstorm that trapped the crew until they discovered on November 27th that Beichaimo had completely vanished without a trace.
- Despite searching for explanations—such as sinking or flying away—the crew found nothing but ice where their ship once lay.
Sightings of the Ghost Ship
- Shortly after its disappearance, Inuit hunters reported seeing Beichaimo floating alone without any crew aboard; this marked its first sighting as a ghost ship seven months later in May 1932.
- Leslie Melvin encountered Beichaimo frozen in ice a year later but found it deserted and questioned how it had moved there without anyone onboard.
Ongoing Mysteries and Supernatural Elements
- Over nearly four decades following its initial disappearance, sightings continued but attempts to approach or rescue Beichaimo were thwarted by extreme weather conditions or inexplicable phenomena that kept rescuers at bay.
- Local beliefs suggest that rather than being merely a ghost ship, some view it as a spirit transitioning into another dimension—a perspective shared by native shaman Kituwituak Lichar who emphasizes deeper spiritual connections within these events.
La visión espiritual de los nativos americanos
La realidad y el espíritu
- La concepción de la realidad entre los nativos americanos es que todo está compuesto de espíritu, sugiriendo que lo real tiene una esencia espiritual.
- Se argumenta que existen diferentes realidades, cada una con distintos niveles de energía espiritual, lo que implica una jerarquía en la percepción del mundo.
- El mundo físico también se considera un ámbito espiritual, donde las interacciones son influenciadas por esta dimensión espiritual.
- El concepto de "bechaímo" se menciona como un medio para moverse entre diferentes niveles de espiritualidad, indicando flexibilidad en la experiencia espiritual.
- Al transitar a un mundo espiritual diferente, se compara la experiencia a observar una dimensión alternativa, resaltando la complejidad y diversidad del entendimiento nativo.