Many versions of this story. According to some, this story originates from the Netherlands, while others claim that it originated with the Englishman The Flying Dutchman (1826) by Edward Fitzball and the novel "The Phantom Ship" (1837) by Frederick Marryat,
later adapted to the Dutch story "Het Vliegend Schip" (The Flying Ship) by Dutch pastor A.H.C. Römer. Other versions include opera by Richard Wagner (1841) and "The Flying Dutchman on Tappan Sea" by Washington Irving (1855). Based on several sources, the Dutch Captain in the 17th century Bernard Fokke is an example of the captain of the ghost ship. Fokke gained notoriety on the journey from Holland to Java at an incredible speed and was suspected of having ties with Satan to increase his speed. Based on several sources, the captain was called with Falkenburg in the Dutch version of the story. He was called with "Van der Decken" (meaning off the deck | Above the Deck) in Marryat's version and "Ramhout van Dam" in Irving's version. Sources do not agree that "Flying Dutchman" is the name of the ship or nickname for the captain. According to many versions, the captain promised that he would not retreat during the storm, but would continue his quest to look for Cape of Good Hope even though until the Day of Resurrection. According to some versions, a terrible crime has occurred, or its crew has been infected by a plague and is not allowed to dock at all ports. Since then, the ship and its crew have been sentenced to always sail, never to death. According to some versions, this occurred in 1641, others guessed the year 1680 or 1729.
Many similar notes from the Flying Dutchman with the Christian story of The Wandering Jew. Terneuzen (Netherlands) is called the house of the legend of the Flying Dutchman, Van der Decken, a captain who cursed God and has been punished for the sea forever, has been told in the novel by Frederick Marryat - The Phantom Ship and Richard Wagner opera. Several witnesses to the appearance of The Flying Dutchman: 1823 Captain Oweb from ship HMS Leven; twice seeing an empty ship floating around in the ocean, one of which might be the Flying Dutchman. 1835 A British ship could see The Flying Dutchman speeding towards him but after close disappeared just like that. 1879 Some of the crew members of SS Petrogia had seen the ghost ship. 1881 3 crew of HMS Baccante ship inside which there is King George V see it. The next day a crew member who suddenly saw sudden death. 1939 Seen in Mulkenzenberg, making people who see it confused because tiba2 just the old ship was just disappeared. 1941 There was a report from Glenclaim Beach about an old ship that hit a rock. After investigation there was not a shred of wreckage around it. 1942 Visible to the MHS Jubille ship near Cape Town, southern Africa. According to the fairy tale, The Flying Dutchman is a ghost ship that will never be able to dock, but must wade through "the seven oceans" forever. The Flying Dutchman is always visible from afar, sometimes illuminated with a ghost of light.