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SS Baychimo - Arctic trading ship trapped in pack ice north of Alaska, abandoned but seen repeatedly in different locations over the next 40 years (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It was being operated by ice spirits to unnerve those that would trespass in their domain

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Actual footage of the ice spirits:

Actual footage of the ice spirits

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Please nsfw tag this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

If I've learned anything from movies, it's that it is filled with vampires that wipe out entire towns during the long night...