Salyer 2Ourang MedanIn 1948, a Dutch cargo ship was found in the Strait of Malacca. The entire crew was mysteriously found dead. When an American freighter attempted to tow the ship ashore, the Ourang Medan mysteriously exploded. There are many theories as to why this happened, but no one knows for sure. Was this a fault in the ship? Was it caused by something paranormal? Maybe it was UFOs or the government. No one will ever know what happened to the crew of the Ourang Medan. Some parts are bad but could be explained. While others are a bit scary, several listening posts and a few ships picked up the OurangMedan's distress call. All the person on the other end of the line told them was that the crew was dead, but then silence returned. The last thing they heard from him was a horrible message. All he said was "I'm dying" and then the signal went blank. When an American ship boarded the Ourang Medan, they were shocked. The ship was completely silent. The bodies of the crew of the Ourang Medan were scattered. The bodies had terrified expressions on their faces and some were even pointing at something. They even found a dog with a terrified expression on its face. Mysteriously, no body was ever found in the room from which the distress call was sent. Salyer 3 Unfortunately, before they could tow the ship to shore, smoke began to billow from the ship . Fortunately, the Americans managed to leave the ship before it exploded. No one knows what caused the Ourang Medan to explode. Some say that whatever caused the ship to explode was also responsible for the deaths of the crew members. There are many theories that try to explain...... middle of paper ...... there are many theories but the truth is lost forever at the bottom of the ocean. Don't let him get to you. There are many mysteries like this. Don't lose sleep at night knowing you'll never know. Just move on and treat it as an interesting part of the story. Works Cited “Death Ship: The Ourang Medan Mystery.” Mysteriousuniverse.org. Np, November 2011.Web. November 8, 2013. Medan-mystery/>. “Environmental toxins.” http://www.personalwellnessconsultant.com. No. Internet. November 8, 2013. Kallen, Stuart. Specters. Michigan: Lucent Books, 2004. PrintSpencer, John. The UFO Encyclopedia. New York: Avon Books, 1991. “Why Ships Are Toxic” in print. www.shipbreakingplatform.org. Np, and Web. November 8 2013..