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In February of 1947, near the Indonesian coastline, a series of strange distress calls were picked up by numerous ships and listening posts; each received dispatch more alarming than the next. The calls came from the Dutch freighter known as the S.S. Ourang Medan and it was clear to all who received her messages something terrible had happened aboard. “All officers including captain are dead, lying in chartroom and bridge. Possibly whole crew dead.” This was the first post received by rescue, then what followed was a undecipherable series of morse code and finally the last message: “I die”.
Through triangulation, the position of the ship was discovered within the straits of Matacca, and the nearest rescue ship, an American boat known as the 6,507th Silver Star, rushed to the aid of the stricken vessel. It took them many hours to reach the Ourang, but once the shop was in sight they hailed the Dutch vessel with whistle calls and hand signals, but recieved no response. The boat sat unmanned and motionless on the water as if she had no crew to direct her at all. Carefully, the officers of the Silver Star approached and boarded the vessel. What greeted them was a horrible and frightening sight.....
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