Science & technology | Ghost ships
Vast amounts of the world’s shipping sails unseen
New AI tools could help to eradicate blind spots on the oceans
In maritime legend, the Flying Dutchman traversed the world’s oceans undetectable except to the naked eye. Its mysterious voyages have inspired poems, novels, an opera, and, it would seem, an armada of imitators.
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