The Coffin on Deck: Three Men Vanished

The Coffin on Deck: Three Men Vanished

A commercial fishing vessel, the Tempest Fate, pulled a chained coffin from the ocean, and soon after, three men disappeared. What happened on that ship that left one man alone, clutching a firearm, listening for something no one else could hear?

In this episode, we delve into audio log number sixty-three seven four eight, the session where Darren Forrest finally spoke after six days of silence. Discover the chilling sequence of events that unfolded after the crew ignored Forrest's warnings about the mysterious object.

Case: The Tempest Fate Disappearance
Date: Late July - August 8, 1998
Location: Three hundred miles of open water
Status: Unexplained disappearance
Person: Darren Forrest

- Four men sailed out on the Tempest Fate; only one returned.
- The crew pulled up a sealed coffin wrapped in heavy chains with ancient carvings.
- Darren Forrest dreamed of a storm with rain of decomposing fish and an enormous figure.
- Captain Curran and Tommy found a body inside the coffin that looked exactly like Hank.
- The coffin was found open, its chains and padlock broken, on the morning of what Forrest believed was a Friday.

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