The 'Ghost Ship' mysteries yet to be solved Tai Ching In 2008 an abandoned fishing boat was found drifting in the Pacific Ocean. The ship had suffered a fire but no mayday call had been issued by the crew. The three lifeboats were missing. Despite a search of 21,000 square miles, no trace of the 29 Asian crew members was discovered. Kaz 11 The 32.2 foot catamaran was found floating nearly 88 nautical miles off the northern coast of Australia in 2007. The three man crew have never been found. The boat was discovered with its engine running and a table laid for dinner but no people. The radio was working, the computers were running and the boat was in serviceable condition. The vessel's sails were up, although one was badly shredded, and life jackets were still on board. No evidence of foul play or third party involvement was found. An inquest into the men's disappearance found it was probable that two of the men fell overboard and the third jumped in to help save them. High Aim In 2003 a fishing boat, High Aim 6, was found abandoned in Australian waters. Its captain and chief engineer were feared to have been thrown overboard by their Indonesian crew, who then fled. Despite a search of some 7,300 nautical miles around the area, no trace of crew was ever found. Some time after the boat was found local calls were said to have been made inside Indonesia from the mobile phone of boat engineer. The Indonesian police arrested a suspect who said that the crew had killed the captain but no clear explanation or details were ever given. MV Joyita The MV Joyita was a merchant vessel that used to patrol Hawaii's Big Island until the end of WWII. It disappeared in the South Pacific in 1955 after departing from Samoa's Apia harbour bound for the Tokelau Islands, about 270 miles away. Her departure was delayed because her port engine clutch failed. It went missing with 16 members of crew and nine passengers It was found floating five weeks later partly submerged, without its crew on board. Due to its buoyancy sinking was almost impossible. However the three life rafts were missing from the ship. Carroll A. Deering The Carroll A. Deering was a commercial schooner that was found run aground off North Carolina in 1921. Its crew was missing along with all personal belongings and anchors. However food had been laid out as if a meal was being prepared. No trace of the crew, the ship's log, or the navigation equipment was ever discovered. There were claims that it was a victim of the Bermuda triangle although the most likely theory is that mutiny was responsible. Shortly before the ship was found abandoned, members of the crew had been spotted in the captain's quarters where they were not usually supposed to be. An investigation by the U.S. Government wound up in 1922 with no answer. Mary Celeste The Mary Celeste was an 100ft brigantine which was found apparently abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872. It was still, however, under sail and heading towards the Strait of Gibraltar. The single lifeboat was missing together with its crew of seven. the weather was reportedly good and there was more than half a year's worth of food and drink on board. The boat sent out no distress signals and the weather appeared to be good. The fate of the crew was never known although theories have sprung up from pirates attacking the ship to mutiny among the ship's crew.