Flying dutchman, in european maritime legend, spectre ship doomed to sail forever; Its appearance to seamen is believed to signal imminent disaster. One migrant wrote to his relatives who had stayed behind in the netherlands that 'the journey took very long, although the barge was towed by 2 horses by turns.
Flying dutchman, in european maritime legend, spectre ship doomed to sail forever; Its appearance to seamen is believed to signal imminent disaster. One migrant wrote to his relatives who had stayed behind in the netherlands that 'the journey took very long, although the barge was towed by 2 horses by turns. ' once they had passed through. Fun fact according to wagner’s memoirs, his decision to travel by ship to london rather than overland to paris was due to the presence of an unusual traveling companion: Wagner takes up residence in paris, the cultural capital of europe.