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For the myth in GTA San Andreas, see Ghost Ships (GTA San Andreas).


The Ghost Ships are a popular myth in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. They are a proven phenomenon, and they can be witnessed at any time in the game.

Description[]

If the player looks closely out to the sea, the silhouette of ships can be seen in the far distance. They will appear for around the time-span 5-10 seconds, and then fade out of view and disappear with no explanation. The ships usually appear very far out to sea, near the horizon line. What is very strange is that the ships do not look like any of the boats that regularly spawn in the waters of Vice City. some of them look like small naval ships.

It is possible that game developers implemented these ships to add more detail or realism to the game. Nevertheless, it is impossible to reach the ships by sea or by air, since the vessels are beyond the boundaries of the game. Shooting at these ships will trigger no response. At rare occasions, the game malfunctions and the ships tend to travel above the sea level, giving the impression of flying and give the player a creepy feeling, but this merely a glitch, which is also hard to come across.

Classification[]

These 2D Ghost Ships can be classified from the internal files of the games. They are named as Boats_1 to Boats_8. According to the official data in the game files, there are four ships and 8 files, 4 other being the same but flipped horizontally. Two of them being yachts, the other two are a sail boat and a cruise ship. Technically speaking, the ships are not solid; They are simply 2-dimensional gray textures that appear against the backdrop of the sky. They may spawn moving very slowly, and then they will fade out of view.

Shipwrecks[]

Players have connected the Ghost Ships myth with the Chartered Libertine Lines Shipwrecks that can be found at the bottom of the ocean in various places around Vice City. Players have also said that the Ghost Ships could be manifestations of the ghosts on the shipwrecks, but after the whole things became classified, it is considered to be yet another hoax.

The Lost Sailor[]

Main article: The Lost Sailor

It has been rumored that the waters far away from the shoreline are haunted by a sailor who was lost at sea. However, it could be a possible glitch.

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Video Investigation[]

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GTA Vice City Myths & Legends - Ghost Ships HD

DarkMythHunter's Investigation

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GTA Vice City Myths & Legends Myth 2 - REMAKE Ghost Boats


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