Halloween  2009 "Ghost Ship"                  
During 'Haunting hours" visitors toured the ship and were treated to the scariest
of nights.( all proceeds go to the restoration of the battleship)
As volunteers,Doug and I got a little bit of a bonus from the crew.....
During a break between guests, I thought I saw a shadow pass through the
mess where no one could have been !   At first, I dismissed the tall shadow man
as excitement or a trick of the lights. Later, I saw the apparition again, and
watched, as it slowly moved across the mess area only to fade  into a bulkhead.
   On our way home, I excitedly described it to Doug. He said he had also seen
the appiration, but at a different time and from a different angle!  
         So you never know who you will encounter at  "Ghost Ship".....
The Battleship
USS North Carolina
Wilmington, NC
~April, 2009~      Port City Paranormal    
visited the Battleship NC for the first time.           
  Beside our core team, we were joined by Ben
Steelman  from the Wilmington Star News. We
were initially disappointed to find some of the
most  sought after areas on the boat were not
available to us due to restoration efforts, but we
began our investigation with high hopes. Danny
showed us around the ship and entertained us
with stories of past haunted encounters.
  We placed  night hawk IR cameras with  
wireless recording in four locations. Stereo
digital recorders  were positioned throughout
the ship and most of us carried thermometers,
emf meters and personal recorders. We used  
handicams with IR to follow the sub- teams as
we explored.
Much care had to be taken to prevent our
evidence from possible contamination by noise
and drafts from open hatch ways. The ship also
had it's own "personality" of pops, groans and
creeks as it cooled down after the hot day.
It wasn't long before we heard footsteps, faint
voices and very loud bangs from the mess
areas.
We also experienced cold areas. Two team
members were touched and all of us felt there
was a playful spirit that lead us on a chase
about the aft of the ship.  The spirit also said a
bad word, common for a seaman!
The engine room seemed to have one lonely
sailor who seemed to take a liking to one of the
ladies.  She felt the touch of the spirit as her hair
was gently pulled, but became dizzy and
nauseated. As she left the area an EVP was
recorded saying " Don't Go"
The  area around the sick bay was also very active.   Sounds of screams and voices were
noted, the halls seemed to be busy with the crew passing our line of four EMF meters, giving off
high readings in waves we were unable to explain. Outside radio interference was ruled out.
This brief note does not do the Battleship justice, it was only our first visit......
Ghost Ship 2012 is in the planning stages already ! Now is the
time to  volunteer to help haunt our battleship !! All proceeds
from Ghostship goes directly to Maintenance and Restoration
projects.    The Battleship receives no government funding.  The
Battleship North Carolina depends solely on admission fees
and public donations to preserve this historic memorial.

  "Batty Battleship  2012"  is for the kids!! So check it out !
       http://www.battleshipnc.com for more information !

       To volunteer contact the battleship programs dept.
To haunt the ship with the Port City Paranormal team  ~contact
PCP at portcityparanormal@yahoo.com !
              You will have more fun than you deserve !!
A Short
ghost story
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