The Battleship
USS North Carolina
Wilmington, NC
EVP
           ~April, 2009~                                    
Port City Paranormal  visited the Battleship NC
for the first time.   Beside the 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 set up 4 night hawk IR camera with  wireless
recording setup.  Stereo digital recorders  were
positioned throughout the site and most of us
carried thermometers and emf meters along
with our personal recorders. We used  
handicams with IR to follow the teams on their
vigils.
Much care had to be taken to prevent our
evidence from possible contamination by noise
or  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.   He also said a bad
word!
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 and
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 the  sounds of screams an
voices in pain were noted, the halls seemed to be busy with the crew passing a
line of 3 & 4 EMF meters  giving off high readings in waves we were unable to
explain.
This short note does not do the Battleship justice, it was only our first......


                        "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 shadowman
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 describeded it to Doug and he said he had seen it too
but at a different time and from a different angle!  
So you never know who you will encounter at  "Ghost Ship"..... See you there!
Ghost Ship 2010 will be  open for scares  these weekends in
October:  The 8Th & 9Th,  15 & 16 Th,   22 nd & 23 rd,  29Th and
30 Th.  !!!

"Batty Battleship " for the kids will be held on October 26 Th.
www.battleshipnc.com for more information !

To volunteer contact the battleship programs dept or contact jane
at portcityparanormal@yahoo.com !
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