An spooky ghost ship ran aground on a beach in the middle of a storm in Cambodia.
The deserted vessel was found ashore after being blown by strong winds, as waves hit the coast near Koh Tang island in the province of Preah Sihanouk in Cambodia on the evening of July 12.
The next morning authorities searched the shoreline for signs of its occupants, to no avail.
However, three lifejackets were discarded on rocks just 50 metres from the wreckage.
Officials still have not been able to board the still-unidentified ship because of rough seas.
It was left on the beach while the weather calms down.
The local coastguard Sopheap San said: "At first we were not able to get close enough to the ship to check its markings.
"There was no sign of which country it came from.
'We have informed ships in the area to keep watch for any missing crew.
"They could be in a lifeboat or floating in the sea."
Staff from the Koh Tang Observation Force inspected the shipwreck this morning, July 14, and searched for anyone who had washed up further along the coast.
They believe the vessel was registered in China.
They said today that the crew and captain had still not been found.
A ghost ship is a vessel that has been abandoned.
The ship could also have been scrapped and came loose from a boat yard.
Coastguard Sopheap San said that the ship had been reported to police.
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