Short Stuff: The SS Ourang Medang

This Short Stuff episode dives into the fascinating mystery of the SS Orang Medan, a ghost ship that allegedly sent out a haunting distress call in the late 1940s describing a crew frozen in terror with no explanation for what killed them. As rescuers boarded the vessel, they found bodies contorted in fear before the ship mysteriously caught fire and sank, taking all evidence to the bottom of the ocean. But here's the kicker—the hosts investigate whether this infamous ghost ship actually existed at all, uncovering a trail of conflicting details, missing records, and a suspicious pattern that suggests the whole spooky saga might be an elaborate hoax created by a single writer.