This is a collection of ten events that could happen at sea that could be taken as a, probably bad, omen by a ship’s crew.
- A flying fish leaps out of the water and is immediately caught and swallowed whole by a bird swooping down out of the sky.
- A single flash of green light is seen on the horizon as the sun is almost completely hidden by the horizon.
- All the ship’s masts suddenly snap.
- An albatross falls from the sky and lands dead on the deck with a meaty thump.
- Dead fish float up to the surface and bob on the waves.
- Glowing bioluminescent lights can be seen swirling in the water, seemingly following the boat.
- Pale crescents appear on both sides of the sun.
- Rats boil up from below decks and run to the railings to throw themselves into the sea.
- Seagulls fly overhead in a huge flock.
- St. Elmo’s fire edges the masts and rigging.