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They are both Phantom Ships.

The SS Violet, a paddle steamer that ran aground crossing the English Channel in a snowstorm over 100 years ago, was witnessed at the start of World War II. A lifeboat was sent out to investigate but nothing was found.

On 7 August 1679 the Griffon, one of the largest ships to sail the Great Lakes in her day. According to lore it ‘sailed through a crack of ice’ and vanished. A wreck was discovered in 1900 but its identity remains unconfirmed. The ghost of the Griffon is reportedly still seen drifting about Lake Huron when the nights are foggy.