CAPTAIN'S LOG - USS Tuna - May 12, 1945

Shimonoseki Strait, Japan

Strange happenings. The fleet has

been bombarding the Japanese off

Okinawa for the last month, but

our submarine was ordered here, to

the Shimonoseki Strait, after strong

clusters of radar signals were picked up. Arriving last night, we came within a few miles from the signals, which suddenly disappeared. Perhaps a radar malfunction. Awaiting orders.

CAPTAIN'S LOG - USS Tuna - May 13, 1945

Command, and myself, at a loss. According to their own radar, the signals are also blinking on and off. Most likely not enemy submarines. Ordered to investigate the signals, we sent out a diver this morning at 0800. Diver resurfaced visibly disturbed, shaking uncontrollably, unable to speak; then went into shock. His suit was covered in seaweed and had dozens of strange looking crabs hanging on it.

CAPTAIN'S LOG - USS Tuna - May 14, 1945

Multitude of crabs. Outside the observation windows thousands could be seen crawling on the sea floor. Signals returned at 0300. Diver is still unable to speak. Crew worried. Contacted command about abandoning search, but told to

remain in place.

CAPTAIN'S LOG - USS Tuna - May 16, 1945

Commotion on board for last two days. Around 0200 yesterday morning noises could be heard in crew lodgings; crew reported loud banging noises against the ship, as if it were being hit with metal objects. Fear of enemy attack, but no damage reported. I was roused from my cabin and inspected the matter. Unbelievably, I heard the noises myself. Noises increased around 0400, considerably. It has become incessant in some parts of the ship.

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One crew member, named Thompson, in shock since 1700 this afternoon. Thought perhaps going stir-crazy from the noises. Reported

to have seen "a human face"

appear before the

observation window, which

"looked at him for a time".

Crew demanding

answers.

CAPTAIN'S LOG - USS Tuna - May 17, 1945

Noises unrelenting. Odd information from Corp. Smith. According to Smith, there was a battle fought right here in the Shimonoseki Strait. Unaware of this, I asked him when this occurred. He answered "1185". "What, hours?" I asked. "No," he said, "1185 AD"! The battle of Dan-no-ura, part of the Genpei war between the Genji and Heike clans. The Heike were wiped out here, and the legend is that their ghosts still haunt this area.

The crabs, he says, are part of folklore, too. Their backs look remarkably like human faces, which the Japanese believe to be the ghosts of the Heike.