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Despite pleas from his crew to turn back, Van der Decken reportedly swore a blasphemous oath that he would round the Cape even if it took him "until doomsday".

Caught in a furious storm near what is now Cape Agulhas, his crew begged him to turn back. Van der Decken laughed. He swore by every devil and saint that he would round the cape, even if he had to sail until Judgment Day. the flying dutchman captain

According to legend, in 1641, Van der Decken was captaining a Dutch East India Company ship near the Cape of Good Hope when a fierce storm broke out. Despite pleas from his crew to turn back,

According to legend, the captain made a pact with the devil, trading his soul for the promise of safe passage. However, the devil had other plans, and he cursed the ship and its crew, dooming them to sail the seas forever, never able to find peace or rest. He swore by every devil and saint that