I am a Former Investigator for the Coast Guard, and I Will Never Forget my Strangest Case

hi my name is Marshall and I was an investigator for the coast guard for over 30 years before I begin I'm not going to give any last names or overly personal information for the protection of myself and those involved as I write this using the first names my Superior still feels like sacr however following the events of this story I had signed an NDA pertaining to what was uncovered during the investigation given that I'm now staring down the barrel of a nasty cancer diagnosis I no longer care for my career or life but I don't

want to hurt anyone else in the process despite the danger of disobeying a federal NDA I feel that people deserve to know the truth about what lurks in their Coastal Waters during my time as an investigator for the Coast Guard my days were spent stopping drug Runners hanging around the docks and yelling at drunk party boat captains however every single serviceman or member of law enforcement has a couple of cases which they cannot forget no matter how desperate they are to do so the SS Napo was one of those cases it was 1997 and I

had been an investigator for the coast guard for 3 years and was stationed in Portland where my partner John and I got the call according to our dispatch there was a small Cruise vessel which had feared into a restricted commercial Waterway having nothing better to do and not wanting to look too lazy around our superiors we made our way to our small Patrol boat where we were met by one of the senior investigators named Eric John Marshall you're both late Eric said as he stood in front of our boat with his arms crossed I didn't

know this was going to be so serious JN said as we walked towards the boat it's always serious Eric said as he stared daggers at John this search has become a high priority and we're just wasting time standing here so move your asses after glaring at JN for another second Eric turned around and quickly made his way aboard the boat screw me John said as he gave me a look of dejection and annoyance I was really hoping this would be a quick call I looked at Jon and gave him a shrug as I boarded this

ship during my time being stationed in Maine I had heard from several of my colleagues that Eric had a reputation for being a by the books hard ass it was his way or you were just just in the way my friend Pete would tell me I should have known that once Eric had become involved in the investigation that this was going to be more than a routine stop however even with the knowledge of how Eric conducts his investigations we were all unprepared for the turn that this case would take it took us about 20 minutes

to get to the site of the SS Napoli when we got there we found that she had drifted into a sandbar and had gotten stuck despite this we could hear the loud sputtering of the engine desperately clinging on for dear life as its rotors were being enveloped by sand hello this is the US Coast Guard Eric stated over our boats PA turn off your engines and come out on top of your deck we waited for a minute before Eric repeated the message this is the US Coast Guard turn off your engine and come out or

we will board your ship Eric boomed over the loudspeaker clearly annoyed at the lack of response screw this Eric said as he drew his pistol we're boarding now Eric had John put down her anchor and the three of us boarded the ship as soon as we stepped aboard I noticed several pile of clothes neatly folded along the deck's edges maybe they went for a swim John said sarcastically as he simultaneously avoided looking at Eric enough Clowning Around let's go turn off the engine Eric said as his words trailed off John and I both looked in

the direction where Eric was staring and saw a limp hand holding a pistol on the ground John get to our boat and call this in we have one confirmed casualty without saying a word John quickly leapt from the Napoli onto our ship and made his way to the radio with his gun drawn Eric motion for me to follow him and we quickly breached the Helm of the ship when we got inside we found the heavily decomposed body of a man in his mid-50s with an exit wound on top of of his head as Eric radioed

John to relay the man's information I stared mindlessly at the back wall of the helm which had become adorned with a man's dried blood and brain matter Marshall Eric yelled snapping me out of my days sorry sir I said as I regained my composure and started searching the pockets of the man's pants for any identification it's okay Eric said in a surprisingly understanding tone let's figure out who this man is and how he got here reaching into his left front pocket I found his wallet and pulled out his ID which caused a loose photo to

fall in the process looks like his name was Wendell Kramer I said as I handed Eric the man's ID as I went to put the man's wallet on the table I saw a small photograph and picked it up in the picture was Wendell and what appeared to be his wife and two older children as they stood in front of the Bellagio in Las Vegas looks like he had a family too I said as I handed Eric the photograph wife and two kids Eric said as he looked out the open doorway how many PES of clothing

were there three Sir John said as he made his way into the helm stopping just short of the corpse Christ do you think it could have been a murder suicide situation John said as he looked down at the men's body I think that I need to see the living quarters of the ship first before I have any theories Eric said as he walked past John John you're coming with me Marshall I want you to see if we missed anything in the helm yes sir I said as Eric and John made their way to the deck

below as soon as Eric and John were out of sight I quickly ran out of the hall and threw up over the side of the ship during the first 3 years as an investigator I'd only been part of one other case involving a death and it had happened earlier the same day never before had I ever seen the effects of advanced decomposition on a dead body nor had I ever smelled the blending of the seawater and advanced rot before after composing myself I made my way back into the helm and started searching for any evidence

as I looked back at the wall behind the dead body I noticed that there had been a small circular glare of light at head level turning around I saw a VHS camera propped up onto a shelf sir I think I found a camera I said over the radio as I picked it up and pressed the eject button there's a tape inside of it too thank you for the update Marshall Eric said come down below and bring the camera with you without any hesitation I put the tape back in the camera and made my way down

the stairs to the living quarters John and Eric were sitting down at a table in a small kitchen kitchen did you find anything down here I said as I sat next to John and put the camera on the table nothing to give any probable cause but we did find four suitcases belonging to two women and two men Eric said as he put two new AA batteries into the camera we also found batteries John said as Eric quickly smiled before going back to his cold gaze oh we going to watch the tape I asked as Eric

turned the camera on causing it to sound its startup jingle of course it's evidence and we have nothing else to go off of Eric said as he checked the time and the recording looks like there's about an hour's worth of footage on here John and I sat in anticipation as Eric put the camera back on the table and hit play on the VHS recorder the first clip started off with a woman R in a black and white striped bikini sunbathing on the deck of the ship while two people could be heard having a splash fight

in the water hi everyone a man said as he zoomed in on the sunbathing woman here is my beautiful and not at all cranky Clara oh Wendell stop that the woman said playfully as she sat up and this is my not at all Annoying husband ooh burn the man said laughing Dad I'm hungry yelled a boy in his mid teens as he climbed the ladder to the deck and can we please not have pork chops again a younger girl chimed in the man then turned the camera to face himself revealing himself to be the same

man that we found in the helm being a parent is such a rewarding experience Windle said sarcastically as he was sprayed with water hey cut that out the video then cut a black before starting clip two hey the boy from before said as soon as the second clip began today I'm going to be pranking my dad by pushing him overboard like hell you are Connor wle said as he grabbed the camera you couldn't trick me if you tried yeah Connor you'd have to be smart to do that the young girl said as she walked by

the camera to sit at the kitchen table screw you Sam Connor said in an annoyed tone hey be nice to your sister Wendell said sternly h fine Connor said as he sat down dinner's ready claraa wend called out before giving an annoyed look to the camera the camera then went black again as I watched these clips I couldn't help but think about the man whose lifeless body is lying directly over our head it doesn't get any easier Eric said what I said as I snap back to reality this isn't the first time I've had to

go through footage like this Eric said as he gave me a sad look seeing someone's ghost their Memories the life they've left behind just trying not to get too caught up in it remember we need to be here for them so they can rest knowing someone was able to tell their story thanks sir I said as I looked down at my hands iic nodded and clicked play on the camera which started up clip three in this clip it was now night time and the family was staring at something off in the distance wendle do you

have the camera ready claraa said in nervous excitement you have to film this I just turned it on I'm right behind you wendle said as he approached his wife and kids as he got behind them the camera showed four blue orbs of light hovering over the ocean what are those things dad Connor asked as he turned to face the camera I I don't have any idea buddy wendle said as he zoomed in on one of the orbs when he did you could see that the orb was pulsating as if the mimic the water below wendle

I don't like this claraa said nervously yeah let's all go downstairs and play some board games Wendel said with clearly fake enthusiasm as wend started to put the camera down he quickly froze suddenly a faint sound could be heard off in the distance is that singing John said as he leaned towards the camera speaker come on kids let's get downstairs Windle said in a more concerned tone than before the camera once again cut to Black leaving us in pure disbelief you all heard that right John said as he quickly looked at Eric then me yeah

yeah I think I heard something I said before being cut off by Eric I didn't hear anything Eric said as he pressed play on the camera let's just keep watching dad get the camera quick you need to see this Sam yelled from the top deck Wendel then ran up the stairs to see that the bright lights were much closer now what the hell wend muttered under his breath as he stared at the pulsating orbs the singing from the third clip had become much more more audible John then paused the recording and turned to face Eric

see don't you hear the singing John exclaimed the orbs are harmonizing Eric said nothing and pressed play on the camera the clip continued with Wendel filming the orbs suddenly the song that was being sung began to shift Wendell Clara Connor s the orbs sang as they sang it sounded as if they were producing multiple octaves of sound at once producing a rolling sound of harmonies at a perfect pitch as we listened to the track through the VHS I felt the hairs of my arm begin to stand up Sam honey let's go to bed it's late

wendle said as he started the walk towards his daughter Sam having either not heard her father or did not care to listen to him stayed perfectly still as she continued to stare into the orbs floating 10 ft above her head Sam wendle yelled snapping Sam out of her days dad Sam muttered groggily it's okay baby wendle said clearly shaken by what had just transpired let's get you to bed you as sleepwalking again the clip went to Black and John pressed the play button with no hesitation Eric and I looked at each other as the clip

began claraa Connor Sam window called out as he left his bed and enter the living quarters all around him the sound from earlier had gotten loud to the point of causing the vhs's microphone to start clipping the blue light given off by the orbs that surrounded the boat causing rays of blue light to cast throughout the cabin as Wendel paned the camera around the room he heard the faint sounds of talking above deck hold on I'm coming wend yelled as he ran up the stairs as soon as he reached the top deck and turned to

face the bow of the ship he instantly froze claraa Connor and Sam was standing completely nuded and facing the ocean what what the hell is going on wle yelled as he made his way towards his family he stopped and screamed as four creatures began to rise in front of his family as the skinless humanoids began to Tower over the three they began to unhinge their jaws and produced two black tentacles which emitted the same light blue glow as the orbs the three of us and Wendell watched in horror as three of the creatures pressed their

tentacles over Clara Connor and Sam's faces as the tentacles latched onto their faces they appeared to suck away at their skin stay away from my family you freaks Windle cried out as soon as he spoke the fourth creature began to shuffle towards him walking as though the legs did not match their autonomy Wendel began to slowly back away as the creature made a break towards him the sudden speed of the creature caused me to Flinch as Eric sat stoically and Jon sat transfixed Wendel quickly rushed to the helm and slammed the door shut just as

the creature was about to grab him damn it damn it what are those things wendle muttered as he tried to catch his breath while he locked the door after a minute of composing himself Wendell pointed the camera towards the window and walked off to the left side of the screen from the hatch we watched as the formerly skinless creatures started to take on facial features from the family members becoming Twisted versions of the loving family we had seen on TV the placement of hair on the creatures heads were matted and off center their mouths which

were still unhinged looked crooked and broken and the creatures bulged from the skin they adorned like a tight fitting suit as soon as Wendell came back on screen and looked out the window he vomited at the Abomination before recoiling due to a loud banging sound from the other side of the door Wendell looked up in horror as the face of the skinless creatures suddenly appeared from the other side of the hatch window it smiled at Wendell as it began to Bang its head furiously against the door take this wend screamed as he drew a pistol

and fired three shots through the door as the shots rang out a deafening scream of pain could be heard from the other side of the door got you Wendell cheered as he looked out the window as soon as he saw the scene outside his pride had quickly soured to dismay as he began to sob I don't know how to live without you wend said as he stared down the pistol I'm so sorry everyone I love you so so much for anyone who finds this my coordinates is 43.6 to - 69.7 if you see BL orbs

over the water run as soon as he said this Wendell picked up the camera and placed it on the Shelf beside the door out to sight of the camera the sound of the engine roaring to life can be heard as a single gunshot exploded through the mic leaving just the sound of the singing from behind the door suddenly after several minutes the sound of banging resumed and a loud crash Was Heard off camera after several moments of shuffling the creature that was behind the door appeared and stared directly at the camera causing Jon to let

out a blood curdling scream what the hell John screamed as he shot out of his chair the sudden reaction caused Eric and I to Flinch as JN began pacing Around The Cabin John are you okay Eric asked as he got up its face John screamed its damn face I know I don't think I'll ever be able to unsee that skinless freak I said what the hell are you talking talking about John said as he stopped pacing and stared at me the creature I said in a confused tone it didn't have skin and was all muscle

and tendon it had my face Marshall you didn't see my face John pleaded it smiled at me with my own damn face Eric shot a glance at JN before giving me a worried look grab the camera we need to leave now now Eric said but it had my face Sir John muttered between fits of crying now let's go Eric yelled Eric stormed out of the cabin as I helped an inconsolable John up the stairs and onto our boat the ride back from the SS Napoli was tense and silenc between Jon's constant whimpering as soon as

we made it back to dock two members of the Coast Guard were waiting to escort JN to our field office as I was about to get off the ship Eric put his arm out to stop me sir I said before being cut off what I'm about to tell you is extremely important so I need you to listen Eric said as he looked around to make sure no one else was in air shut of course sir what is it I asked you didn't see anything today Eric whispered of course sir I won't tell anyone I replied

Eric just shook his head and stared at me even if you saw something you never saw anything you never heard anything you know nothing Eric continued I'm only telling you this because I have no choice those creatures you saw are Sirens like from The Odyssey I asked similar Eric said as it became slightly more relaxed they pray on those who allow themselves to be open to their calls as soon as you leave here listen to your favorite album or do something to rid yourself of the mark what about John I asked as I watched him

struggle to walk with his escorts watch over him make sure he doesn't do anything stupid and hope that God's grace is in his favor Eric said as he pulled out a cigar and lit it now go you're dismissed yes sir I said as I gave a salute and walked back to the [Music] office for the next couple of hours I took Eric's advice and listened to some music and watch a late night Celtics game on TV with my friend Pete and some other colleagues just as Bruce B missed another two-point shot Eric burst into the

office where is Marshall yelled I'm right here sir I said weily as the guys who are watching the game with me tried to distance themselves follow me now he yelled as he slammed the door I stood in the room confused for a second before grabbing my coat and rushing for the door poor guy Pete said as I rushed out of the room as soon as I left the office a marshall was waiting for me holding an M16 we have a serious issue Marshall Eric said as he handed me the keys to the boat what's wrong

I asked nervously as I eyed the assault rifle John stole one of our boats and I think I know where it's going Eric said as he began to briskly walk to the boat where is he going I asked as I tried to catch up the coordinates in that video is going back to the site where the incident happened Eric said as he picked up his Pace why would he do that he was terrified of those things I asked as we neared the boat just as we were about to board the boat Eric turned to look

at me because he never listens Marshall he embraced the song and now they have a hold on him Eric and I then boarded the ship and sped off into the night towards where Wendell had reported the incident by the time we arrived near the location it had been about an hour since we had left the dock ahead of us we saw the foot lights of a ship in the distance and to my horror a bright blue orb hovering in the sky damn it might already be too late Eric said as he turned the safety off

the M16 what's the plan sir I asked as the flood lights came closer we save John if we can and I shoot anything that's not human Eric said as he pulled air plugs from his pocket and handed them to me as we approached the side of the boat I saw Jon standing on the bow nude and staring at the sky or the orb above him was singing Just as it had in the video John John John John what the hell are you doing Eric yelled John didn't respond John if you don't answer me I'm going

to board this boat and haul you off myself Eric yelled as he prepared to disembark just as Eric was about to board Jon's boat a creature started to crawl from the water onto his boat standing before johon was one of the 8 ft tall skinless Sirens oh damn Eric said as he raised his rifle before he could shoot the creature johon turned around and fired Two Shots from his revolver at Eric hitting him in the shoulder as Eric laid bleeding on the floor of our boat Jon turned back towards the creature as its tentacles exploded

from its face and latched onto John John's skin as the creature began to harvest Jon's skin Jon started to moan with delight not wanting to see JN consumed I grabbed a medical kit from the Helm of our boat and rushed over to Eric to stabilize his wounds don't worry about me son Eric said between gritted teeth you need to take that thing out I nodded and carefully grabbed the M16 from beside Eric once I had it in my hands I quickly spun around and fired several shots of the creature the creature turned around to look

at me and I saw that half of its face now resembled my partner John while the other half still was primarily muscle it snared at me showing off its various rows of different sized teeth when I was able to see this creature up close I realized that it looked like it was made of human beings stacked upon each other its legs had different joints and knees that did not function its hands had tens of fingers that didn't move its face had several jaws and mouths of various sizes moving in unison it was as if it

was a Russian nesting doll of Flesh and Bone after a moment of staring me down the creature lunged for me I quick ly sprayed the rest of the magazine into the creature as I did thousands of teeth and Bone exploded from his face and torso and the creature fell forward into the sea staring back at John I saw him gasping on the floor of his boat drenched in Blood and missing several layers of muscle and flesh from his face as he turned to look at me he smiled before the creature which I thought I had

killed grabbed him by the legs and dragged him below the surface of the water having no bullets left I watched in horror as the man IID worked with for the last 3 years was dragged down to a watery hell after a moment of standing defeated and utterly dumbfounded I made my way over to Eric and handed him the rifle you did good son he said as he lit another cigar but John's dead I replied barely able to hold back tears you did what you could Eric said between Puffs now let's get the hell out of

here I wish I could say that I became Rambo and hunted down the creature that killed my friend but I didn't I knew that John was a dead man as soon as he set sail for those damned creatures but every day I think about all the ways I could have stopped him Eric and I would go on to work together on many unexplainable cases after this one but those are all stories for another day for now as a former Coast Guard investigator if you see blue orbs in the sky and the open ocean run like

hell and don't ever listen to their song