(The latter, one of the world’s greatest unsolved mysteries, is discussed in “The Secrets of Oak Island” chapter of this book.) The Teazer Light is an example of “ghost lights” or “luminous phenomena”(see Corliss 1995)—in this case, the reputed appearance of a phantom ship in flames. On June 26,1813, the Young Teazer, a privateer’s vessel, was cornered in Mahone Bay by British warships. Realizing they were doomed to capture and hanging, the pirates’ commander had the ship set ablaze, whereupon—at least according to legend—all perished (Blackman 1998). Soon after, however, came eyewitness reports that the craft had returned as a fiery spectral ship. It has almost always been observed on foggy nights, according to marina operator (and private investigator) Jim Harvey (1999), especially when such nights occur “within three days of a fall moon” (Colombo 1988,32). In the late evening of July 1 (approximately three days after the full moon), I began a vigil for the Teazer Light, lasting from about 11:00 p.m.
