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This just freaks me out. When I was a kid, I had every Bigfoot, Bermuda Triangle and Alien Abduction book on the planet. Most kids were reading Little House on the Prairie.

No, not me.

I know this surprises none of you.

But this, this is just … wow.

A yacht has been found drifting off the Australian coast with computers running and a table laid for a meal — but no sign of the crew, puzzled officials said Friday.

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“The engine was running, the computers were running, there was a laptop set up on the table which was running, the radio was working, the GPS was working and there was food and utensils set on the table ready to eat, but no sign of the crew,” he said.

“It was a bit strange.”

Police said one of the crewmen is believed to have bought the catamaran, KAZ II, at Airlie Beach south of Townsville and the three planned to travel home to Western Australia around the northern coastline.

Hall said the boat’s GPS system had been retrieved and the data would be analysed for clues to the mysterious disappearance of the crew.

“That will now enable us to track backwards where this yacht has actually been in the last few days, and we’re hoping that can pinpoint the search area for the missing crew,” he said.

All the boat’s sails were up but one was badly shredded, while three life jackets and survival equipment, including an emergency beacon, were found on board.

Mysteries like this are just downright weird. I’ve asked this question 4,587 times during my time of being a member of the blogosphere.

Why doesn’t Weekly World News hire me? I could be the Murray Waas of tabloid.

*sigh*