Hello Nicole.
Ryan Piper again. In case you have my memory, a bit over a week ago I emailed you about an experience my wife and I had on our Queen Mary visit on March 10-12. Remember, the sound of something rolling down the deck over our heads etc? I asked you to forward the account of the experience to Mr Ashlin. I also told you I was trying to send him a video of a potential voice capture recorded during his tour on March 11th in the bow on B/R (??) deck, but was having email issues. Still not working so I’ve attached the video and a still photo my wife took. If you can, please forward this email to Mr Ashlin. Yes you may use both for any project you may need them for.
The video: The tour was gathering in the very front of the bow around a small railed in shaft that went down several floors. No doubt the shaft has a name. At the 12 second mark Mr Ashlin asks “are we all down?” immediately after, at the 14 second mark a low toned male voice quietly says “Noooo”, Not just “no” but an extended “noooo.” Immediately after, a woman in the group says “no” in a normal voice. We heard it at the time but no one reacted to it so I didn’t say anything. The voice sounded very similar to what we heard on a recording someone in the group had played back for us just minutes earlier on the way to the bow. I can’t imagine we were the only ones to record this as many had their cell phones out and some had to be recording. So what does it sound like to you?
The still photo: My wife showed this to both you and Mr Ashlin at the end of the tour. The camera (cell phone) was pointed at an area under the propeller shaft about 25 feet forward of door 13. Mr Ashlin didn’t comment. He just handed my wife a card and asked her to send a copy to him. You said it could be an arm. I think it’s a camera anomaly but I am baffled by what looks like hair at the top of the photo. Not my wife’s hair. She has short brown hair. What do you think?
BTW – I got your book, Haunted Queen of the Seas, as a birthday present a few days ago. Just thumbing through it I found an answer to one question I’ve had. Our room number was B327. Your “Room Conversion” list says the room was B19 prior to the conversion. I’m liking the book already. Looking forward to reading it cover to cover.
Best wishes,
RYAN PIPER
This is the photo taken directly after the anomalous photo below (2nd photo).
This is the possible anomalous photo that shows a possible arm with blonde hair. This was captured directly before the above normal photograph of the engine room.
RYAN PIPER
Both photographs are courtesy of Ryan Piper.
