It is obviously named partially after the Ourang Medan, but where does the “Man” part come from? Four friends and their captain set sail on a holiday diving trip to find a rumored WWII wreck, but as the day unfolds, a storm rolls in and soon their trip changes into something much more sinister. So, Ourang Medan literally means “Man from Medan.” The name Ourang Medan literally translates to Man of Medan. The first mention of the mysterious story of the SS Ourang Medan shows up in 1948 in a Dutch-Indonesian newspaper, and the date of the incident can be anywhere from 1940 to 1947/48. The original sources of the story, however, are from relatively prestigious and reliable sources such as the Associated Press and the United States Coast Guard. This refers to the largest city of Sumatra, Indonesia. But here, the plot thickens again. In Indonesian, Ourang means ‘man’ and Medan is the largest city on the island of Sumatra. Both accounts mentioned that the ship was spotted somewhere within that area. The word Ourang is from the Malay word Orang, meaning “man” and Medan being the largest city in Indonesia. Hence the name Ourang Medan literally means ‘Man from Medan.’ There are no records that back up this ascertain. Well, my leading theory is that Conrad is actually the Man of Medan. With Shawn Ashmore, Ayisha Issa, Arielle Palik, Chris Sandiford. Building off of Hargraves’ work, Andrew Hochheimer took a dive into the Ourang Medan — and one of his sources, Alexander Butzige of the book The Ourang Medan: Conjuring A Ghost Ship, seems to have located a news article that pegs a precise date to the mystery. The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan is relatively plot hole free. That is incredible considering there were many in Supermassive Game’s last big title, Until Dawn.How Rami Malek pulled off some of his stunts still stumps us to this day. Even Lloyd’s Shipping registers and the Dictionary of Disasters at sea 1824-1962 has found no mention of the Ourang Medan. Directed by Tom Heaton. The Ourang Medan, which literally translates to “Man from Medan”, wasn’t only used as the game’s chief inspiration. โศกนาฏกรรมของ Ourang Medan ยังถูกนำไปบอกเล่าอ้างอิงในวารสาร Proceedings of the Merchant Marine Council ฉบับประจำวันที่ 9 พฤษภาคม ปีค.ศ.1952 ซึ่งตีพิมพ์โดย U.S. Coast Guards ด้วยครับ The word Ourang (also written Orang) is Malay or Indonesian for "man" or "person", whereas Medan is the largest city on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, giving an approximate translation of "Man from Medan". The intro of Man of Medan is a short prologue that sets up the scene and introduces us to two Army men, Joe and Charlie, who are stationed on the Ourang Medan sometime post World War II. 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