The Baie Chaleur Fireship more commonly referred to as the Chaleur Phantom is a form of ghost light, an unusual visual phenomenon, occasionally seen on the Bay of Chaleur, Canada. It takes the form of an arc of light, usually seen before a storm. Its cause is unknown, but speculation includes rotting vegetation, undersea releases of natural gas, and St. Elmo's Fire.
The phenomenon has been the source of many a tall tale, and has been said to appear as a flaming three-mast galley much like the style of ship featured on New Brunswick's provincial flag.
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