The procedural world generation in Minecraft provides the foundation for much of the game’s content, though one player finds a strange glitch pertaining to structure generation that causes a shipwreck to spawn on the peak of a hill. This particular aspect of Minecraft governs the spawning of findable structures such as villages, abandoned mineshafts, strongholds, and more, but often turns out to be the source of many bugs ranging from annoying to somewhat extreme.

Shipwrecks have been one of the structures found in Minecraft‘s vast oceans since they were added in Update Aquatic. As the name suggests, they are the rotting remains of wooden ships that have sunk to the seabed, though they can occasionally be found beached on land bordering the ocean as well. These procedurally generated structures can appear in many different variations and sizes, and often contain chests full of loot that can be particularly helpful in the early game. As is the case with many of the other structures found throughout a Minecraft world, these shipwrecks are yet another example of environmental storytelling in the sandbox game, prompting many fans to wonder who these ships once belonged to – or perhaps more eerily, why so many of them can be found abandoned in the depths of the oceans.

The use of environmental storytelling in Minecraft adds a lot of depth to the game’s exploration factor, but particularly “unique” world generation can provide the basis for some even crazier stories in the minds of fans. A good example of such a rare find was recently posted on Reddit by the user LordAxalon110, which featured a shipwreck generated on the top of a hill next to the shore. This bizarre instance surely makes it a little easier to scavenge the wreckage, but it’s safe to say that such a location isn’t intended for these structures. Several entertained fans quickly responded in the comments with their own interpretations of how the wreckage ended up there, with some fan theories suggesting that the player’s world must have experienced a cataclysmic flood long ago.

These sorts of generation quirks are nothing new for Minecraft, and it’s not too uncommon to see fans sharing amazing discoveries ranging from island villages to End portals sliced in half by a neighboring structure. One of the game’s handiest features – the ability to view and share world seeds – even allows players to share their discoveries, and the player that shared the discovery of this strange shipwreck did just that. Players interested in finding this structure for themselves can do so by using the world seed 5513248120592208446 and navigating to the coordinates -4415.314 / 108.00000 / 2443.661.

Even with the game being as old as it is, Minecraft still suffers from many frequent glitches, many of which are most commonly encountered in the game’s bedrock edition. This has given the version quite a reputation as a result, though Mojang is continuing to improve the player experience with each update.

Minecraft is available on mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and most legacy consoles.