Pic of 'ghost wielding axe' aboard old military ship causes storm

A photo showing a 'ghost wielding an axe' and peering around a doorway
on board an old military decommissioned vessel has caused quite a
stir. The photo was posted on Imgur by a dock worker named
Stevgoldhound.

"Last month we came into dry dock to carry out refit and repairs. Next
to us was an old Military frigate being broken down for scrap. Once
all the sensitive stuff had been removed, the dock workers were free
to go on. The dock foreman, 'John' went on board first with a camera
to take pictures of work areas. He later sent all of the pics to his
boss, who upon seeing this one, called John straight away asking 'Who
is the guy with the axe at the edge of the camera flash?' John had no
idea. He never saw anyone. Due to the fact that it was a military
vessel the police were called.

"A search was carried out but no one was found. There was one way on
and off the ship, and that was by a gangway covered by
CCTV."Stevgoldhound said

An Imgur user helped Stevgoldhound to clean up the image, and adjusted
the light levels to reveal an even more haunting picture.

Of course it might be a hoax, but when the enhanced image was posted
on Reddit, some users suggested another explanation.

"It just looks like an old hobo who was startled that someone was in
his home taking pictures so he grabbed an axe and peeked around a
corner to see what was up," said one.

Another added: "If this man had been living on the vessel for any
amount of time he knows the floor layout better than a bunch of random
cops.

"The ships are huge, you could disappear for a long time in one."

But Stevgoldhound is not convinced:

I am a sceptic. Maybe its a trick of the flash reflecting off
something, but if you really zoom in you can just make out the f*****s
face, ear, collar of his jacket and the f*****g axe in a meaty f*****g
fist. Now it could be John blowing smoke up my a*s, but when he was
telling the story he seemed genuinely rattled. And the guy in the pic
looks nothing any of the other workers we met at the dock. This gave
me serious goosebumps. Needless to say, I did not go on board for a
look."

Do you think the man is a ghost.. ?

Source: UK Mirror