A crew member tells CBS News "a massive ship came from out of the blue" and rammed a tanker apparently carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military.

Barry passed the order over the intercom: “Abandon ship.” Then he cut in the automatic ... The First Night. “The jump,” said one of the crew later, “was the easiest part.” ...

Flames immediately began erupting from the vessel, he said, and the crew jumped into action ... was hopeless and their ship was a lost cause. The decision was made to abandon.

The scenery changes with each jump, as players go from boarding and pillaging a rival corvette-class ship to salvaging shipwrecks floating in vacuum or exploring an abandoned research facility.

The ship is completely abandoned, making for a spooky scene as it sits grounded near the shore. But how does a vessel like this meet such a fate? It’s a wild, twisting story, so kick back and ...