The Shojo in Suo-Oshima Island of Yamaguchi Prefecture had been considered as some ghost haunting boats; the Shojo called sailors from the bottom of the sea by saying "give me barrels", then the sailors broke the bottom of the barrels and threw them into the sea; if the sailors rejected the request, the Shojo cursed them, but if the sailors gave barrels with the contents, the Shojo got satisfied and sank the boat.
山口県周防大島でいう猩猩は船幽霊のように語られており、船に対して海底から「樽をくれ」と声をかけ、樽を投げ込まないと祟りがあるが、樽を投げ入れると船に水を入れられて沈められてしまうため、樽のそこを抜いて投げ込んでやるという。