It's happened to me on several occasions, the most notorious being the Large Modern Tanker. If I sink one or more of those in a convoy or task force, then see one or two sailing alone without escort, I save the game before attacking - and if it does turn out to be "ghosts" I reload the save and pass them by. I've gotten in the habit of saving the career at first contact every time just because of that one bug. AFAIK there's never been a fix for it, most people claim they've never seen it.
I have the Direct2Drive version patched to 1.4 if that makes a difference.
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