The sea is so large that many mysterious things that happen within sometimes cannot be accounted
for as we cannot extensively monitor it. Imagine going on a trip with friends and family
and your ship and yourself just disappear within a clap of a finger. Today we'll explore
5
ships that disappeared without a trace.
Number 5 The Cyclops was an American ship that was
built for the U.S. Navy on May 7th, 1910. As soon
as the Americans joined the first World War, the Cyclops was commissioned for service on
May 1st 1917. However, days before leaving the port, The Commender of the ship had reported
that the ship was not ready to be used because the starboard engine had a cracked cylinder
which made the ship inoperative but they still went for it. The ship was sailing on the sea
from Rio de Jaineiro on February 18th 1918 and then entered Salvador on the 20th of
february. It was rumoured that the ship was sighted near the coast of Virginia before
it
vanished. The ship was completely lost as soon as it entered the waters of the Bermuda
Triangle (to know a little bit about the bermuda triangle click this video). Many people
suspect that the ship may have been the subject of treason, as it was later discovered that
the commender was actually a German soldier that infiltrated under false
identity. And he may have handed the ship over to the Germans.
Number 4 Intrepid
The intrepid was a 65 foot yacht that was set at sea to sail 16 passengers aboard, in
1996. It was sailing off Fort Pierce, Florida, which that day waves were roughtly 7 feet
high. The coast Guard had received a MAYDAY call from the passengers saying that the ship
was about to sink and that everyone was going to escape it using a life raft. Coast Guards
sent out four aircrafts to search through 6000 sq miles for the life raft all night
until
morning, the life raft including the passengers were never found.
Number 3 Yacht Marina also known as The Witchcraft
was another ship that fell victim to the sea. Dan
Burack and Father Patrick Horgan decided to mount on the ship and left on December 22nd
1967. It is believed that upon stopping nearby, something below the ship had hit them.
Right then, they contacted the Coast Guards to inform them that they needed to be towed
back to Miami. Even after hitting the unknown object, the ship was still stable and it didn't
feel
like it was going to sink. The Coast Guards took around 20 minutes before they could arrive
to their destination. Surprisingly, when the Coast Guards finally arrived, the ship and
passengers had vanished. An
immediate search was conducted, yet there were no traces of The Witchcraft and their
passengers.
Number 2 The Marina Sulphur Queen was a tanker ship
used during WW2. The ship's purpose during the
war was the transport oil. Later on after the war, it was converted to transport sulfur,
hence the name Sulphur Queen. Sometimes during its peak year the ship was set to transport
load
of sulfur from Texas. Its telecommunication were frequently received from the ship and
didn't indicate any problems. Few days had gone past and the ship just disappeared. There's
no information at all which could have indicated any possibilities for its disappearance. I
was just gone. Others base their explaination on Magic and superstition.
Number 1 The Mary Celeste is deemed to be "the greatest
maritime mystery of all time." And You'll
soon know why. The ship was discovered by Canadians on December 1872 and was said to
be a
ghost ship to be sailing off by itself. When discovered, the ship was not in a prestige
condition but it was still up to its capabilities of carrying cargoes and sailing. Ten days
before its discovery, it had left the port of New York with lasting provision on board
as
well as the Captain's and crew member's personal belongings. The ship had obviously left
with crew members but the fact that it was found sailing off shore with no crew members
was
very strange. Up 'till this day, the story still remains a mystery, leave in the comment
section on what you think may of happened to the crew members.
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