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Sir George Somers -

In 1609, Sir George Somers set out on a journey towards the new English colony of Jamestown in Virginia.

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Sir George Somers - He left from Plymouth, England, with a fleet of seven ships. His flagship, the Sea Venture, carried settlers, food, and supplies for the new colony.

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The fleet was caught in a severe storm, and the ships were separated. After several days, the Sea Venture was taking on water and in desperation the exhausted captain deliberately drove the ship onto the reefs of what proved to be Bermuda.

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Sir George Somers -

Luckily, all 150 passengers aboard were saved. They remained on the island for 10 months, starting the first settlement of Bermuda.

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Georgetown, Bermuda - The settlement was named Georgetown, after Admiral Sir George Somers.

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Bermuda -

According to Bermuda Attractions, there are over 300 shipwrecks on the seabed surrounding the island. It is a mystery why so many vessels find their end in the waters around Bermuda.

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Flight 19 -

In 1945, a group of United States Navy bombers flew over Bermuda on a routine training mission.

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Flight 19 -

The five planes carried a team of 14 men, including experienced pilot Lieutenant Charles C. Taylor. They vanished without a trace. According to the History, one of the pilots was heard over the radio saying "both my compasses are out and I’m trying to find Fort Lauderdale, Florida."

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Flight 19 -

A search party combed through more than 300,000 square miles of territory in five days. Unfortunately, no remains of Flight 19 were ever found. A boat carrying a search team of 13 also vanished while looking for Flight 19.

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Christopher Columbus - When Christopher Columbus ventured through the Caribbean on his first voyage, he sailed through the Bermuda Triangle.

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Christopher Columbus - According to History, in one of his memoirs he reported seeing a flame crash into the sea and a strange light appeared in the distance a few days later.

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Christopher Columbus - Columbus also mentioned that his compass began to spin radically in the area.

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Mary Celeste -

The American merchant ship Mary Celeste departed from New York on November 5, 1872.

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Mary Celeste -

Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs, his wife, his infant daughter, and eight additional crew members were aboard the ship.

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Mary Celeste - According to Bermuda Attractions, the ship was found drifting in the Atlantic with no one on board. Theories surrounding the mystery of the Mary Celeste include alien abduction, natural disasters, and even paranormal activity.

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USS Scorpion - The USS Scorpion was a United States Navy nuclear submarine. It left Norfolk, Virginia for a three-month deployment on February 15, 1968, with a 99-man crew.

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USS Scorpion - According to History Net, when the submarine failed to return to its home port, a search party was sent out. The 251 ft (76.5 m) submarine disappeared without a trace.

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USS Scorpion -

The wreck of the submarine was found in the Atlantic, off the coast of Azores, Portugal, but theories have linked the mystery of the USS Scorpion to the Bermuda Triangle.

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Carroll A. Deering -

The abandonment of the Carroll A. Deering is one of the most-documented maritime mysteries of the 20th century.

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Carroll A. Deering -

In 1921, the ship passed through the Bermuda Triangle before it was found abandoned.

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Carroll A. Deering -

According to Bermuda Attractions, a lightship was able to communicate with the Carroll A. Deering via radio. The captain of the lightship heard a crew member say that they had lost their anchors and that they needed to report it to their HQ base, but the Carroll A. Deering did not stop and cruised past the lightship.

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Conspiracy -

There are several conspiracy theories surrounding the mysteries of why so many ships disappear in the island's surrounding waters.

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USS Cyclops -

The USS Cyclops went missing in the Bermuda Triangle with over 300 people on board in 1918.

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US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft -

In 1963, two US Air Force KC-135 aircrafts reportedly collided and crashed in the Atlantic. However, they were found at two crash sites over 160 miles (some 260 km) apart.

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The Ellen Austin -

The Ellen Austin was a ship that frequently sailed between London and New York through the Bermuda Triangle. On one of its trips in 1881, the Ellen Austin met another ship that had no one aboard.

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The Ellen Austin -

In an attempt to salvage the abandoned ship, the captain of the Ellen Austin sent over some of his crew members. For two days, the ships sailed side-by-side until they were separated by a storm. The abandoned ship and its new crew were never found.

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Unsolved and unexplained -

Despite claiming the lives of over 1,000 individuals, the waters around Bermuda remain one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world. Could this be creating the illusion that there are more incidents here, or is there truly something mysterious going on? 

See also: The most mysterious shipwrecks in history

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