Wreck Of Infamous Ship That Vanished In The Bermuda Triangle Finally Uncovered
Science ChannelMarine biologist Michael Barnette inspecting the SS Cotopaxi wreckage to confirm its measurements.
Countless boats, ships, and even airplanes have simply disappeared in the part of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle throughout the decades. In February, an exciting historical discovery revealed one of its most famous victims.
The steam-powered merchant ship SS Cotopaxi left Charleston, South Carolina without a hitch. Bound for Havana, Cuba on Nov. 29, 1925, it was never seen again. The sizable vessel vanished, along with the 32 people on board. In an exciting moment for history news in 2020, researchers finally located the wreck.
Situated at the bottom of the ocean 35 nautical miles off the coast of St. Augustine, Florida, this historical news was presented on the Science Channel’s Shipwreck Secrets series in early February of this year.
When underwater explorer Michael Barnette came across a wreck that he believed could be the SS Cotopaxi, there was only one person to call: British historian Guy Walters. The Englishman immediately set out to amass any and all clues that could confirm the identity of the wreckage.
“Walters combed through ship records at the archives of Lloyd’s of London, who were the insurance brokers for the SS Cotopaxi,” a Science Channel statement said, explaining the historical discovery. “There he discovered something previously unknown about the Cotopaxi‘s voyage.”
“The ship had sent out wireless distress signals with a position on December 1st, 1925, two days after it left Charleston.”
To the amazement of both Barnette and Walters, it turned out that this wreck had already been found 35 years ago. However, the experts who located it in 1985 had mistaken it for another ship.
Science ChannelThe captain’s grandson was grateful that the wreck had finally been found.
In the end, a team from the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum dove down and took a series of detailed photographs and high-resolution video footage to lay the mystery to rest. They not only confirmed that they’d found the Cotopaxi, but gave the Captain Myer’s grandson with closure.
“Myers agreed that the team had finally located his grandfather’s ship after being missing for almost 100 years,” the Science Channel said.
In that sense, the ship’s discovery not only provided thrilling historical news for experts and the public, but also provided a long-sought sense of closure for one of this vessel’s victims.
