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Disappearances and Strange Occurrences - 1901 to 1925
The books listed give sources and references except where noted

1902

  FREYA
    "Among the Missing" - Jay Robert Nash
        A German bark lost with all hands prior to October 21st, 1902 while en route to Punta Arenas from Manzanillo
        Mexico. No sources.

    "The Bermuda Triangle Mystery-Solved" - Lawrence David Kusche
        A German bark found deserted at sea presumably off the west coast of Mexico. Possible seaquake activity in
        the area at the time.

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A bark found abandoned on a course from Cuba to Chili. (book says "Chili"...  possible misprint for Chile?)

1908, January 22

  BALTIMORE
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz
        A bark that disappeared east of Hampton Roads, Virginia with 9 persons.

1908, January 27                                 top

  GEORGE R. VREELAND
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz
        A schooner that disappeared east of Hampton Roads, Virginia with 7 persons.

1909, September 18

  GEORGE TAULANE JR.
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz
        A schooner that vanished off the coast of Georgia with 7 persons.

1909, November 14

  SPRAY - A 30 something foot vessel owned and sailed by Joshua Slocum. A world famous sailor and the first
          man to sail around the world in a small boat. He is the author of the book "Sailing Alone Around the World".
    "Among the Missing" - Jay Robert Nash
        The yawl SPRAY left Martha's Vineyard on November 14th with Joshua Slocum at the helm, he was considered
        one of the best sailors in the world at that time. No sources.

    "More Haunted Houses" - Richard Winer & Nancy Osborn Ishmael
        Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world in  a small boat. At one point during that three year
        voyage he became sick. As he lay in his cabin a storm hit but he was too sick to go topside and shorten the
        sails. He says he lost consciousness for some hours, after he awakened the storm was still raging. Looking out
        of the companionway Slocum saw a man at the helm holding the SPRAY on a steady course in spite of the
        wild sea. The man was dressed in clothing from centuries past and introduced himself as being a member of
        Columbus' crew. No less than the pilot of the PINTA. He said he had come to guide Slocum's ship that night.
        When Slocum woke up the next morning, he had recovered enough to go on deck. The gale had become calmed
        a bit and the sun was shining. The man was nowhere to be found. Everything that had not been secured had
        been washed away. The sails were still set, but under the circumstances should have been very damaged due
        to the storm, also the SPRAY had made 90 miles that night right on course. No sources.

    "Psychic in the Devil's Triangle" - James Paul Chaplin. Page 37
        SPRAY was a 36 foot yawl skippered by Joshua Slocum who wrote the book "Sailing Alone Around the World"
        He sailed from Martha's Vineyard sometime in the autumn of 1909 heading for Miami. On November 14th he left
        Miami possibly headed for the West Indies and was never seen again. No sources.

    "The Bermuda Triangle" - Adi-Kent Thomas Jeffery
        Listed as a 36' sloop. Reports the boat had been inspected at Herreshoff Works in Bristol, Rhode Island by Nat
        Herreshoff himself who said it was in top shape. No trace of the SPRAY was ever found. No sources.

    "The Bermuda Triangle Mystery-Solved" - Lawrence David Kusche
        The SPRAY, a 37' yawl set sail from Martha's Vineyard on November 14th heading for South America. Rumors
        of Slocum having possible health problems, also some question as to the sea worthiness of the SPRAY. Reports
        of various sightings of the SPRAY and Slocum throughout South America.

    "The Cousteau Almanac" - Jacques-Yves Cousteau
        Slight mention of the incident.

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer, Page 124
        Listed as a 36' 9" yawl with a beam of 14' 2". Lists the same story of Slocum's first voyage around the world
        and the phantom pilot of the PINTA. (see the "More Haunted Houses" listing above.) Also states that Slocum
        could not swim. He was 65 when he sailed from Miami on November 14th, never to be seen again. No Sources.

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A yawl piloted by Joshua Slocum vanished between Miami and the West Indies with one person.

1909, December 16                                  top

  MARTHA S. BEMENT
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A schooner disappeared east of Jacksonville, Florida with 7 persons

1909, December 18

  MAGGIE S. HART
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A schooner disappeared east of Jacksonville, Florida with 8 persons.

1909, December 23

  AUBURN
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A schooner disappeared east of Jacksonville, Florida with 9 persons.

1909, December 25

  ANNA R. BISHOP
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A schooner disappeared east of Jacksonville, Florida with 7 persons

1910, March 15

  U.S.S. NINA - US Navy Steam Tug Boat. The first steamship on record to vanish in the triangle.
    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer, Page 66
        Departed Norfolk navy yard March 15th, 1910 bound for Havana Cuba to serve as a support ship for the salvage
        operation for the battleship MAINE. The tug was last seen off Savannah, Georgia steaming south. It was never
        seen again. This is the first steam powered navy vessel lost in the triangle. No sources.

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        First steamship to vanish in the triangle. Disappeared somewhere south of Savannah Georgia.

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as a yard tug at the Washington Navy Yard 6 January 1866.  The Niņa operated as a yard tug for the Washington Naval Gun Factory
through May 1869 and was then converted to a torpedo boat.  The ship served as a torpedo boat at Newport through 1883, refitting in
May 1884 for special service, and next operated from August to October salvaging the wreck of sidewheel gunboat Tallapoosa, which had
sunk in Martha's Vineyard Sound.  From 1885 to 1889, Niņa served in various capacities at New York Navy Yard, and then returned to Newport from 1890 to 1891.

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Niņa was next loaned to the Lighthouse Department to verify aids to navigation near Puerto Rican waters to protect the Fleet conducting Winter maneuvers
from October 1903 to April 1904.  The Niņa was ordered converted into a submarine tender on 28 December 1905.  On 25 May 1906, she arrived at the Newport Naval Torpedo Station,
and following a year's service, was assigned as tender for the 1st Torpedo Flotilla.   For the next four years, she served with the Atlantic Fleet's infant submarine force in its
pioneer coastal operations form Newport to Annapolis and Norfolk.  From 1 December 1908 to 22 February 1909, she participated in the great Review in Hampton Roads following
the return of the Great White Fleet from its globe girdling cruise and joined submarines in exercises off the Virginia coast.

The USS Nina ultimately foundered at sea during a storm on 6 February 1910.  Sitting in 80 feet, she was rediscovered in 1977.   Many artifacts including the bell,
portholes, lanterns, and Morse diving equipment were recovered soon thereafter.   Towards the bow, personal effects can still be recovered by digging where the crew's
quarters used to be.  The stern is not as prominent as the bow, being close to the sand.

1910, March 26

  CHARLES W. PARKER
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A steamship that disappeared east of the southern Jersey coast with 17 persons.

1913, December 17                                     top

  GEORGE A. LAWRY
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A schooner, disappeared east of Jacksonville Florida with 6 persons on board.

1914, January 29

  BENJAMINE F. POOLE
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A schooner disappeared east of Wilmington North Carolina.

1914, February 27

  FITZ J. BABSON
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A schooner disappeared east of Jacksonville Florida with 7 persons.

1915, April

  BERTHA L. BASKER
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A freighter that disappeared while en route from New York to St. Martin.

  SILVA
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A freighter that disappeared while en route from New York to the Netherlands Antilles.

1915, April 20

  MAUDE B. KRUM
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A schooner that disappeared east of St. Andrews Florida with 7 persons.

1916, November 3

  BROWN BROTHERS, or BROWN BROS.
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A bark that disappeared east of Savannah Georgia with 12 persons on board.

1917, March 6

  TIMANDRA
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, Page 24
        A freighter that vanished east of Norfolk Virginia with 19 persons on board.

1918, March 17                                           top

  U.S.S. CYCLOPS - This is one of the classic Bermuda Triangle disappearances. Volumes have been written
          about this vessel, and the more that come to light, the more confusing and mysterious it becomes. Two of her
          sister ships the PROTEUS and the NEREUS disappeared on almost the same route in 1941. The loss of those
          two ships was overshadowed by the onset of World War II. Click here for a list of the 21 officers and 285
          enlisted men officially listed as dead on June 14th, 1918.The ironclad steamer KICKAPOO  carried the name
          CYCLOPS from 15 June to 10 August 1869, then was renamed KEWAYDIN.The second Cyclops, a collier,
          was launched 7 May 1910 by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, Pa., and placed in service 7 November 1910,
          G. W. Worley, Master, Navy Auxiliary Service, in charge. Operating with the Naval Auxiliary Service, Atlantic Fleet,
          the collier voyaged in the Baltic during May to July 1911 to supply 2d Division ships. Returning to Norfolk, she operated
          on the east coast from Newport to the Caribbean servicing the fleet. During the troubled conditions in Mexico in 1914 and
          1915, she coaled ships on patrol there and received the thanks of the State Department for cooperation in bringing refugees
          from Tampico to New Orleans.
          With American entry into World War I, Cyclops was commissioned 1 May l917, Lieutenant Commander G. W. Worley in command.
          She joined a convoy for St. Nazaire, France, in June 1917, returning to the east coast in July. Except for a voyage to Halifax,
          Nova Scotia, she served along the east coast until 9 January 1918 when she was assigned to Naval Overseas Transportation Service.
          She then sailed to Brazilian waters to fuel British ships in the south Atlantic, receiving the thanks of the State Department and
          Commander-in-Chief, Pacific. She put to sea from Rio de Janiero 16 February 1918 and after touching at Barbados on 3 and 4 March,
          was never heard from again. Her loss with all 306 crew and passengers, without a trace, is one of the sea's unsolved mysteries.
                                            
    "Among the Missing" - Jay Robert Nash, Picture of the CYCLOPS on page 381
        A 19,600 ton, 502" Navy collier that vanished en route from Barbados to Norfolk Virginia on March 4 1918 with 307
        crew and passengers on board. On of the largest ships afloat at the time. Never seen again. No sources.

    "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer
        A 14,500 ton, 540' Navy collier built in 1910. Left Bahia Brazil on January 28th, 1918 with a cargo of Manganese.
        Word War I was also in progress at the time. First stop was Georgetown, British West Indies on March 3rd to
        take on coal. On March 4th she headed out to sea bound for Norfolk Virginia with one of two engines damaged.
        The CYCLOPS had a sister ship called the ORION. This book covers various theories as to what happened.

    "Psychic In the Devil's Triangle" - James Paul Chaplin, Page 23
        A 19,000 plus ton Navy fuel supply ship built in 1910. It left Norfolk in January of 1918 bound for U.S. warships
        off the east coast of South America, with a cargo of coal, mail and other supplies to refit the warships. Captain
        George W. Worley was in command of the ship, and had been ever since her commission in 1910. It had been
        quite an eventful last voyage for the CYCLOPS. She  had almost collided with the U.S.S. SURVEY leaving Norfolk,
        then a short while later a head had blown off one of her engines. The rest of the voyage would have to be made
        with one engine. Entering the port at Rio de Janeiro on January 28th, 1918 she almost went onto the rocks. One
        crewman was killed by the propellers and she was damaged by the cruiser U.S.S. RALEIGH while offloading
        coal.( I think I would have called it quits at this point and headed back home. - byerly ) She took on 11,000 tons
        of Manganese ore while in Rio. There is some speculation as to whether she was overloaded or improperly loaded.
        Five prisoners involved in a murder on the U.S.S. PITTSBURGH were also taken on board the CYCLOPS as well
        as some others from the PITTSBURGH. The CYCLOPS left Rio bound for Bahia, Brazil - date unknown. She
        arrives in Brazil on February 21st, 1918. Counsel General Alfred L. M. Gottschalk arrives onboard to be taken back
        America. CYCLOPS leaves Bahia on February 22nd, 1918 bound directly for Baltimore by direct order. Against
        orders Captain Worley puts in outside Carlisle Bay, Bridgetown in Barbados. Worley requests coal and money
        to make it back to Baltimore. Some questions arise as to whether the supplies are really needed. The American
        Counsel in Barbados fills Worley's requests. In two days she sets off for Baltimore and vanishes.

    "The Bermuda Triangle Mystery-Solved" - Lawrence David Kusche
        Listed as a 542 foot, 19,600 ton U.S. Navy Collier with 309 men and a load of Manganese ore at the time of her
        disappearance somewhere between Barbados and Baltimore/Norfolk. In 1941 two of her sister ships the NOREUS
        and the PROTEUS disappeared on almost the same route. The CYCLOPS was one of the biggest ships afloat
        at the time. She vanished with no trace, no S.O.S. and no debris. Captain Worley had 28 years with the navy
        and had been the ship's master since she was built in 1910. There was documentation of engine trouble onboard.
        She was the first large ship equipped with radio. The Navy called the search off in May of 1918 for the ship. There
        is documentation of a storm hitting the general area of the CYCLOPS at that time.

    "The Bermuda Triangle" - Adi-Kent Thomas Jeffrey, Page 77
        A 14,500 ton U.S. Navy fuel ship bound for Norfolk, Virginia. Submerged wreckage found at the time of this books
        writing could possibly be the CYCLOPS as she had a very unique superstructure.

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer, Pages 85, 97 - This book has pictures of the CYCLOPS
          the PROTEUS and the NOREUS, as well as one of Captain Worley.
        A 19,000 ton coaling ship with the crew listed as 308 men and 309 men. It left Norfolk with a cargo of coal, mail
        and supplies to refit a fleet of U.S. warships operating of the east coast of South America in January of 1918. ( This
        version paints the captain as quite a tyrant and a poor navigator. - byerly ) Captain George W. Worley had was
        in command of the CYCLOPS since the ship was built back in 1910. On her final voyage she almost collided
        with the U.S.S. SURVEY leaving Norfolk, she blew a head on one of the engines, and had to complete the
        mission with only one engine, she passed the port of Rio de Janeiro and almost went aground on rocks due to
        changes Worley made on some navigation charts, a seaman was killed by the propeller and after the coaling the
        the cruiser RALEIGH, the CYCLOPS scraped the side of the ship causing some damage. In Rio some prisoners
        were taken onboard involved with a murder which had taken place on the U.S.S. PITTSBURGH. ( good detail as
        to the murder onboard the U.S.S. PITTSBURGH - byerly) Also some men were being taken back who where
        friends of the prisoners aboard the CYCLOPS. The CYCLOPS loaded about 11,000 tons of Manganese Ore from
        a bulk cargo dock, evidently after loading, the Plimsoll Mark was under water, which signifies overloading, but
        nothing was done about it. After a couple of days she set sail for Bahia, Brazil. On February 21st she was seen in
        Bahia Harbor by witnesses. She appeared ship shape with everything stowed and chained down for sea. It was
        reported that the ship may have entered the harbor from the north, when it should have been arriving from the
        south. More possible evidence of poor navigational skills onboard. The ship may have overshot the harbor and
        had to backtrack to find it. CYCLOPS was ordered to leave Bahia on February 22nd and proceed to Baltimore.
        Prior to the ships departure, Counsel General Alfred L. M. Gottschalk came onboard for transport to the U.S. No
        Homeward Bound Pennant was flown as is Navy tradition. The starboard engine repaired in Rio had again broken
        down, limiting the ship to a sustained speed of 8 knots. It was reported that Worley was drinking to excess.
        Against orders Captain Worley orders the CYCLOPS to put in at Carlisle Bay, Barbados on March 3rd. The small
        harbor would not accommodate the ship so she was at anchor 1 mile off shore. Brockhols Livingston, the United
        States Counsel General at Barbados went out to the ship, Worley stated that the reason he had stopped there
        was that he was in need of money, coal and other supplies to make it home. Supposedly when CYCLOPS left
        Bahia it was outfitted with everything it needed for the return voyage back home. Worley possibly asked for a
        large store of foodstuffs despite protests by Livingston as to price and availability. The Ship departed on March
        4th with the requested supplies. However, it was observed that the ship steamed south after leaving anchor, the
        wrong way for Baltimore. Radio contact was exchanged between CYCLOPS and the British liner VESTRIS on
        March 5th. The CYCLOPS was never heard from again. She was reported overdue by the U.S. Navy on March 13.
        Page 114 of this book has Livingston's reply to the Navy's telegram of inquiry and a list of extra provisions supplied
        to the ship. It also mentions discrepancies in quantities.

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, page 24
        A Navy collier that disappeared en route from Barbados to Norfolk, Virginia.

1919, January 4                                          top

  BAYARD HOPKINS
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, page 24
        A schooner that disappeared east of Norfolk Virginia with 6 persons.

1920, February 20

  AMELIA ZEMAN
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, page 24
        A schooner that disappeared east of Norfolk, Virginia with 9 persons.

1920, April 18

  WILLIAM O'BRIEN - Wooden steamship, new, 3143 tons, going from New York to Rotterdam
    "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer
        A 3143 ton wooden steamship owned by the France and Canada Steamship Company. The ship left New York on April 14th, 1920
        bound for Rotterdam. The O'Brien was back in port the next day due to trouble with the crew. No details are given. It set out again on
        April 15th. On April 18th, the steamer BALTIC receives a radio message from O'BRIEN stating that she is 500 miles east of the Delaware
        River and in need of assistance. The O'BRIEN is not found.

    "The Bermuda Triangle Mystery-Solved" - Lawrence David Kusche
        Rumors of possible Soviet involvement with the crew and mutiny. O'BRIEN puts back into port the next day after leaving due to problems
        with the crew. No details. Left the next day and is never seen again.

1920, October 1

  ALBYAN - Russian bark sailing from Norfolk, Virginia
      "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer
        A Russian bark sailed from Norfolk, Virginia destination unknown, on October 1st, 1920. No wreckage or trace was ever found. No sources.

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer
        A Russian bark sailed October 1st, 1920

1920, October 19

  GENERAL MORNE - British schooner, Lisbon to Newfoundland
      "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer
        A British schooner sailing from Lisbon, Portugal to Newfoundland was never seen again. No sources.   

1920, November 17                                      top

  YUTE - 2974 ton, Spanish Steamer
    "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer
        A Spanish steamer at 2,974 tons. She sailed from Baltimore on November 14th, 1920. On November 17th she was heard
        calling for help and gave her position as 240 miles off the New Jersey Coast, south east of Cape May. No trace found.

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer, Page 79
        A Spanish Steamer. The winter of 1920 - 21 was one of the worst on record. Limited sources.

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, page 24
        A steamship sailing from New York to Europe, by way of the Bermuda Triangle. Date is given as 1921.

1920, November 25
  FLONINE - Bark, Norwegian, possibly the same as the FLORINO?
      "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer
          Left Hampton Roads on November 25th, 1920. No trace , no sources.

1921

    "Among the Missing" - Jay Robert Nash
        A five masted schooner found aground on Diamond Shoals with all sails set and two lifeboats gone. Two cats were found onboard.
        The evening meal was found on the stove but luggage and clothing were missing. She was under the command of Captain Wormwell.
        She had sailed to South America having left in September of 1920 and was on her return voyage. There were rumors of piracy
        and abductions involving other ships in that same area for a few months that also disappeared. There were also reports of exceptionally
        bad weather in the area. Good reference, sources listed.

    "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer
        Lists the ship as 3,500 tons.

     "Psychic In the Devil's Triangle" - James Paul Chaplin, Page 39

    "The Bermuda Triangle" - Adi-Kent Thomas Jeffrey, Page 115

    "The Bermuda Triangle Mystery-Solved" - Lawrence David Kusche

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer, Page 165

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, page 24
        Found abandoned except for two cats off Cape Hatteras.

1921, February 2

  MONTE SAN MICHELE  - Italian steamer, 4,061 tons. Sailing from Portland, Maine to Genoa.
    "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer, Page 79

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, page 24
        Date given as just 1921, New York to Europe via The Triangle.

1921, February 3

  CABEDELLO - Steamer sailing from Norfolk, Virginia
    "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, page 24
        Date listed only as 1921 also reports that ship is a cargo ship sailing from New York to Europe via The Triangle.

1921, February 2                                         top

  ESPERANZA DE LARRINAGA - British Schooner sailing from Norfolk, Virginia
    "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, page 24
        Date listed only as 192, listed as a steamship sailing from new York to Europe via The Triangle.

1921, February 6

  OTTAWA - Steamer, sailing from Norfolk, Virginia to Manchester, England
    "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer, Page 79

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz, page 24
        Date only listed as 1921also reports ship as a tanker.

1921, April 4

  CANADIAN MAID - British Schooner sailing from Monte Cristo to New York.
    "Limbo of the Lost-Today" - John Wallace Spencer

1921, October 27

  BAGDAD - Schooner
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz
        Lost off Key West, Florida with eight persons.


1922, February 11                                             top

  SEDGWICK - Schooner
    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz
        Lost east of Charleston, South Carolina with 6 persons.

1925, April

  RAIFUKU MARU - This is the ship responsible for the famous "DANGER LIKE DAGGER NOW" radio message.
     "Among the Missing" - Jay Robert Nash
        Spelled as "RAIFUKA" in the index.

     "Psychic In the Devil's Triangle" - James Paul Chaplin, Page 43.
        Shows the date to be April of 1924.

    "The Bermuda Triangle Mystery-Solved" - Lawrence David Kusche
        Shows a map of the area and lists the cargo as wheat.

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer, Page 75

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz
        Listed as a freighter lost east of the Bahamas.

1925, December

  COTOPAXI - Steamer, possibly two vessels with the same name as records indicate another COTOPAXI
         sighted an unknown 35 foot abandoned craft in 1969.
     "Among the Missing" - Jay Robert Nash

     "Psychic In the Devil's Triangle" - James Paul Chaplin, Page 44.

    "The Bermuda Triangle Mystery-Solved" - Lawrence David Kusche
        Lists the cargo as coal.

    "The Devil's Triangle" - Richard Winer, Page 178.

    "Without a Trace" - Charles Berlitz
        Lists the date only as 1925 and reports the vessel as a cargo ship in the proximity of Charleston, South Carolina.

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