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    March 4, 1918: Crazy Captain Sails Into the Bermuda Triangle, but Not Out!

    Major DanBy Major DanMarch 4, 2016Updated:February 17, 2020110 Comments3 Mins Read
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    A Brief History

    On March 4, 1918, the USS Cyclops kept a date with destiny!

    Digging Deeper

    Cyclops, a US Navy coal carrier (collier) heading to Baltimore with a load of manganese ore.

    The Cyclops had left from Rio De Janeiro on February 16, 1918 and was supposed to arrive in Baltimore on March 13, 1918.  Mysteriously, she disappeared without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle and nothing of her or her crew has ever been found.

    Chalk it up to the Bermuda Triangle?  Or was she sunk by a U-Boat?  Well, no U-Boat ever reported such a sinking and the German navy has repeatedly said they did not sink the Cyclops.  At 542 feet long, the Cyclops would be a victim worth bragging about.

    It is speculated by US Navy investigators that the cargo of manganese ore may have become wet and sloshed back and forth in the ship creating an uneven load and causing the ship to turn over, but without a wreck or survivor’s account no one can know.

    A totally cracked angle to this tale (as if a ship disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle is not cracked enough) is the Captain of the ship.  Capt. George Worley was not who he said he was!  He was actually Johan Wichmann born in Germany and an illegal alien in the United States!  He had snuck off a ship in San Francisco in 1878 and had changed his name to George Worley.  Compounding the bizarre story is the Captain’s behavior.  Tyrannical and petty, Worley was said to have run around the ship with a pistol in pursuit of one of the ensigns!  Even creepier, he was known to make his rounds of the ship wearing long underwear and a Derby hat!  His obvious pro-German bias also made him hated by non-German members of his crew.

    Another twist to this incident, a passenger on this final voyage of the Cyclops was the US Consul General in Rio, Alfred Gottschalk, another well known and roundly disliked pro-German.  Investigators speculated the Captain and Gottschalk may have turned the ship over to Germany, but this allegation is still denied by the German government.

    The USS Cyclops AC-4 has also made its way into popular culture, becoming the star of Clive Cussler’s novel Cyclops, featured in the video game Dark Void, and appearing in television episodes of Quantum Leap and Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!

    The loss of the Cyclops, a 20,000 ton ship over 500 feet long and carrying 306 people still stands as the worst US Navy non-combat disaster ever.  As such, the Navy took a long hard look into what had happened, and came up empty!  Question for students (and subscribers): What do you think happened?  Please let us know in the comments section below this article.

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    Historical Evidence

    For more information, see…

    Cussler, Clive.  Cyclops.  Simon & Schuster, 1986.

    Howell, Jeffrey.  Dark Void.  Capcom, 2010.  Xbox 360 Video Game.

    Quasar, Gian.  HELL SHIP.  Brodwyn-Moor & Doane, 2011.

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    Major Dan is a retired veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He served during the Cold War and has traveled to many countries around the world. Prior to his military service, he graduated from Cleveland State University, having majored in sociology. Following his military service, he worked as a police officer eventually earning the rank of captain prior to his retirement.

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    1. Bricker on March 4, 2014 5:56 pm

      I believe the ship was probably turned over to the Germans. This does not;however explain what happened to the crew. Strange things have been known to happen in the Bermuda triangle, though.

      Reply
    2. KM on March 4, 2014 10:20 pm

      I agree that it is probable that the Germans likely had something to do with the disapperance of the Cyclops, especially since there were at least two Germans aboard.

      Reply
    3. Judy Lin on March 4, 2014 10:55 pm

      I would the ship just mysteriously disappeared. The Bermuda Triangle is just too freaky to even talk about.

      Reply
    4. Todd E. on March 4, 2014 11:38 pm

      I believe Germany had something to do with this mystery.

      Reply
    5. Kristin Schlabach on March 5, 2014 12:18 am

      I also would have to say that the Germans had something to do with it.

      Reply
    6. Vickie Christman on March 5, 2014 1:35 pm

      I think it was abducted by aliens. lol just kidding. I would have to agree with the majority, that Germany had something to do with it.

      Reply
    7. Deanna Nagle on March 5, 2014 2:34 pm

      Lets just all blame the Germans hahaha

      Reply
    8. Christopher J. Jesty on March 5, 2014 5:21 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle has always been a one of the greatest mysteries in the world. The enigma leaves questions of whether it’s a magnetic pole? is it a portal to another dimension? or is it a missing continent? The questions still pile up, and still no physical evidence.

      Reply
    9. Ashton Miller on March 5, 2014 8:11 pm

      Yea I agree that Germany was definitely involved.

      Reply
    10. Alycia Krosnick on March 11, 2014 6:19 pm

      I believe that Germany had an influence of the disappearance of the Cyclops.

      Reply
    11. Sam Knox on March 12, 2014 1:49 pm

      If you’re a realist, it was the Germans fault. However, if one believes some of the stories about the Bermuda Triangle then truly anything could’ve happened. Magnetic poles, Aliens, etc etc! A very mysterious story!

      Reply
    12. kferencik on March 15, 2014 9:51 am

      Everything is lost in the Bermuda Triangle.

      Reply
    13. jonathan potirakis on March 19, 2014 10:32 am

      I think the Bermuda Triangle claimed another boat. I found it interesting that the captain was not who he said he was and was actually german so it would be a good guess that maybe the german government seized the boat and blamed it on the triangle. Another mystery we will never figure out!

      Reply
    14. Gordon LaPean on March 4, 2015 1:31 pm

      I think she sank just like her two sister ships the Proteus and Nereus. They vanished in the North Atlantic and both ships were transporting heavy loads of metallic ore similar to that which was loaded on Cyclops.The Cyclops was carrying over the load limit of the dense manganese ore and the starboard engine had a cracked cylinder and was not operative. So a small storm could have done her in easily.

      Reply
    15. tevin k on March 7, 2015 3:30 pm

      hmm , it is pretty iffy seeings who the captains actually where! You would think they would have known that? Overall i believe the Bermuda took the ship over in its storm. There is so many tails of the Bermuda triangle , something is off out there.

      Reply
    16. JB on March 14, 2015 9:13 pm

      Aliens.

      Reply
    17. Danielle on February 21, 2016 3:38 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle is a mysterious place with many eerie tales tied to it. If the ship was sunk, you would think some wreckage would have been found.

      Reply
    18. Raquel F on February 24, 2016 3:27 pm

      I found it insane that the Cyclops mysteriously disappeared with no trace in the Bermuda Triangle.

      Reply
    19. Madeline on February 24, 2016 11:04 pm

      i can’t believe that a ship that was 542 feet long disappeared without a trace, it would have been remarkable to have been found and become a museum of some sort.

      Reply
    20. Meghan R on February 25, 2016 7:55 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle is a place with many mysteries attached, but I think it is possible the ship could have been turned over to Germany.

      Reply
    21. KC on February 27, 2016 9:47 pm

      It is weird that the ship disappeared. The captain is an interesting character how he changed his name and didn’t tell anyone.

      Reply
    22. NF on February 28, 2016 4:00 pm

      I like such kind of stories. I can’t guess what was going on, but I’d like to serch about Bermuda Triangle.

      Reply
    23. Amber Moore on March 2, 2016 2:24 pm

      The part about this story that leads me to believe the ship was not sunk by natural means is that there was no wreckage found. It reminds me of the Malaysia Airplane that disappeared in 2014 that was never found. I am of the believe that there is still so much more to learn about this world and that we will never understand everything that happens here.

      Reply
    24. Ahmed Alnassar on March 4, 2016 8:21 pm

      It doesn’t seem that it was just sunk because i think something at least would have surfaced eventually. this is truly a mystery.

      Reply
    25. Sarah-Jane on March 5, 2016 7:24 pm

      it doesn’t surprise me another ship was lost in the Bermuda Triangle. It’s known for its mysterious disappearances.

      Reply
    26. Emmaline K on March 9, 2016 10:04 am

      If we are to take a look at the cracked angle, couldn’t we assume that if the ship hadn’t sunk, it would have been discovered at some point? It would be very difficult to make a ship of that size discretely land in foreign territory.

      Reply
    27. Austin Miko on March 11, 2016 12:45 pm

      I found it very interesting to learn that the ship disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle, and without a trace to. It’s such a large ship I feel like someone would have seen it.

      Reply
    28. Y A on March 14, 2016 4:49 pm

      Bermuda Triangle has had its secret for long period. I’m not sure how this triangle disappeared many things such as a big ship like the mentioned above. It is a legend story or action that technology should intervene to investigate the secret of this dangerous triangle.

      Reply
    29. Amber Pope on March 22, 2016 6:46 pm

      Bermuda Triangle has always been an unknown. Several people have theories about why it is so dangerous and holds so many secrets, but none of them hold much water. It’s safe to assume Cyclops disappeared into the Triangle, otherwise someone would have fessed up by now. It wouldn’t be the first time the Triangle feasted on an unsuspecting ship.

      Reply
    30. Sarah G on March 31, 2016 7:42 pm

      I always find interest in hearing about boats and planes that go missing in the Bermuda Triangle. It is a definite possibility that the boat never made it out.

      Reply
    31. Diana N on April 22, 2016 11:15 pm

      Something always goes missing when it goes into the Bermuda Triangle.

      Reply
    32. Brett Nagy on April 26, 2016 1:36 am

      I love reading about the Bermuda Triangle. I recently watched a documentary about it and how planes have also gone missing. There are so many theories about it. Such a mystery!

      Reply
    33. Sabrina Peelman on April 28, 2016 1:16 pm

      I hope that they eventually find the ship so that we can learn more about the Bermuda Triangle.

      Reply
    34. Erika Grumbach on April 29, 2016 10:50 am

      The Bermuda Triangle is so fascinating to me. How do things just go missing there? How has no one figured out what happens there?

      Reply
    35. Nicole Z on May 3, 2016 4:55 pm

      How did a ship that was 542 feet long disappeared without a trace? I never heard of The Bermuda Triangle before.

      Reply
    36. Colton M on May 4, 2016 3:00 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle is one of the worlds most interesting mysteries.

      Reply
    37. Andrew R on May 9, 2016 12:13 am

      What a crazy mystery, I wonder how many other ships have never been found in the triangle.

      Reply
    38. JW on May 9, 2016 12:25 am

      Maybe the captain went insane and sunk the ship on purpose.

      Reply
    39. pw on September 29, 2016 12:42 pm

      I love hearing about the Bermuda Triangle. I hope one day we will find out what happen to all the ships and planes lost in there.

      Reply
    40. AM on September 29, 2016 3:21 pm

      I find the Bermuda Triangle very interesting and I love hearing stories about it. When I went on a cruise this past spring I was nervous when we sailed through even though I knew everything would go smooth.

      Reply
    41. Tim Burris on October 3, 2016 9:18 am

      There is a lot unknown about the Bermuda triangle where ships and plans just disappear to but other people have sailed through and been fine

      Reply
    42. MM on October 3, 2016 5:27 pm

      As if the story couldn’t get any more creepy sounding, just knowing that the captain himself wasn’t even who he said he was, but an illegal alien makes for an even bigger plot twist!

      Reply
    43. TC on October 6, 2016 11:17 am

      I find the Bermuda triangle is very interesting, I love hearing stories about it and it is very intruiging.

      Reply
    44. Allison Lester on October 7, 2016 4:36 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle will forever be mysterious. I never took into consideration that people/captains such as George Worley (AKA Johan Wichmann) were just as mysterious as well. Maybe it just so happened that the captains were as equally responsible as the ships were, being more devious/keeping more secrets than what people realized. Either way, it is still intriguing that so many ships simply disappeared. -ACL

      Reply
    45. MT on October 10, 2016 2:13 pm

      The Bermuda triangle is truly un-explainable and extremely interesting.

      Reply
    46. David Birkbeck on October 10, 2016 2:50 pm

      That is an awful loss not just in lives but cost. Will we ever know what truly happened?

      Reply
    47. LF on October 17, 2016 11:46 am

      truly a great mystery, I believe that this ship very well good have been sunk by u-boats,and the Germans just do not want to take the blame.

      Reply
    48. SR on October 17, 2016 2:19 pm

      The bermuda triangle is so fasinating

      Reply
    49. Kayla Fox on October 18, 2016 11:30 pm

      I’ve always considered the Bermuda Triangle a myth, although I do not know that I would ever sail or fly through/around it. It is definitely superstitious of me, but I have heard to many stories!

      Reply
    50. mason s on October 21, 2016 10:28 am

      its haunted by ghosts, plain and simple

      Reply
    51. Lori Caudill on October 31, 2016 2:33 pm

      A true unsolved mystery. I have never gave much credit to the Bermuda Triangle stories. I do find it strange that there has not been any evidence of a sunken ship or that Germany denies any involvement. Surely, if Germany were involved they would want the world to know.

      Reply
    52. AA on November 3, 2016 11:00 pm

      A long time ago, I watched a documentary about the Bermuda Triangle, and if I remember correctly, the ocean in that area has a lot of different rock formations and underwater cliffs where a ship could get pierced in the side of the ship, continue on in a certain direction and sink into a cliff where it wouldn’t be found again.

      Reply
    53. Diana Minich on November 7, 2016 4:51 pm

      Interesting article. I have always had a suspicious mind and think that Germany might have had something to do with the ships disappearance.

      Reply
    54. Kristin Fellure on November 8, 2016 12:18 am

      I think the fact that the captain was an illegal alien is sketchy. There is a possibility that the Germans could have planned the disappearance.

      Reply
    55. Jennifer Maurer on November 8, 2016 12:25 pm

      Of course, a story regarding the Bermuda triangle would have twists and turns. I think it almost seems so far-fetched that it has to be real!! Too many twists to have made up!

      Reply
    56. Lessie Parish on November 8, 2016 7:57 pm

      I think that it is suspicious that the captain was an illegal alien and pro-German. It would not surprise me if the German’s planned for the ship’s disappearance.

      Reply
    57. Lydia Ott on November 8, 2016 8:36 pm

      The Bermuda triangle is known for things vanishing around it. This reminds me of the plane that went missing a few ago and makes me wonder what actually happened. The disappearance of a ship and plane is unbelievable because they are so large.

      Reply
    58. Jordin Vidmar on November 9, 2016 3:31 pm

      I find the Bermuda Triangle very interesting, however, I find this story to almost seem like a myth. I guess we will never know.

      Reply
    59. Dakota Zimmerman on November 9, 2016 4:24 pm

      all of the planes that have vanishing in this area along with the amount of ships. i dont believe in ghost tales but it is a quiescence worth noticing

      Reply
    60. Elizabeth Bon on November 10, 2016 8:49 pm

      The disappearance of this ship is certainly mysterious. There have been plenty of other stories about the Bermuda Triangle through the years to make you wonder. But the story about the captain does make you think he had something to do with this particular vanishing act of a whole ship and its crew.

      Reply
    61. Kala Strong on November 10, 2016 9:51 pm

      There is such a history with disappearing of ships and planes across the Bermuda Triangle that it is hard to not question if this is how this accident happened.

      Reply
    62. Taylor Young on November 11, 2016 2:05 pm

      I have always found the unsolved mysteries that happened across the Bermuda Triangle so interesting. How not just one vanish can occur but many more can?

      Reply
    63. Audrey Manahan on November 11, 2016 2:15 pm

      Although the Bermuda Triangle has a history that is hard to refute, I think that it may be plausible to connections with the Germans. The way that the crew members were connected to the Germans seemed a little fishy.

      Reply
    64. Alyssa Hanes on November 11, 2016 3:12 pm

      I love hearing about the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. I have always heard rumors and myths about people disappearing and having crazy things happen to them but I was never really sure whether to believe it or not. I cannot believe that people and boats just vanish and are to never be seen again.

      Reply
    65. Ben McClay on November 11, 2016 6:33 pm

      One thing that really struck out to me about the USS Cyclops AC-4 is that it was a very large part of many television shows in the nation. These shows included Quantum Leap, Scooby Doo, and Pirates Ahoy. It just goes to show that a very mystical thing can be shown in a more innocent form. I really enjoyed Scooby Doo as a kid.

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    66. Shannon Read on November 11, 2016 7:55 pm

      I always love hearing about mysteries that happen with ships that sink or other areas similar to this. It is crazy thinking that know one will probably ever truly know what happened to the ship because there were no survivors. Interesting article to read.

      Reply
    67. Jingshan Jiang on November 12, 2016 5:34 pm

      When I was in primary school, I had heard about the mysteries of Bermuda Triangle. It is so interesting that even no one know the true answer why so many ships disappeared in that area. Hope someone can answer this question in the future.

      Reply
    68. Brandon Wagner on November 12, 2016 7:05 pm

      What seems even crazier than the disappearance of the USS Cyclops is the behavior of the captain, and illegal alien from Germany.

      Reply
    69. Rose Jepson on November 12, 2016 10:55 pm

      It’s unfortunate that we lost over 300 men in this accident. I can’t wrap my head around the Bermuda Triangle or even begin to imagine what really happened. The behavior and false identity of the captain makes it even more suspicious.

      Reply
    70. Daina Thomas on November 13, 2016 10:47 am

      I love reading about the Bermuda Triangle. I know it’s horrifying, but also extremely interesting as well. One of the world’s many mysteries.

      Reply
    71. Breanna Beckley on November 23, 2016 6:12 pm

      I always thought the the Bermuda Triangle was interesting. I also think that it is unfortunate like Rose said that we lost over 300 men in this accident.

      Reply
    72. Travis Tarnowski on November 27, 2016 10:45 pm

      I have never been a believer in the bermuda triangle because how true is it. We have no facts either way but still an interesting article.

      Reply
    73. Michaela Ping on November 30, 2016 10:09 am

      I think things happen all the time that can’t be explained so the Bermuda Triangle could be a reasonable conclusion.

      Reply
    74. Keagan Frey on December 7, 2016 8:47 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle is a strange and mysterious thing. Is it a conspiracy or is there actually a strong disorienting magnetic pull there.

      Reply
    75. Hunter Music on December 10, 2016 12:57 am

      Sometimes there are bigger powers that we cannot actually believe in, this may be one of them.

      Reply
    76. Alexis Dykes on December 10, 2016 4:49 pm

      This whole article was sketchy and certainly mysterious. Makes you wonder just what went on that day….

      Reply
    77. Azia on December 14, 2016 5:31 pm

      Considering the size of the boat, it might’ve had some complications and sunk. The Bermuda triangle isn’t completely out of the question though.

      Reply
    78. Dan Sumpter on January 15, 2017 7:23 am

      They turned it over to the Germans. Otherwise something from that ship would have been found by now. Or………..

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    79. Kay McCargish on January 23, 2017 11:40 am

      Who knows. That is a huge mystery. Sad that so many were lost and their families never knew what happened to them! The Captain had an interesting past, makes you wonder if he did give it over to the Germans. We’ll never know.

      Reply
    80. Cara Zang on January 24, 2017 2:07 pm

      I am still so intrigued by the Bermuda Triangle! Maybe the crew got confused traveling through the Bermuda triangle due to fog or weather and they ended up going a different course and disappeared.

      Reply
    81. Jared Good on January 24, 2017 5:06 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle has always been mystery and a lot of ships have been lost there. It is weird how they disappear and no site of hem or the crew.

      Reply
    82. Jared A. Hutt on January 25, 2017 10:13 am

      I’ve done reading on the Bermuda Triangle and many experts say that there are no more or less ship or plane wrecks there than anywhere else.

      Reply
    83. Luke Lyden on January 25, 2017 4:55 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle is a very mysterious place, that is for sure. I always felt like there was an explanation for all of the things that have went missing.

      Reply
    84. Shaun Emerick on January 26, 2017 9:55 pm

      It would be hard to pinpoint the event only on the Bermuda Triangle. Even though it is a mysterious place. There were clearly plenty of other factors that were causing tension between crew members. Whatever happened it truly is one of the worlds greatest mysteries.

      Reply
    85. Jason Orellano on January 26, 2017 11:01 pm

      I think we were visited by aliens and they are living in that area. What else could it be. Something supernatural is out there.

      Reply
    86. Jeffrey Keenan on January 28, 2017 2:22 am

      Never go into the Bermuda triangle, if you do you may not make it out alive. It is crazy that the captain of the Cyclops would walk around the ship in underwear and a derby hat.

      Reply
    87. Sarah Marie Sykes on January 28, 2017 5:57 am

      It is hard not to believe that the Germans had no involvement the in the disappearance especially given the captains German ties.

      Reply
    88. Shannon Smith on January 28, 2017 4:31 pm

      I wonder if this is one of the many things to ‘disappear” in the Bermuda triangle, or if maybe the ship sank in one of the deepest areas of the ocean and was never recovered. Seems like the Captain was off his rocker, so many things could have went wrong.

      Reply
    89. Kacey Kovac on January 28, 2017 5:52 pm

      I have done research for another course on the Bermuda triangle and find the concept that radio signals and radar have a hard time reading the area to be highly fascinating.

      Reply
    90. John Milton on January 28, 2017 8:45 pm

      I think it is completely insane for a ship to disappear like that. Sad time for the Navy for sure!

      Reply
    91. Dan Fidoe on January 29, 2017 10:26 am

      That ship was sunk by a U-Boat. It’ll turn up some day and be a history spectacular. Sad day for sure but a victim of the U Boat.

      Reply
    92. Michelle Ross on January 29, 2017 3:52 pm

      For a ship that is that large to come up missing and no one knows what happened to it, is unbelievable. I think that a U-boat sank it and didn’t want to take the claim for it because it would mean maybe the start of a war because they took such a large boat out.

      Reply
    93. Juan Rodriguez on January 29, 2017 10:21 pm

      I think the ship was turn over to Germany because that was common during the war and Captain was loyal to them.

      Reply
    94. Bailey Cleary on January 31, 2017 2:34 pm

      I find the Bermuda Triangle very interesting. I don’t understand how a ship can just go missing without any explanation.

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    95. Nakia Bridges on March 14, 2017 2:22 pm

      I believe the Cyclops sunk due to Captain George Worley. Since he was found to be a fraud, I’m sure he turned the boat over to the Germans or caused damage to the boat. Its astonishing that nothing has been found about the boat, still till this day.

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    96. Angela Kessinger on March 25, 2017 8:52 pm

      I find it unbelievable that a ship the size of the Cyclops disappeared without a trace. I would like to think that with the technology we have today that if the ship did sink we would have found some trace by now. Makes me wonder if the ship was taken over by the enemy and the crew was killed, the ship dismantled and later destroyed. With no person left alive and no evidence of the Cyclops we may never know the destiny Cyclops endured.

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    97. Misty Prosser on March 27, 2017 11:35 am

      How is it that a ship that huge has never been found? All the theories of the Bermuda Triangle are interesting. If the Germans did take it surely by now it would have been discovered its not like you hide something of that size. I bet there are treasure hunters all over the world trying to locate this ship. And with the technology available today you wouldn’t think it would be that difficult.

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    98. Michelle on March 29, 2017 8:32 pm

      Aliens. Just kidding. I believe the ship had reported engineering issues before departure. This was also her first time being loaded with ore and could have been loaded incorrectly/overloaded.

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    99. Autum Alisa Grandstaff on March 31, 2017 4:41 pm

      This reminds me of the plane that just disappeared a few years back. With the amount of technology we have today, we couldn’t track it down or find anything… imagine in the early 1900’s.

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    100. Kyle Gelenius on April 1, 2017 7:32 pm

      I think the Cyclops was just lost in the Bermuda Triangle; however, what an interesting back story with the Captain and the US Consul General. I do find it astonishing that a ship weighing 20,000 tons being 500 feet long, and carrying 306 people can just vanish off the face of the earth! I would have loved to be part of the investigation looking into what happened to it.

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    101. Jaisun on April 2, 2017 10:41 am

      I don’t believe in coincidence. There is absolutely NO WAY that German captain had nothing to do with the Cyclops disappearing. I’m actually surprised that I had never heard of this story until now, considering the circumstances surrounding the ship’s disappearance.

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    102. Patrick Barker on April 2, 2017 3:07 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle is a fascinating concept to me. With that being said, I don’t believe a 542 foot
      long boat just disappears. There were many twists to the story to believe the ship was sunk. Especially with two Germans on board.

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    103. Tiffany on April 2, 2017 11:23 pm

      It most certainly is NOT impossible for a ship that size to be lost in the Bermuda Triangle. There have been so many others go missing without a trace. I feel as though, because 2 Germans were on board, they are being linked to the rest of the Germans. That’s like throwing away an entire bag of apples because one is bad. Maybe coincidence, maybe not.

      Reply
    104. Jessica Kessinger on April 2, 2017 11:56 pm

      Wow!! What a very interesting read. The Bermuda triangle concept has always interested me. I am in the middle of a series on Netflix called LOST, it kind of reminds me of the Bermuda Triangle.

      Reply
    105. Megan on April 4, 2017 6:31 pm

      Interesting. A ship that large left without a trace? Sounds funny to me. Maybe some sort of pirates attacked the ship.

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    106. Ashley Betsa on April 8, 2017 2:24 pm

      I get there is speculation in the Bermuda Triagle; however, many myths have been over turned and are simply that…a myth. Honestly, government everywhere has corruption and I believe the German government had it also. I believe the ship was steered toward Germany and the passengers were held captive with the ship destroyed and no evidence remains. Then again, its just a thought.

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    107. CJ on October 1, 2017 9:30 pm

      I have always been interested in the Bermuda Triangle and the theories that surround it!

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    108. Holly Fongheiser on October 4, 2017 8:26 pm

      The Bermuda Triangle is pretty interesting. I would love to read more about it someday.

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    109. MT on October 6, 2017 2:56 pm

      Wow! How ironic that the boat was named “Cyclops.” What a mysterious tale.

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    110. Mary Van Scoy on October 9, 2017 1:26 pm

      I am always fascinated by the Bermuda Triangle and the mysteries it contains.

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