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Yes - - - there is an ongoing search for the mysterious 'Flight Nineteen,' with several other wrecked aircraft having been found yet none as yet from the famous squadron. When a Wreck is discovered the mysteries only deepen. Such was the case of the USS Cyclops, a diver did discover a wreck that many thought was the USS Cyclops but it turned out to be another ship.
Actually despite The Bermuda Triangle's Weird Reputation there are not that many 'wrecks' to search for. The Cyclops was one of the only 'large' ships lost in The Triangle, most of the famous disappearances occurred during the Age of Sail and quite frankly a lot of Ships managed to disapear 'mysteriously' in an era without any radio communication. Quite frankly The Triangle's reputation is greatly exagerated. Most modern disappearances involved aircraft and small boats, yachts under a hundred feet, no huge ocean liners or cargo ships, other than the Cyclops. Coincidentially much of The Triangle is deep wter hazardous to diving unless there is one heck of a payoff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cyclops_%28AC-4%29


"The loss of USS Cyclops with all 306 crew and passengers, without a trace, is one of the sea's unsolved mysteries, and is often "credited" to the Bermuda Triangle. It was the earliest documented incident linked to the Bermuda Triangle involving the disappearance of a U.S. vessel. [7] In his 1975 book The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Solved, author Lawrence Kusche investigated this mystery. He revealed that a diver off Norfolk, Virginia, in 1968, reported finding the wreck of an old ship in about 300 feet of water, stating that the bridge "appeared to be on stilts." He was later shown a picture of the Cyclops (which had that peculiar bridge structure) and was convinced it was the ship he had seen. This would have put the Cyclops, according to Kusche, within 60 miles of the Virginia Capes (based on the fact that the ship operated on one engine, and was traveling at ten knots) and into the teeth of a storm that hit the area on March 18, 1918. The storm, combined with the unusual cargo of manganese, may have sunk her. However, further expeditions to the alleged wreck site failed to find anything. [8]

Most who link the disappearance to the Bermuda Triangle cite the fact that the vessel disappeared having sent out no distress signal. However, ship-board communications were in their infant stages in 1918, and it would not be unusual for a vessel, sinking fast, to have little or no opportunity at a distress call. [9] As to date, no trace of the wreckage has been found.

Most serious investigators of the incident believe the ship was likely farther to the north of the Bermuda Triangle when it disappeared, but there is little evidence to either substantiate or dispute that. [10] An indepth look at the incident can be found in the book, Great Naval Disasters, by authors Kit and Carolyn Bonner. [11]."

2006-09-07 20:39:00 · answer #1 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 0 0

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are there any expeditions to find all those wreckages in Bermuda Triangle?

2015-08-06 06:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Uss Cyclops Wreck

2017-01-03 14:38:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Uss Cyclops Wreck Found

2016-11-07 10:47:10 · answer #4 · answered by tschannen 4 · 0 0

of course! do you think navy ships are allowed to disappear without being searched for (do you know how much those things cost?!)? do you imagine people allowing their family members to simply vanish, without looking for them?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle#Skeptical_responses

look under, "famous incidents", for a start.

2006-09-07 19:56:40 · answer #5 · answered by altgrave 4 · 0 0

.. and who is going to go looking for the wreckage of the expeditions?

2006-09-07 18:14:54 · answer #6 · answered by kevinrtx 5 · 1 1

to date, nothing was ever found!

2006-09-07 18:09:38 · answer #7 · answered by jeanne g 4 · 0 1

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