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This island was discovered by Columbus in 1494 on his second expedition to America. The Spaniards named it Santiago and colonised it in 1509. It remained a Spanish colony for many years before passing into English hands.

Navigators in the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Sargasso Sea area were surprised by luminous white water on many occasions. The water shone clearly in the darkness of the night filling the sailors with fear. Its origin was unknown or centuries and of course there were many theories, both earthly and divine. This phenomenon also surprised Christopher...

Spanish Galleons that became trapped on the crossing to America had to comply with very strict orders. Upon realising that danger was close they had to sacrifice their war horses before they got trapped without water and supplies. They believed that only then could they survive the Sargasso Sea.

In the death zone the following has been found: Brigantine, cheap pirates ships, Spanish galleons, whaling ships, The Draken Viking Ship.

Sea algae as large as bushes brought boats to a halt and in some cases prevented them from sailing onwards. A sea without wind and plagued with obstacles slowed down the advances of ships. As soon as the ships were immobilised by the algae and with the absence of wind it did not take long for the ships to be...

This area is known for the abysmal plains of Hatteras and Nares. Under water mountain chains ending in flat plains can be found submerged in this area. It is hard to believe that these were once visible islands.

This sea can be found at the northern point of the Bermuda Triangle and owes its name to the Sargassum seaweed and often calm blue water.

Near the island of Topsail, pirates were known to wait expectantly for ships to appear and then hunt them down to attack and plunder them. Blackbeard was one of the most famous pirates to frequent the area and is even thought to have hidden treasure on the island.

On Oak Island near Nova Scotia, Canada a well has been found by several experts. The well is covered in script from times past and it has been dug out many times in an attempt to find out what is at the bottom. Each and every attempt has failed, leading people to believe it is cursed. Even with today´s...

Lake Ronkonkoma is famous for the legends and mysterious that echo around it´s shores. One of the stories claims that the lake was once connected to the ocean to allow pirates to enter the area to bury their hard fought for treasures. Another story states that the lake was the pirates favourite place to execute their prisoners and that...