The ocean can be a dangerous place.
In February 1942, the Free French Navy submarine Surcouf departed Bermuda for Australia, via the Panama Canal. She never reached the canal, and disappeared without a trace, leading to accusations of conspiracy and betrayal, along with the usual Bermuda Triangle angle.
Some of our Research:More about a sub than you thought possible
Did the Brits do it?
Old sea dogs discuss
In 1997, in a remote point in the south Pacific Ocean, just west of the southern tip of South America an incredibly powerful ultra-low-frequency noise is picked up by hydrophones monitored by the NOAA. We think sideways in hopes that it will help us to discover the source of this unexplained sound.
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Wired’s take
A light version
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Some Interesting facts
The Ourang Medan was found with the entire crew dead by rescue ships then blew up and sank to the bottom of the sea. What killed the crew and what caused the explosion? Author Roy Bainton graciously takes the time to discuss this mystery ship and provides some much needed clues to what could have really happened.
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A fantastical retelling
A Practical retelling
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The Mammoth book of Unexplained Phenomena by Roy Bainton
Meet Roy Bainton
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A Cold War mystery, featuring the CIA, Howard Hughes, a sunken Soviet sub and quite possibly a sunken American sub too. With cover stories inside cover stories and weak government explanations for obvious questions, this one is a puzzle wrapped in an enigma zip-locked inside a mystery.
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Project Azorian/Jennifer
The moon pool! A drawing
Glomar Explorer complete specs
The Silent War by John Craven