Legend has it that any planes or ships which cross through this area of the ocean meet a disastrous fate: never to be seen again, surely wrecked and one with the debris on the sea floor.
Skeptics claim this so-called pattern is just a coincidence. There is, after all, no special physical barrier that creates the disturbances. There ought to be nothing more remarkable than the storms and high waves normal in some areas.
So why do there seem to be many more crashes, sinkings and other disappearances in this one place? Is there anything to the tales, or are they just the accumulated fear of those who must confront the unknown?
Leonard Nimoy presented an overview of some of the most famous cases and spoke to pilots and oceanographers alike. The result is one of the most beguiling episodes of the captivating first year of this show.moreless
