The SS Cotopaxi disappeared without a trace in December of 1925.
It set sail for Havana, Cuba from Charleston, South Carolina, but never arrived.
The ship had a crew of 32 people and was transporting a cargo of coal.
Two days after leaving Charleston, the Cotopaxi encountered a tropical storm and radioed a distress call. It was never heard from again.
It disappeared in the large area known as the Bermuda Triangle and became entangled in the legend.
In reality, there is nothing mysterious about its disappearance. In its last radio call, the Cotopaxi said that the ship was taking on water.
The SS Cotopaxi was a tramp steamer named after the Cotopaxi stratovolcano. She vanished in December 1925, while en route from Charleston, South Carolina, United States, to Havana, Cuba, with all hands.
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a loosely-defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Most reputable sources dismiss the idea that there is any mystery. The vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle is one of the most heavily travelled shipping lanes in the world, with ships frequently crossing through it for ports in the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean islands. Cruise ships and pleasure craft regularly sail through the region, and commercial and private aircraft routinely fly over it.