The SS Cotopaxi being discovered by the Cuban Coast Guard 90 years after it vanished in the Bermuda Triangle is fake news. There is no truth to reports that the SS Cotopaxi has been discovered decades after it vanished in the Bermuda Triangle.
On Nov. 29, 1925, the Cotopaxi departed Charleston, South Carolina, for Havana, Cuba, under Captain W. J. Meyer. She was carrying a cargo of coal and a crew of 32. On Dec. 1, the Cotopaxi radioed a distress call, reporting that the ship was listing and taking on water during a tropical storm. The ship was officially listed as overdue on Dec. 13.
Despite the last radio transmission indicating that the ship was about to sink, she has since been connected to the legend of the Bermuda Triangle.
Where did the fake news originate? The World News Daily Report published an article on On May 18, 2015, reporting that the Cuban Coast Guard had intercepted the SS Cotopaxi.
The Cuban Coast Guard announced this morning, that they had intercepted an unmanned ship heading for the island, which is presumed to be the SS Cotopaxi, a tramp steamer which vanished in December 1925 and has since been connected to the legend of the Bermuda Triangle.
The Cuban authorities spotted the ship for the first time on May 16, near a restricted military zone, west of Havana. They made many unsuccessful attempts to communicate with the crew, and finally mobilized three patrol boats to intercept it.
“It is very important for us to understand what happened … Such incidents could be really bad for our economy, so want to make sure that this kind of disappearance doesn’t happen again. The time has come to solve the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, once and for all.”
The article’s claim is quite compelling; however, the SS Cotopaxi remains lost at sea. World News Daily Report is a fake news site, according to Snopes, whose disclaimer page clearly states that its content is not news and is not meant to be taken seriously.
World News Daily Report is a news and political satire web publication, which may or may not use real names, often in semi-real or mostly fictitious ways. All news articles contained within worldnewsdailyreport.com are fiction, and presumably fake news. Any resemblance to the truth is purely coincidental, except for all references to politicians and/or celebrities, in which case they are based on real people, but still based almost entirely in fiction.
Here are some examples of people sharing the fake news on social media.
On 29 November 1925, the SS Cotopaxi withdrew Charleston, South Carolina, and headed towards Havana, Cuba. The… https://t.co/OKwN7Bkoyo
— Ask Charleston (@AskCharlestonSC) May 25, 2017
Wow…that"s kind of eerie. Where do you think this ship has been for 90 years?#BermudaTriangle #SSCotopaxi… https://t.co/aEqhpdFqEl
— Dee Godwin (@reflectionsDee) May 21, 2017
SS Cotopaxi reappears after 90 years. #nowthatsavacation #bermudatriangle pic.twitter.com/s8rzVZ9SUi
— Duncan Kennedy (@mrduncankennedy) April 26, 2017
The Bermuda 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 traveled shipping lanes in the world. Ships frequently cross through it for ports in the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean islands. Additionally, cruise ships and pleasure craft regularly sail through the region, and commercial and private aircraft routinely fly over it.
What did you think of the fake news that SS Cotopaxi had been discovered? Did you believe it or see people sharing it falsely on social media? Let us know in the comments section.
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