This week, Shaun scratches a personal itch to learn more about the mysterious Bermuda Triangle and tells us some of the stories of boats, planes and people that have disappeared within in it, without a trace.

The Bermuda Triangle, or the Devil’s Triangle as it sometimes called, refers to section of the Atlantic Ocean that is roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico and covers around 450,000 square miles of ocean.

Our first story involves the disappearance of the U.S.S Cyclops in 1918. The Cyclops was the US navy's largest ship at the time and when America entered World War 1, it became an highly important ship to transport supplies and troops. So how could this ship just... vanish?

Our second story is the fate of the Carol A. Deering. What was supposed to be a routine trip to transport coal from Virginia to Rio De Janeiro to Baltimore, was soon beset with the problems that descend from the Captain falling ill and a hastily replacement, to ill tempers, possibly mutiny and murder.

Next up is the creepy tale of the Ellen Austin. During a trip from Liverpool to New York, the Captain spotted a vessel slowly ambling in the water. Believing it a trap, the Captain set watch for two days before he was confident of sending a salvage crew aboard. What they found was an intact ship, devoid of names plates and log book, cargo untouched and no signs of struggle, but no crew at all. The Captain assigned the salvage crew to the newly found ship with orders to follow the Ellen Austin to New York. However, this wouldn't be the case.

And finally, the tragic tale of Flight 19 in 1945. Flight 19 set out from Fort Lauderdale to complete a routine training exercise. But after an hour or so of flight, the Flight Commanders compasses ceased to function properly. At the same time a storm front moved in, disorientating an already confused group of pilots. As tempers flared between commander and pilot, the set out east, the Flight Commander believe they'd hit the Miami Peninsula. They'd never be seen again. Even the search and rescue attempt to find the pilots resulted in Mariner Seaplane disappearing twenty minutes into its flight. In all, 27 men would go missing that day.

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