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Devil's Sea (Dragon's Triangle)
Japan's Bermuda Triangle. Ships disappear without distress calls. The Japanese government declared it a danger zone. Ancient legends speak of dragons pulling ships under.
Ancient - Present
Pacific Ocean, Japan
500+ witnesses
The Devil’s Sea is the Pacific’s triangle of disappearances.
The Area
According to documented accounts:
Location:
- South of Tokyo
- Part of Pacific
- Near volcanic activity
- Ships vanish
- Ancient danger zone
The Legend
Dragons beneath:
- Japanese folklore
- Dragons pull ships down
- Ancient warnings
- Sailors feared area
- Avoided if possible
Modern Incidents
Notable disappearances:
- Kaiyo Maru No. 5 (1952)
- Research vessel
- Investigating disappearances
- Itself vanished
- 31 researchers lost
Japanese Response
Government action:
- Declared danger zone
- Not officially recognized
- But warnings issued
- Caution advised
- Research conducted
Similarities to Bermuda
Common features:
- Compass anomalies
- Radio failures
- Sudden disappearances
- No wreckage found
- No explanations
Theories
Proposed causes:
- Volcanic activity
- Methane eruptions
- Magnetic anomalies
- Underwater volcanoes
- Dragons (legend)