Case file · Anomaly hotspot
The Ellen Austin's vanishing prize crew
A story first printed in 1944 tells that in 1881 the schooner Ellen Austin found a derelict in mid-Atlantic, put a prize crew aboard, lost sight of it in fog, and found it again empty of the new crew too.
1881 CE · 38.00, -40.00 · status: legend
The account
It entered Bermuda Triangle books from the 1960s, each version adding details. Position approximate.
The sceptical view
Researchers have found no contemporary newspaper or insurance record of the event; the earliest known source is R. T. Gould's 1944 book.