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Ship long thought to have disappeared in Bermuda Triangle found off St. Augustine
Read full article: Ship long thought to have disappeared in Bermuda Triangle found off St. AugustineST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Archaeologists with the St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program have discovered a shipwreck off the coast of St. Augustine. They believe the wreck is the remains of the SS Cotopaxi, a ship long thought to have disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle nearly 95 years ago. The Cotopaxi was believed to have been lost in the Bermuda Triangle but was found off the coast of St. Augustine. (Courtesy of St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum)The Cotopaxi was an American merchant steamship that left Charleston, S.C., on a routine voyage headed to Havana, Cuba. Bermuda Triangle (Google Image)LAMP’s researchers helped verify the discovery of the wreck after they were approached by underwater archaeologist Michael Barnette.