Devil's Triangle: Sea of Death (3)

Pilot: "There are a lot of stories and a lot of rumors about strange things that happen on planes, but it's all word of mouth and it's not written down. You know, we hear some pretty funny things sometimes. When we think back on these experiences, a lot of them are about when you fly over different areas and the seat belt comes loose or the hatch opens and closes by itself."

Anyone who has flown through this unfriendly sky knows that it is not just shipped that have been swallowed up. The sky above the Devil's Sea also proclaims its control over the fate of aircraft.

Like the Bermuda Triangle, the Japanese Dragon Triangle does not reveal its true essence.

The Dragon Triangle, located in southern Japan, has earned itself a reputation as the Bermuda Triangle of the Pacific, as huge ships that pass through the area suddenly disappear without leaving a trace. Every year, Japan's coast defense releases a report on more than 2,500 maritime incidents in the waters around Japan. The search for a lost ship here is more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack. This is why, 14 years after the disappearance of the great ship Derbyshire, most people thought she would never be found.

An official report deemed it a "force of nature" and the investigation was closed. But the families of the Debbyshire's shipwrecked crew did not want them to go quietly into the dark. They need a better explanation.

Computer simulation of the Derbyshire

In July 1994, a Marine science expedition led by David Maughan set out for Devil's Sea, convinced they could uncover the truth. But in fact, all hope hangs on a faint clue. At the time of the Debbyshire's disappearance, search planes reported spotting oil stains not far from where it was last seen.

With this only tag, David Moon and his team attempt the impossible task of finding Debbyshire and solving the mystery of her mysterious disappearance. Although the Derbyshire lies on the seabed a few kilometers below, it is impossible to predict how much remains of her 14 years after her disappearance.

Faced with many difficulties, the expedition team put their faith in an artistic installation. The planar scanning sonar, towed to the back of the ship, runs along the bottom of the coast and sends back images up to four kilometers away. Each day's search costs tens of thousands of dollars, and the search team is fully funded to support only eight days at sea. They lowered their sonar probe into the treacherous waters of Devil's Sea, and it began transmitting images from the towering waves.

"When we got close to the precise location of the sonar scanning device and started to collect pictures, the device suddenly disappeared. All we heard was a bang, and the very strong double strand cable snapped, throwing the $600,000 sonar scanner far behind the ship, and we immediately knew we had lost it."

The sonar scanner, along with its best chance of success, lies silent on the seabed four kilometers below. In the first round with the Devil Sea, time is running out. Before the repairs were carried out, the threat of the hurricane had already revealed the tip of the iceberg, the expedition team had to ground the repair work to prepare for the oncoming storm.

Hurricanes have destroyed the most powerful fleets ever to sail the Devil Sea in living memory.

An underwater vehicle to investigate the Derbyshire

There were many fierce battles in the Pacific during World War II. Japan's suicide kamikaze commandos seem to be the most feared enemy on the battlefield. The dire situation forced the US Navy's Carrier 38 task force to send Japanese troops into the Philippines and weaken their morale before help could reach the coast. After three days of heavy bombardment, the enemy had to stop and refuel. But just as the sun went down, the Japanese gradually regained their fighting power, which was more destructive than ever. As the ships refueled in the rising seas, an increasingly powerful hurricane approached. There is no hiding place when a typhoon hits. Suddenly, the U.S. Navy's Carrier 38 task force had to fight for its life.

Though they had the best weapons and the most indestructible ships of their time, could they escape the evil sea?

In the Second World War, there were many fierce battles in the Pacific, and the Japanese suicide kamikaze commandos seemed to be the most feared enemy on this battlefield, but the horror they created at that time was surpassed by the Devil Sea. In a bid for maritime superiority, the US Navy's Carrier Task Force 38 bombarded Japanese Kamikaze commandos for three days and nights. As the troops refuel and prepare to fight again, a powerful hurricane begins to threaten their lives. The 38th Carrier Task Force on the mission had to fight for its survival.