Sable Island, also known as dead island due to accidents, is not high in altitude, and its crescent-shaped figure above the water can only be seen when the weather is clear. It is said that every time a ship approaches the island of death, the needle on the ship will suddenly fail, and the whole ship will be attracted to the island as if possessed, causing the ship to hit the rocks and sink, leading to the mysterious sinking of the ship, killing more than 1000 people. On the charts drawn by some countries, various shipwreck symbols are densely marked at both ends of the island of death. There have been many shipwrecks in the waters near this island in history, and shipwrecks have occurred frequently in recent years. It is estimated that more than 500 ships were killed, including ancient sailboats and modern ships, with a total of more than 5,000 people killed. Some crew members call it "the island of death" in fear. Many bizarre myths and legends about "dead island" are widely circulated in the West, which is frightening. The great disaster brought by "dead island" to the crew prompted scientists to explore its mystery.
Historical data show that since ancient times, all kinds of pirate ships, whaling ships, heavy ships and modern seagoing ships from all over the world have been buried under quicksand hundreds of meters thick on Sable Island.
/kloc-in 0/800, many gold coins, jewels, books and woodwork with the family emblem of Duke of York were found in Nova Scotia Peninsula. This matter has attracted the attention of the British government. Because the "F Runcis", which sailed for Britain in that year, has never been heard from since it set sail from Nova Scotia Peninsula. The British Admiralty believes that after the death of the "F Runcis", the crew may have boarded Sable Island, but they were killed by local residents and all the belongings on board were looted. Later investigation found out the truth: the crew and the ship were swallowed up by the ruthless sea sand.
A few months later, the British "Princess Amelia" sank in the quicksand around Sibal Island, and none of the crew survived. Another British ship heard the news and came to the rescue, but it was also unfortunately killed. The British government was shocked and immediately decided to build a lighthouse and set up a life-saving station on Sable Island.
1802, the first life-saving station was established on Sibal island. There is only one shed in the life-saving station, in which there is a whaling speedboat, and there is a stable near the shed, with a group of strong horses. Every day, four lifeguards ride horses and patrol the island in pairs, keeping a close eye on the movements of passing ships. After the establishment of the life-saving station, it played a great role.
After the establishment of the life-saving station, it played a great role. 1on July 5th, 879, the American passenger ship "Stadt Vilkki Nia" was carrying 129 passengers from new york to Glasgow, England, and unfortunately ran aground on the south beach of Sable Island due to heavy fog. With the full rescue of the life-saving station, all the crew escaped from danger smoothly.
1840 65438+ 10, the British "Myrtle" was blown into the quicksand shoal of Sibal Island by the storm. As the crew were eager to survive, they jumped into the sea before the rescuers arrived, and all were killed. Two months later, the empty "Miltel" was blown from the beach to the sea by the storm and was found when it ran aground again in the Azores.
1879 On July 5th, an American passenger ship "Stadt Vilkhini" with a displacement of 2,500 tons was carrying 129 passengers from new york to Glasgow, England. Unfortunately, it ran aground on the south beach of Sibal Island due to heavy fog on the way, but with the full rescue of the lifesaving station, all the crew escaped from danger smoothly.
1898 Late at night on July 4th, the French "La Burgoni" sailed to this sea area, and suddenly something unusual happened: when the French "La" sailed to this sea area, all the instruments and meters failed. The captain immediately ordered someone to repair it, but failed to find out the fault. The ship drifted towards Sibal Island as if possessed, drifting faster and faster and farther away from the route. The captain suddenly remembered that this was the sea area of "shipwreck island". Knowing that he had suffered an unexpected disaster, he quickly ordered to abandon the ship and escape. Five minutes later, people heard a dull noise and knew that a big ship had hit Sibal Island and was killed. Because the shallow beach on the island often moves, people have the opportunity to find the wreckage of the ship in the beach.
/kloc-in the 0/9th century, the whereabouts of an American clipper were unknown, and it was not until 40 years ago that the hull surfaced from the bottom of the sea. However, three months later, 30-meter-high sand dunes piled up on the hull.
1963, the lighthouse keepers on the island found 1 a human bone, 1 a bronze buckle on a boot, 1 a gun shaft and several bullets, and 12 du 1760 brown gold coins. Since then, a thick stack of 1 mid-9th century British banknotes with a face value of110,000 pounds has been found in the sand dunes.
Sable Island-The Mystery of Shipwreck
Mink Island is very strange. It can move its position and move very fast, as if it had feet walking. Whenever there is a strong wind in the ocean, it will be blown away from its original place like a sailboat and make a "trip" at sea. The island is 40km long from east to west and1.6km wide from north to south, with an area of about 80km2, which is crescent-shaped. Because the sea breeze blows day and night, in the past 200 years, the island has "traveled" 20 kilometers eastward, with an average annual movement of 100 meters. Sabur Island is the most dangerous "shipwreck island" in the world, where more than 500 ships sank and more than 5,000 people died. Therefore, this sea area is called "Atlantic graveyard", "ship-wrecked butcher's knife" and "ghost island with magic shadow".
It turns out that this island contains a lot of magnetite, so it has become a very strong magnet. When the ship is driving nearby, all the instruments will fail because of dryness, and the steel ship will be attracted by the island and sink into the beach. Because these sands are flowing and influenced by the wind direction of ocean currents, they have been buried without a trace for a long time.