'New Bermuda Devil Triangle' swallowed dozens of boats off China

Dozens of recent sailors missing mysteriously in the sea are called "new" off East China. Last year, a total of 34 boats disappeared when crossing this sea.

The Panama oil tanker Sanchi collided with the 136,000-ton Hong Kong freight train CF Crystal on January 7, which caused the CF Crystal to burn violently and make 32 in the area 300km from the East China coast.

The Panamanian collision and the Hong Kong cargo ship on January 7 took place in the area known as the new Bermuda Triangle Triangle "off the east of China.

In addition, experts warned that the accident could cause a bad environmental disaster when oil from Sanchi ships spilled into the sea. Chinese authorities have not yet identified the cause of this catastrophic accident.

Authorities found a corpse on the evening of January 8, but so far the identity of the victim has not been confirmed.

Mr. Luc Khau, a spokesman for China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the bodies of other alleged missing sailors have not been found due to bad weather.

"The environment and weather conditions are not favorable for search and rescue," said Luc.

Currently a major rescue operation is underway to find missing crew members. The area of ​​the collision in the East China Sea is described as one of the most dangerous waters in the world for boats and was dubbed the "new Bermuda Triangle".

According to research by Die Welt in Germany, in 2016, 34 ships were mysteriously missing in this area.

In the 2007-2016 period, data showed that about 388 mysterious disappearing ships disappeared at the "new Bermuda Triangle".

The ship caught fire after a collision.

Dr. Simon Boxall, an oceanographer at the University of Southampton, said it was unusual for two similar sized ships to collide.

"Today, ships are equipped with anti-collision systems, radars, ship identification systems, two large ships like this are coming out hard to collide. Especially they are not in a narrow channel. There is no limited navigation system, so there is no reason for this accident, " said Boxall.

Volker Dierks, head of insurance for Central and Eastern Europe ship Allianz, said "ships are getting bigger and bigger" and therefore the risk of collisions is "greater".

Overloading, poor maintenance and lack of safety standards are the main cause of marine accidents, Die Welt stressed.