In the Atlantic Ocean is a section of water that spins around causing it to hold onto things that drift into it. This is known as a Gyre. The Sargasso Sea is a thousand miles wide and three thousand miles long. In the days of sailing ships, if you entered the Sargasso Sea you were trapped there. Thousands of ships entered this sea, never to escape. To add to the mystery, the Bermuda Triangle is right next door.