The waters of Laoyemiao, located in Duobao Township, duchang county City, Jiangxi Province, is a long and narrow water area connecting Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, with a total length of 24 kilometers. Since ancient times, this water area has been the most dangerous place in Poyang Lake. The current is swift and the waves are rolling, making it difficult for passing ships to guard against it. Shipwrecks often occur and there is no way to salvage them. Therefore, it is known as "Bermuda" in China and "Devil's Triangle" in Poyang Lake.
For thousands of years, countless ships have mysteriously disappeared in the waters of Laoye Temple in Poyang Lake, and even large ships with a load of more than 2,000 tons have sunk here. There is a phrase, "When the boat passes through an ancient temple, ghosts cry in the water. Nine of the ten ships sank. "
Mysterious disappearance of Kobe Maru-1On April 6th, 945, a long-distance ship "Kobe Maru" invaded China, full of gold, silver and jewels plundered in various parts of China, went downstream from Wuhan, ready to sail out of the Yangtze River estuary and transport the goods back to Japan. It was sunny and calm that day, which was a good weather for sailing. However, when the ship sailed to the waters of Laoye Temple in Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province for 2 kilometers, the center of the lake suddenly slammed, and a huge wave surged. Suddenly, the eyes were empty, the wind raged and it rained cats and dogs. Just then, the Kobe broke and sank inexplicably. In just a minute or two, this 2,000-ton cargo ship disappeared on the lake, and more than 200 Japanese soldiers on board did not survive. Less than 2 minutes later, the dark clouds cleared, the lake was calm and the sky was clear and windy. The Japanese navy stationed in Jiujiang sent a diving team to Laoye Temple. The water depth here is only 30 meters at most, but there is no turning back after diving, and only one person has to turn back. After taking off his diving suit, the survivor was pale and speechless, and then went insane.
After Japan's defeat, the Kuomintang central government specially invited Dr. Edward Bolton, a famous diving and salvage expert from the United States, because it learned that the Kobe was loaded with a large number of gold and silver treasures and antique jade articles. Who knows, the salvage team salvaged for several months, costing millions of yuan, but found nothing. Not only that, the salvage team lost several divers for the first time in history. What is even more puzzling is that everyone, from Captain Edward Boston to the crew of a ship, kept their mouths shut about salvage work and did not disclose any information about salvage, which made this water area even more mysterious.