An unusual arrangement of linear patterns detected in seafloor data west of Cuba and Haiti has led to claims of a "sunken city" near the Bermuda Triangle. Scott C Waring, who identifies as a UFO researcher, identified these shapes using an online map from the Seabed 2030 project, an initiative aiming to map the entire ocean floor by 2030.

Waring estimates the patterns stretch seven to eight miles in one direction and approximately three miles in the other. He stated that the geometric nature of the shapes indicates something "intelligently made," suggesting the possibility of an ancient human or even alien civilization. He leans towards the theory of a lost human civilization, likening the potential settlement to the mythical Atlantis.

Waring speculates that a significant earthquake could have caused an island and its structures to collapse into the ocean. However, he acknowledges this is a hypothesis without geological or archaeological evidence. He also questioned the absence of these patterns on Google Earth, suggesting the platform may have obscured the area with smoothed imagery, a claim for which there is no evidence.

Waring made the purported discovery using an online map from the Seabed 2030 project, a global initiative seeking to map the entire ocean floor by the end of the decade

No archaeologists or marine scientists have yet examined the site, and the patterns have not been confirmed as man-made structures. Ocean floor maps are compiled from data of varying quality and resolution. The combination of different data sources can sometimes create geometric patterns that do not represent actual physical objects on the seabed. Verified confirmation of any submerged settlement would necessitate detailed sonar surveys and the discovery of physical artifacts.

The anomaly is located in waters near Cuba and Haiti, in proximity to the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas, and is associated with the Bermuda Triangle—a region known for its history of unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft.

The 'sunken city' is described as lying near the Bermuda Triangle, the loosely defined region of the Atlantic associated with decades of stories about vanishing ships, missing aircraft and unexplained compass behavior

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) states there is no evidence that the Bermuda Triangle experiences disappearances more frequently than other heavily trafficked ocean areas. Factors such as severe storms, rapid weather changes, shallow waters, and human error are often cited as explanations for incidents attributed to the phenomenon.