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The days of pirate maps with crosses are long gone, but people's thirst for adventure and wealth has not disappeared. Now, instead of ancient treasure chests, people are looking for rare artefacts, documents that could change the course of history, or even access codes to crypto wallets. And often these ‘modern treasures’ are hidden in the most remote and bizarre corners of the planet.
People who are ‘in the know’ all, without exception, tell each other a story about a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is not marked on tourist maps, and most travellers avoid it because of its unpredictable currents and the variety of snakes that inhabit it. But it was here that a small private seaplane landed in 2021.
The pilot, a former cryptanalyst from Stockholm, decided to hide part of his savings — a flash drive with access to a multi-million dollar crypto wallet. Legend has it that he was looking for a place where ‘no one would find it in a thousand years.’ To do this, he chose an old pandanus tree, among whose roots he hid a small, inconspicuous capsule. It is unknown whether anyone saw him when the plane landed or whether he was eaten by snakes, but since then, the pilot has seemingly vanished into thin air.
The seaplane itself was found in 2024 by a search expedition that was involved in another rescue operation. The plane was half destroyed, and only part of the fuselage was visible above the water. When rescuers obtained the aircraft's tail number (a unique identifier assigned to each aircraft during its manufacture), they found out who it belonged to. The rest of the story was reconstructed from the logbooks of the rescuers and the participant himself.
So, in the spring of 2024, a yachtsman from New Zealand accidentally sailed to the island after being blown off course by a storm and thunderstorm. He was unable to call for help — his electronic equipment and radio were out of order because lightning had struck the boat. Therefore, the New Zealander had to go ashore in search of fresh water.
According to his testimony, he accidentally stumbled upon a strange object among the roots — a small translucent capsule. At first, he thought it was a piece of technical equipment, but when he opened it, he saw a small flash drive wrapped in a waterproof bag.
Back in civilisation, the rescued yachtsman decided to try connecting the flash drive to his laptop. The screen displayed the access codes to a crypto wallet.
Soon, this story spread like wildfire among a small circle of yachtsmen and maritime communities. Some believed it, while others dismissed it as a myth.
