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More than 18,000 people have vowed to storm the Bermuda Triangle in the latest Facebook event inspired by the satirical plan to charge at Area 51.

The social media page titled "Storm The Bermuda Triangle, It Can't Swallow All of Us" invites people to charge at a region of the North Atlantic ocean, known for the mysterious disappearances of planes and ships.

More than 18,000 people have said they are attending the event, which is planned for October 1. Another 25,000 have expressed interest in going along.

Organisers Anthony Carnovale, James Jones and Mathew Hudson said "attendees must dress as spongebob characters or pirates."

The event claims that all proceeds will go to charity.

On a gofundme page linked to the Facebook event, the organisers have said the event is "basically a beach party at the tip of the Bermuda triangle."

They have set the fundraising goal of $175,000 but so far £85 has been donated in four days.

It comes after more than 2.5 million people signed up to the original satirical Facebook event on September 20 called "Storm Area 51, they can't stop all of us".

It prompted the US Air Force to issue a warning to potential trespassers who planned to turn up at the top-secret military base in the Nevada desert.

Conspiracy theories about Area 51 have long been pedalled across the world.

Many believe the US government holds secret information about extraterrestrial creatures and UFOs.

The base's actual function remains to be a mystery and it is still constantly patrolled by armed guards, CCTV, and motion-sensor cameras.