The Straight of Splinters

The Straight of Splinters is a natural phenomenon surrounding the island of Bu'taal consisting of at least three hundred ships that were blown into the Kraken's Maw by storms, or mark the watery graves of ship captains or smugglers who tried to navigate it to get on or off of the island. The ring of debris makes approaching the island difficult and often claims ships by itself. A thick fog extends over the whole of the ocean in that area, giving rise to myths proclaiming that the Straight of Splinters is haunted by the ghosts of the three hundred plus ships that reside there.