Owing to the nature of SCP-1372, it is not possible to move the 
anomaly to a facility for containment. Instead, the focus will be on 
minimizing civilian contact with the anomaly. An area extending from 
the anomaly to 100 km east of the anomaly and from 100 km south 
to 100 km north of the south and north extents of the anomaly is to 
be established, designated Zone-1372-Alpha. Areas with similar 
dimensions but extents of 5 km and 1 km are also to be established, 
termed Zone-1372-Bravo and Zone-1372-Charlie respectively. 
Satellite monitoring is to be maintained of the entirety of Zone-1372- 
Alpha at all times. 


If any ship is detected approaching the boundary of Zone-1372- 
Alpha, radio contact is to be attempted by ACS-70 personnel. The 
operator is to identify themselves as being a military officer, inform 
the ship that military exercises are taking place in the area, and 
advise the crew to alter their path to avoid Zone-1372-Alpha or to 
exit it as soon as possible. If the ship refuses to alter its course, or 
radio contact is impossible, crew of the nearest DDG are to intercept 
and block the ship's path. The crew of the ship breaching 
Zone-1372-Alpha are to be subdued, administered Class C 
amnestics, and airlifted to the nearest island. 


Any and all instances of SCP-1372-1 are to be engaged and 
scuttled at once by ACS-70 staff. Under no circumstances is any 


such instance to be permitted to cross the perimeter of Zone-1372- 
Bravo. However, ships are not to pass the boundary of Zone-1372- 
Charlie in the process. Ships that show signs of crew being affected 
by SCP-1372 are to be remotely detonated and sunk. In addition, 
following Incident-1372-5 no aircraft are to be permitted within 
Zone-1372-Charlie, including those under the control of Foundation 
personnel. 


Foundation personnel are to maintain contact with all airlines and 
airports servicing any area within a 200-km radius of SCP-1372, and 
are to advise air traffic controllers that the area indicated is in the 
vicinity of a USPACOM military base and is frequently host to 
military training exercises that will threaten the safety of any civilian 
aircraft passing through. Aircraft breaching the 200-km line are to be 
contacted immediately and advised to alter course for their own 
safety. Aircraft that ignore this warning and breach the perimeter of 
Zone-1372-Alpha are to be intercepted by onboard SH-60 
helicopters and forced to land on the island, where they will be 
treated in the same manner as crews of ships breaching the area. 


Description: SCP-1372 is the geodesic segment located along 

° ' "W longitude and extending from ° ' "Sto ° ' "S latitude. 
Ships crossing SCP-1372 while travelling from west to east do not 
suffer any ill effects, though D-class personnel used in tests of this 
nature have reported a compulsion to look west lasting 
approximately 6 hours and a strong desire to turn around and sail 
back. After testing, it has been determined that if a ship turns around 
and sails across SCP-1372 before exiting the boundary of 
Zone-1372-Alpha, no ill effects are observed beyond continuation of 
the aforementioned psychological effects. 


When a ship approaches SCP-1372 from the east, travelling west, 
observers onboard the ship will observe a termination of the horizon 
at a closer distance to their ship directly west than in any other 
direction. At closer range, the horizon appears to have a physical 
point of termination, corresponding to what observers describe as an 
"edge" of the Earth. This effect is visible from any point within 
Zone-1372-Alpha. Other than cognizance of the "edge" and a mild 
curiosity as to what it looks like closer up, no psychological effects 
are noticed at this stage. 


Further approach increases the perception of the "edge". Within 
Zone-1372-Bravo, subjects experience a minor compulsion to 
continue in spite of any perceived or communicated dangers, and 
will resist attempts to change their course. This effect becomes 
more pronounced within Zone-1372-Charlie, and even after removal, 
subjects will attempt to build or procure a ship and continue towards 
SCP-1372 regardless of time of separation and in spite of all 
curative attempts. A small number of subjects appear to be immune 
to these effects, though it is currently not understood why. 


Any ship that crosses SCP-1372 will disappear from all forms of 
visual contact. GPS monitoring abruptly cuts off once the ship 
crosses completely. Observers report that the bow of the ship tips 
down upon crossing SCP-1372 and that the ship appears to 
descend; however, remote observation does not observe the same 
effects. No personnel have been successfully recovered after 
crossing SCP-1372, and remote probes do not appear to function 
properly. Thus the nature of the area entered by ships crossing 
SCP-1372 is not yet fully understood. All that is currently known is 
inferred from analysis and eyewitness reports concerning instances 
of SCP-1372-1. 


On occasion, sailing ships will emerge from SCP-1372. These are 
collectively designated as SCP-1372-1. Observation of these 
vessels has shown that the sails are tattered or missing, and 
engines are corroded beyond usability. In at least 5 cases, the 
rudder of the ship has been observed to have been destroyed, and 
one instance of SCP-1372-1 was found with a large hole below the 
waterline. It is currently unknown how instances are able to sail. To 
date, over 50 instances of SCP-1372-1 have been observed and 
contained by the Foundation, of which correspond to ships 
reported missing in the region or which were observed to cross 
SCP-1372 previously. When boarded, all instances of SCP-1372-1 
were found to contain [DATA EXPUNGED]. Following Incident 
1372-1, no attempts are to be made to communicate with any entity 
onboard an instance of SCP-1372-1. 


Note: Following Incident 1372-3, it is now apparent that the effects 
of SCP-1372 extend not only to any type of sailing vessel, but also 
to aircraft which cross the geodesic segment. Containment 


procedures will be modified accordingly. No testing of any kind 
involving flying vehicles may be performed on SCP-1372. Due to 
their heightened speed and mobility, it is highly undesirable that 
there be any possibility of a flying instance of SCP-1372-1 being 
created. 


+ Document-1372-1 


The following is an excerpt from the logbook of F 
R , mariner serving on the ship [REDACTED], 
translated from the writer's native Spanish. 


12-04- 

| started to get a very strange feeling today. The sea's as 
calm as it ever was, but... | feel like we shouldn't be 
sailing this way. The supplies are still holding out, 
nothing's spoiled, but | can't shake this feeling that we 
should be sailing west, not east. Still, there's no reason 
to feel that way, and we've yet to find the trading 
passage, so I'll just keep this to myself. 


13-04- 

Turns out I'm not the only one feeling this way. The 
captain confided the same feeling in me, and when we 
asked around, it seems quite a few of the other sailors 
say the same thing. S says it's an omen, and that 
we're likely getting close to the edge of the Earth, but the 
captain says to sail on. 


Note: Based on these writings it is presumed that on 12 
April _, the ship [REDACTED] and its companions 
crossed SCP-1372. 


19-04- 

We've made landfall on a small island. Inhabited, though 
thank God it seems the inhabitants are friendly. They're 
damned good cartographers, too. They've got maps of 
the nearby islands for what seems to be five hundred 
leagues east of here, but oddly enough their maps never 
show anything to the west. Must be some sort of native 
religious taboo; maybe they're supposed to regard this 


island as being closest to their gods. We've seen plenty 
stranger than that on the way here. Either way, they're 
friendly, they've got maps of where we're heading, and 
most importantly there are plenty of supplies. 

... SO why do | still feel like we should be sailing back 
west? 


22-04- 

The captain ordered a turnaround today. He claims that 
the food supply may have been tainted. | went below to 
check myself, but most of it seems to have been thrown 
overboard already. Not that | care all that much, we've all 
wanted to sail back that way the past week. 


23-04- 
Horizon looks weird today. Almost like it stops. Still 
sailing back west. 


25-04- 

Made landfall on the island from before. The chief looks 
like he was expecting us. The fleet is sailing on tonight. 
Lucky the west wind seems to be in our favor. 


27-04- 

... If anyone ever finds this, do not sail west from here. 
All those men we scoffed at were right after all. The 
world is flat after all, and I've seen its edge. The captain 
sailed over with almost all hands onboard. | and three 
others escaped attempts to restrain us and stole the 
ship's longboat, rowing away as fast as we could to 
screams of "coward" from the remaining hands. The ship 
never turned, though, and soon we watched the captain's 
flagship tip over the edge of the world and fall down into 
the gulf beyond... may God rest their souls. 


30-04- 

Rowing together, we managed to make it back to the 
island. The chief's taking care of us while we work out 
what to do next with the remaining ships here. 


02-05- 


The flagship returned today, unlooked for. The captain 
and his men are aboard; we can see them from here, 
and we're sailing out to meet them. A man has sailed 
beyond the edge of the world and returned... what a 
glorious day for our nation of [REDACTED]! 


03-05- 

The captain... was only after a fashion onboard. The 
same goes for the crew... they are gone now, the flames 
took them. Today is mostly a blur. All | know is that the 
moment | heard the men onboard that ship speak, | didn't 
want to understand their far-off words. | wanted to 
destroy them before they could speak again. God help 
me, | helped the natives do just that. And now the 
flagship lies just offshore, one pristine sail still fluttering 
in the wind... Forgive me, Captain, but | no longer want 
to know what you saw beyond the edge of the Earth. 


01-09- 

After what | saw that day, | couldn't bring myself to return 
to the sea. The few of us that fled the ships in the 
longboats as they sailed blithely over the edge into... 
whatever Hell lies beyond... are the only ones who 
remain. With the natives' help we were able to make our 
way north to Asia and slip back west over land.. We'll 
have to invent quite a story to explain how over two 
hundred men died, but we'll think of something. We sail 
at dawn for the Canary Islands; hopefully if we come in 
from the east we can convince them we were coming 
from across the Atlantic. 


| think it's best for the peace of mind of the world if we tell 
them there isn't an edge. Some damn fool is bound to go 
looking for it, and then another ship could end up like 
[REDACTED] again. Even thinking about something like 
that freely sailing the seas is reason enough to keep that 
place a secret. If anyone asks, we sailed around the 
world. First men. Quite an honor. Shame it has to be a 
lie, and | Know lying's a sin, but none of those men in the 
Bible ever saw what | saw onboard that dark ship. 


Forgive me, Lord, but the world needs this children's 
story, not a man's truth. 


The following document is classified Top Secret. Access is restricted 
to researchers with a clearance level of 4/1372 or higher. 


Interview Log 1372-1 
« SCP-1371 | SCP-1372 | SCP-1373 » 


Interview Log 1372-1 


Interview Log 1372-1 

Chief Lis the appointed elder of the native tribe inhabiting 

This island is the only landmass located inside of Zone-1372-Alpha. 
All inhabitants are aware of the effects of SCP-1372. While most of 
the inhabitants speak at least limited English, as well as a language 
determined to be of the Malayo-Polynesian family, a small number 
speak a dialect completely incomprehensible to the other 
inhabitants, and refuse violently any attempts to teach them the 
"common" speech. Chief L in particular became violent towards 
Foundation personnel when an attempt was made to communicate 
in English; however, after several weeks of work, Dr.R_ , 
Foundation linguist and anthropologist, was able to decipher enough 
of the language to hold the following interview with Chief L 


Dr. R : Thank you for speaking with us, Elder. 


Chief L_ : 1am to understand you wish to "contain" this place. The 
"edge". (L gestures out towards SCP-1372.) If that is the case, 
then | will need to impart you with my knowledge of this... what did 
you Call it? 


R = _: An anomalous region. You aren't going to resist our efforts 
here? 


L :We are simple people who have trouble enough with one ship. 
You are representative of an entire nation. | certainly wish for things 
to continue as they are, but what would resisting accomplish? You 
would simply take what you desire regardless, and then you would 
be without my knowledge. 


R__:! understand. Please, tell me what you know about the 
anomaly. (Note: Term used by both parties is closer to "unknown/ 
magic sea/waters/realm"; for brevity's sake it is translated here as 
simply "anomaly".) 


L_ : (pauses for breath) Our people still recall the stories of that 
group whose log brought you here. | pity what became of their 
captain. As you no doubt learned from the log, our maps do not 
show anything west of us. You know why that is now. (L_ /ooks out 
to the ocean and towards SCP-1372 again.) We can all see it, 
Doctor. Despite that, from time to time some of the young men band 
together and set out on a ship. They want to see what lies beyond 
the edge of the map. Aren't your people the same way, Doctor? 


R __: Curiosity is one thing, but the anomaly, well... 


L : (laughs) You are correct. But you did not fly in from the east. As 
for what lies beyond the edge, | have no more idea than you. Or 
rather, | don't know in the manner your people want to hear. All | can 
tell you is what returns. 


R : You've come into contact with the anomalous vessels, then? 


L_ :lf that is your term for the ships that return from the edge, then 
yes, | have seen a few. We learned very early on, Doctor, that while 
they look just like our own ships, and our own people, they are no 
longer ours. Their nature is not something | understand, but 
whatever lies beyond that edge does not lie on this Earth. Those 
who make contact... you saw that yourself the other day. Firsthand, 
| believe? (Note: L appears here to be referring to Incident 1372-1, 
which had occurred 3 days beforehand.) They are made like them. 
Part of the... (uncertain) "crew" of those plague ships. 


R ~ :Aplague? Will you explain that further, Elder? We examined 
the men on the vessel, and... (pauses) We opened their bodies, and 
within found none of the things that cause diseases. 


L : (interrupting) Perhaps it is not a plague as you or | understand 
it, Doctor, but it is a plague nonetheless. 


R ~ _: 1 understand that, Elder. | want to understand what you mean 
by that word, that is all. It is not any of the kinds of diseases we 
know, so it must be one your people know of and we do not. 


L_ : (sigh) It is not the kind that you know and that doctors treat. Not 
like the disease that covers the skin in painful spots, or that brings 


pain and sleep upon us. We call it lekwah. It is carried not by 
sneezes, or by touching the blood of the infected, like the diseases 
you know. It is carried in the words of the infected one, in the 
knowledge he brings from beyond the edge of the world. Because of 
this, doctors cannot treat it, for it is like Kurujin, that strange disease 
that the sailors from the vast islands brought with them that makes 
the young people say there are no spirits except for one who is also 
three and who lives among the clouds. Do you understand?