The Bermuda Triangle

 Lost in the Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle is infamous for making everything from cargo ships to aeroplanes disappear. The mysterious body of water is clouded with rumours of suspicious, if not supernatural, activity. Over the past century, the

The Bermuda Triangle has been swallowing vessels and is blamed for the loss of hundreds of lives. Also sinisterly known as the Devil’s Triangle, the Bermuda Triangle consists of a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean and is defined by points in Bermuda, Florida, and Puerto Rico. It stretches for less than a thousand miles on any one side. The Bermuda Triangle’s reputation began on December 5, 1945, when Flight 19, a squadron of five US Navy torpedo bombers, vanished into thin air during a routine training exercise. The planes were fully equipped and had been thoroughly checked before they left the Navel Air Station in Florida. What made the disappearance even more mysterious is that it occurred during peacetime, making it less likely that they were shot down.

Before losing radio contact off the coast of southern Florida, Flight 19’s flight leader was reportedly heard saying: "Everything looks strange, even the ocean, and we are entering white water; nothing seems right." The aircraft and its fourteen crew members were never found, despite a lengthy investigation by the government. Despite a lengthy investigation by the government, a search and discovery was made.In fact, a search and rescue aircraft with thirteen men on board was sent to locate the missing planes, but that aircraft and its passengers also strangely disappeared. And thus, the Bermuda Triangle’s mysterious reputation was solidified.

The Bermuda Triangle is believed to be responsible for the mysterious disappearance of more than 50 ships and 20 aeroplanes over the past century. The G-AGRE Star Ariel, a passenger aircraft owned by British South American Airways, went missing on January 17, 1994. The weather conditions at the time of the disappearance had been calm and fair, and no wreckage was ever found. All seven crew members and thirteen passengers were lost.

The SS Marine Sulphur Queen, a tanker ship carrying molten sulphur and 39 crew members, disappeared near the southern coast of Florida. It was last heard from on February 4, 1963. When it failed to make further communication, search crews were sent to locate it. After more than two weeks of looking, the rescue team only found debris and life preservers.

Several peculiarities have been presented in attempts to explain the disappearances. UFO kidnappings, time warps, portals leading to other dimensions, magnetic field anomalies, geophysical phenomena, and massive methane gas bubbles have all been blamed for the triangle’s unsolved mysteries. A popular theory holds that the legendary lost city of Atlantis rests at the bottom of the Bermuda Triangle and that its advanced technology interferes with nearby vessels.

In reality, the number of disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle is consistent with any other well-traveled region. There is no evidence to show that the area experiences an unusually high number of lost vessels. The region is prone to unpredictable storms, with the majority of Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms passing through the triangle. And, according to the Navy, the Gulf Stream can cause swift, violent winds—evidence of a disaster.

Retrieving sunken planes and ships from the Bermuda Triangle is especially difficult because it is home to the Puerto Rico Trench, which reaches depths of about 30,100 feet and is the deepest part of the Atlantic Ocean. Crafts that sink to such low points are seldom seen again.