The mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle, which is also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a an undefined region in the North Atlantic Ocean in which ships, planes, and people have mysteriously vanished under suspicious circumstances. It is roughly 500,000 square miles. This is about twice the size of Texas. Stories of unexplained disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle started to reach public awareness around 1950 and have been consistently reported since then.
One of the most famous cases took place back in 1872. Mary Celeste was a vessel that weighed 280 tons, and was found drifting in the Bermuda Triangle. There were no men on board. 1918 was the case with the greatest loss of life ever recorded. A ship called the USS Cyclops vanished without a trace with 308 crew members. It was never found.This tragedy stands as the single largest loss of life in U.S. Naval history not involving combat. Another famous incidents is the disappearance of Flight 19 during a training exercise of the US Navy. In December of 1945, five American bombers left Fort Lauderdale, Florida on a routine mission. 14 crew members disappeared after sending several radio messages. The last words ever heard from flight 19 was from the pilot: “ It looks like we are entering white water...we’re completely lost.” When a rescue plane went to search for the Navy bombers it also vanished. Over 1,000 people have been killed in the Bermuda Triangle during the 20th century.
Supernatural theories have been made from alien abductions to the Lost City of Atlantis, but there are more scientific explanations. There is a gas called methane hydrates that indicates enormous eruptions of methane bubbles. Any ships caught within the methane mega-bubble lose their buoyancy and sink to the bottom the ocean almost immediately. If the bubbles get big enough and have a high enough density they can also knock aircraft out of the sky with little or no warning. It’s important to know that methane hydrates does not exist just in the Bermuda Triangle. It’s not even the area with the highest concentration, but it is possible that these methane hydrates could have posed a threat.
Another theory is the weather. This is area is subject to violent and unexpected storms and weather changes. These short and intense storms can build up quickly, dissapear just as quickly, and even go undetected by satellite survelllince. Scientists have also spotted freak waves up to 100 feet high.
“As Fascinating as these theories are, there is no evidence that the Bermuda Triangle is at all strange. According to the United States Coast Guard, there are no more ships that sink there than any other highly traveled part of the ocean. We have simply let our imaginations create ideas that there is something far beyond our comprehension, when there is really nothing at all.”
So is the Bermuda Triangle a supernatural mystery or just another part of the ocean? You decide.
The Bermuda Triangle, which is also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a an undefined region in the North Atlantic Ocean in which ships, planes, and people have mysteriously vanished under suspicious circumstances. It is roughly 500,000 square miles. This is about twice the size of Texas. Stories of unexplained disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle started to reach public awareness around 1950 and have been consistently reported since then.
One of the most famous cases took place back in 1872. Mary Celeste was a vessel that weighed 280 tons, and was found drifting in the Bermuda Triangle. There were no men on board. 1918 was the case with the greatest loss of life ever recorded. A ship called the USS Cyclops vanished without a trace with 308 crew members. It was never found.This tragedy stands as the single largest loss of life in U.S. Naval history not involving combat. Another famous incidents is the disappearance of Flight 19 during a training exercise of the US Navy. In December of 1945, five American bombers left Fort Lauderdale, Florida on a routine mission. 14 crew members disappeared after sending several radio messages. The last words ever heard from flight 19 was from the pilot: “ It looks like we are entering white water...we’re completely lost.” When a rescue plane went to search for the Navy bombers it also vanished. Over 1,000 people have been killed in the Bermuda Triangle during the 20th century.
Supernatural theories have been made from alien abductions to the Lost City of Atlantis, but there are more scientific explanations. There is a gas called methane hydrates that indicates enormous eruptions of methane bubbles. Any ships caught within the methane mega-bubble lose their buoyancy and sink to the bottom the ocean almost immediately. If the bubbles get big enough and have a high enough density they can also knock aircraft out of the sky with little or no warning. It’s important to know that methane hydrates does not exist just in the Bermuda Triangle. It’s not even the area with the highest concentration, but it is possible that these methane hydrates could have posed a threat.
Another theory is the weather. This is area is subject to violent and unexpected storms and weather changes. These short and intense storms can build up quickly, dissapear just as quickly, and even go undetected by satellite survelllince. Scientists have also spotted freak waves up to 100 feet high.
“As Fascinating as these theories are, there is no evidence that the Bermuda Triangle is at all strange. According to the United States Coast Guard, there are no more ships that sink there than any other highly traveled part of the ocean. We have simply let our imaginations create ideas that there is something far beyond our comprehension, when there is really nothing at all.”
So is the Bermuda Triangle a supernatural mystery or just another part of the ocean? You decide.