The Bermuda Triangle is a mysterious area that connects Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Bermuda Islands, where many planes and ships are said to have disappeared. In this article, we will introduce the history, legends, causes, and truths of the disappearance incidents in the Bermuda Triangle.
The history of the Bermuda Triangle
The name Bermuda Triangle was first used in an article written by Vincent Gaddis, an American writer, for the magazine “Argosy” in 1964. Later, in 1974, Charles Berlitz published a book called “The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle”, which made it famous worldwide. This book introduces many unscientific and occult phenomena that cannot be explained.
However, in reality, many of the disappearance incidents that are said to have occurred in the Bermuda Triangle are different from the facts or have no basis. Also, there is no statistical evidence that the number of ships and planes that were lost in this area is higher than in other areas.
The legends of the Bermuda Triangle
In the Bermuda Triangle, compass malfunctions and sudden disappearances are thought to be caused by air bombs or methane gas. However, these phenomena can also occur in other areas and are not special.
On the other hand, there are various legends and rumors about the Bermuda Triangle. For example:
The disappeared ships and planes were caught in a different dimension or a time slip. The disappeared ships and planes were abducted by aliens. The disappeared ships and planes were attracted by a powerful magnetic force emitted from the ruins of Atlantis, a continent that sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The disappeared ships and planes were attacked by giant monsters such as krakens or sea serpents that live on the seabed. These legends have no scientific basis and are considered to be enjoyed as fiction or entertainment.
The disappearance incidents in the Bermuda Triangle
There are many disappearance incidents that are said to have occurred in the Bermuda Triangle, but here are some of the famous ones.
On March 4, 1918, an American cargo ship named Cyclops disappeared between Bermuda and Virginia. The ship had 309 crew members and manganese ore on board. The ship did not send an SOS signal and no wreckage was found. On December 5, 1945, five American Navy Avenger torpedo bombers disappeared during a training flight. This incident is called Flight 19. There were 14 crew members and one instructor on board. The planes suffered from compass failure and loss of direction sense, and communication was cut off. The planes are presumed to have landed on water before running out of fuel. On January 28, 1954, a British passenger plane named Stardust disappeared on its way from Chile to Argentina. There were 11 passengers and six crew members on board. The last radio message contained a mysterious word “STENDEC”. Fifty years later, in 2000, part of the plane was found in the Andes Mountains. The cause of the accident was estimated to be an altimeter error due to strong winds.
