Bermuda Triangle is a notorious area in the North Atlantic Ocean that has stirred up controversy for nearly a century. In this deep body of water, it’s been alleged that both airplanes and boats/ships have vanished into thin air for unexplained reasons. Theories abound as to what may be causing this curious phenomenon. Ideas range anywhere from natural explanations, like methane gas or unpredictable weather conditions, to more bizarre and outlandish possibilities, like aliens or other supernatural causes. This hub of activity gets its name from its boundary coordinates of Bermuda, Miami, and Puerto Rico. More recently, the range it encompasses may have expanded from what was initially recognized. Yet another possible link exists that the lost legendary city of Atlantis may have some basis of involvement. The mystery began with a U.S. Navy fleet of 5 airplanes doing some testing missions in 1945. Flight 19, as it’s known, was really what kicked everything into gear when, out of nowhere, the lead pilot got lost in an area he was familiar with and his equipment malfunctioned. Lieutenant Charles Taylor and his squadron eventually lost all contact with the mainland. Not only that, but several search and rescue teams out looking for answers also seemed to disappear without a trace. Almost 20 years later, Vincent Gaddis published an article about Flight 19 that brought the term “Bermuda Triangle” into being. Clearly, such a subtropical region will have crazy atmospheric conditions, but many of the known incidents actually are reported to have occurred during calmer meteorological times. Long ago, it was even believed that exotic sea monsters may have lived in deeper waters there as well. Many tests have been performed on determining the true cause of the Devil’s Triangle. One of the more probable theories revolves around methane gas bubbles trapped underwater that eventually come to the surface rather spontaneously. Myself having been on multiple cruises around the Bahamas, right in the geographic center of it all, I’ve never experienced anything unusual there to explain what may be going on. So who knows? Are alien abductions really a viable explanation, or is it something more mundane and down-to-earth?
Mysteries at Sea
