The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the “Devil’s Triangle,” is an area in the North Atlantic Ocean between Miami, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Its area is approximately 53.2 km². The area is famous for the incidents of plane and ship disappearances, which have made it a mysterious and amazing place.
History of the Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle was first reported by the famous explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492 when he passed through this area for the first time and experienced strange events. During Columbus’s journey, he saw a peculiar deviation in his compass and informed his sailors about the strange light in the sky. Still, at that time no one gave much importance to it. And after 1950 the public’s interest in this area increased because an article was written in the Miami Herald in which the incidents of disappearances in this area were discussed. After this, in 1974, the book The Bermuda Triangle by Charles Berlitz presented this area as a big mystery.
Stories of Missing Ships and Planes
- USS Cyclops (1918): The USS Cyclops was a huge coal-carrying ship of the US Navy that became one of the most talked about incidents of the Bermuda Triangle due to its mysterious disappearance. This ship was going to America from Brazil with 10,800 tons of manganese ore which was to be used to make ammunition in the war. An incident occurred in March 1918. In this incident, the entire ship disappeared and no trace of it has been found to date.
- Flight 19 (1945): Flight 19 is also a mystery incident that has added its name to the mysterious incidents of the Bermuda Triangle which is still considered one of the mysteries. This incident took place on 5 December 1945, with a US Navy aircraft flying with five torpedo bombers. The head of this mission was Lieutenant Charles Taylor who was leading this mission and 13 pilots and naval personnel were also involved with him. Which is also collectively known as Flight 19, mysteriously disappeared during one of its routine training missions. This incident is still famous among mysterious incidents. The purpose of Flight 19 was to fly only on the route of the sea triangle and return to the base, but according to the plan, they had to fly eastward from Fort Lauderdale and go through the east coast of Florida to a point called Hens and Chickens Shoal and then from there they had to take a turn in the north direction, after which they had to fly over the Bahama Islands. After this, they had to take a westward direction and return to Fort Lauderdale. The plane followed its fixed route. But after some time, Lieutenant Taylor gave a message on the radio that it was becoming very difficult to estimate the position of Flight 19 and their navigational instruments were also not working properly. After that, Lieutenant Taylor and his team tried to contact them several times, but the signals of Flight 19 were gradually getting weaker and finally, at 7:30 pm, the last message of Flight 19 came “We are completely lost. After this message, Flight 19 lost contact with the base of Lieutenant Taylor and his team, and the plane disappeared in a very mysterious manner.
- DC-3 Disappearance (1948): On December 28, 1948, the disappearance of a Douglas DC-3 plane also recorded its name in the mysterious incidents of the Bermuda Triangle. This plane disappeared during a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami. And no trace of the 32 people on board was found. After this incident, the US Coast Guard and Navy started a large-scale search operation. For several days, ships and planes kept searching for the wreckage of the plane in the entire area. But even after this, they did not find anything. After these incidents, people started searching in different ways. People had started considering the possibility of the plane disappearing. Some people said that the incident happened due to a sudden technical fault in the plane, while some people also considered it to be the result of navigational error. But until evidence is found, these will remain only speculations.
Theories Behind the Disappearances
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a mysterious area located in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. For decades, this area has been famous for the mysterious disappearance of ships and planes. Many incidents related to this place have raised many questions in the minds of people and debate and research are going on all over the world about the reasons behind all this.
On the one hand, scientists and researchers are engaged in searching for solid natural and technical reasons behind these incidents, on the other hand, supernatural and imaginary theories were also being tried to explain these incidents. Some people have also believed that natural disasters and climate change may be responsible for these accidents, while others have also believed that the area is affected by an invisible magnetic force, time travel, or the influence of aliens.
To understand the theories behind the disappearance of ships and planes, we must consider all these possible causes, including natural events, human error, and some imaginary ones.
There are many hypotheses involved. Let’s try to understand these theories in detail and how the Bermuda Triangle has captured people’s imagination for decades.
1. Natural Explanations
- Weather: It is very common for the weather to change suddenly in the Bermuda Triangle. The weather in this region deteriorates and ends very quickly due to lightning storms, strong winds, and heavy rains. Such weather can prove to be very dangerous for ships and planes. Many times, such bad weather affects the navigation of the aircraft, causing pilots and sailors to stray from their fixed path and crash.
- Methane Gas Hydrates: One of the explanations for some incidents of plane disappearances was that there are huge deposits of methane hydrates on the continental shelves. When this gas suddenly comes to the surface, it creates large bubbles in the water, which prove to be very deadly for ships and planes. Due to these bubbles, things floating on the water can sink and this can be a possible reason, due to which many ships mysteriously disappear in the Bermuda Triangle.
- Strong Currents: Strong storms are powerful hurricanes that originate in the Atlantic region near the equator. Many sea currents meet in the Bermuda Triangle, and the most prominent among them is the Gulf Stream. These currents are very fast and sometimes the sea currents can also carry away large ships. Due to this many ships lose their way, and in some cases, if the ship sinks, then these currents carry its debris to other places, due to which it becomes very difficult to locate them.
2. Human Error
The most used explanation in the investigations for the disappearance of any aircraft or ship is considered to be human error. The most common reason behind all the accidents in the Bermuda Triangle is considered to be human errors. Navigation errors, lack of experience, and poor decision-making greatly increase the chances of ships and planes crashing. For example, if the pilot flies in the wrong direction or the navigation system malfunctions, they can easily get lost and crash.
3. Paranormal Theories
- Alien Abduction: Some people also believe that aliens also have activities in the Bermuda Triangle, and abduct those ships and planes. According to these theories, aliens pick up those people and take them to another world. There is no solid scientific evidence to support this theory, but it is very famous in pop culture.
- Atlantis: Another interesting theory behind the disappearance of ships and planes is that Atlantis is settled under the Bermuda Triangle continent, which is an ancient and lost city. Some people even believe that there may be advanced technological equipment of Atlantis under this place, which creates magnetic disturbances that can affect navigation equipment. Due to this, ships and planes lose their way and suddenly disappear in a mysterious way.
Time Warps and Vortexes
One of the theories about the sudden disappearances from the Bermuda Triangle is that many people in this area believe that there are time warps or vortexes in the Bermuda Triangle. According to these theories, it is believed that there may be such places here, where the speed of time slows down or becomes fast. When ships or planes enter such an area, they suddenly go to another place or time. From where it is not possible to come back and neither can there be any kind of contact. Some people also see this theory of time travel as an example, but there is no scientific evidence for it.
Notable Incidents of Survival
When people hear the name of the Bermuda Triangle, they feel a strange sense of fear and mysterious events in their mind, because this place is very famous for the sudden disappearance of ships and planes. At the same time, there are some incidents in which people have returned alive from such a mysterious area. These incidents prove that the journey to the Bermuda Triangle is very dangerous. But sometimes life can be saved with the right decision, luck, and bravery.
Bruce Gernon’s Experience (1970)
Bruce Gernon was a pilot who experienced a wonderful and mysterious experience while flying over the Bermuda Triangle. He flew from Florida to Bimini in 1970, and during the flight, he saw a very strange and dense cloud, which grew very fast and surrounded his plane. After some time, he realized that his plane was moving at a very high speed as if it was flying inside a tunnel. But, after some time, he reached Miami safely. Gurnon claimed that he experienced a “time warp” in the Bermuda Triangle when he was traveling at a very high speed. Although there is no scientific explanation for this, this phenomenon is still a notable incident. This is one of the storms from which the pilot escaped safely.
Conclusion
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a mysterious area that has created a mysterious and amazing identity among people. People get surprised after hearing about its incidents. It has recorded many mysterious incidents and accidents about itself. The Bermuda Triangle still excites our curiosity and also teaches us that there are still many such mysteries in the world, which we have not yet fully understood. It is a symbol of very amazing and unknown powers that are hidden inside the oceans of our earth.