The fabled Bermuda Triangle of the Atlantic Ocean has captivated the human imagination for decades with unexplained disappearances of ships, planes and people.
Some speculate that unknown and mysterious forces explain unexplained disappearances, such as aliens capturing humans for study; the influence of the lost continent of Atlantis; vortexes that suck objects into other dimensions; and other funny ideas. Some explanations are more science-based than evidence-based. These include ocean flatulence (methane gas bubbling up from ocean sediments) and disruption of geomagnetic flux lines .The Bermuda Triangle consists of 1.1 million square kilometers of open sea in an equilateral triangle (hence its name) formed by the tips of the islands of Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida, United States.
This imaginary triangle hides a secret: since this place has been known, hundreds of ships, almost a hundred planes - that's known - and thousands of people have disappeared. Are they all at the bottom of the sea? Did they go to another dimension? Are they sunk with the lost city of Atlantis? Probably not, but one always liked to add a bit of legend to phenomena one could not demonstrate. What is the reality in Bermuda?
Like legends, there are also many possible scientific theories. Normally we tend to give supernatural meaning to what we cannot explain, but reality can end even a good fictional story. These are some of the most likely theories.
Human errors
Unfortunately, human error occurs. Many of the accidents that have occurred in these areas are related to errors in calculations, technological failures typical of large installations, or poor decisions. It's something that can never be proven, simply because they occur in areas that are so vast and far from the coast that it's virtually impossible to retrieve remains.
Meteorology
Another possible theory runs through climatology. Typhoons, hurricanes, and large storms that cause waves hundreds of meters in length can easily cause accidents to large ships at sea and airplanes in the sky.
Blue holes
The sea floor of the Bahamas has blue holes. And what are blue holes? Well, there are caves in the area that are thousands of years old that create very strong currents that are capable of carrying away large tonnage ships. They are very deep vertical caves. The world's deepest known to be located in this area is called the Sansha Yongle blue hole and is 300 meters deep. However, these holes do not exist only here. They are also in the Yucatan Peninsula and a lighthouse in Belize, Central America.
Methane explosions
A recent discovery this year in Norwegian waters may provide a new theory about the Bermuda Triangle. In this area, there would be large concentrations of methane in very deep craters – similar to blue holes. In the Bahamas, the heat of the tropical waters and the heat of the ships themselves would cause this methane to explode, creating not only virulent sea currents, but also destroying ships and boats as if they were made of paper.
Famous disappearances
Flight 19
In 1945, not only was the end of the Second World War declared, but also the beginning of this whole mystery. The crew of five US Navy aircraft, known as Flight 19, disappeared while flying over the triangle on a routine training mission over the Atlantic. Both the ships and the 14 crew members appeared to have disappeared as there was no sign of them.
"We searched all the islands for a week but found no remains," Lieutenant David White, who was a flight instructor at the base at the time, told the BBC. A scientist who analyzed the case assured the 'Mirror' that although the planes were initially said to have been piloted in ideal flying conditions, the truth is that there were waves of more than 15 meters high that would have affected this.
The only pilot with proven experience among the 14 people was also Lt. Charles Taylor, who could have made a human error that would have cost his crew their lives. According to the scientist, it follows from the transcripts of that day that the pilot did not know the exact place where he was. According to Taylor, his location was very close to the Florida Keys, but he was actually north of the Bahamas.
HMS Atalanta
HMS Atalanta sailed for England from Bermuda on 31 January 1880 and disappeared shortly afterwards, with all 281 crew and passengers reported missing. Although there is no way to be sure what happened. Historians believe that the incident was probably caused by a combination of a strong storm and the inexperience of the crew, who were almost all trainees.
USS Cyclops
The disappearance of the USS Cyclops and her crew resulted in the largest non-wartime loss of life in the US Navy. Sometime shortly after March 4, 1918, the ship, her crew of 309 and her entire cargo of manganese ore disappeared after leaving the island of Barbados. The prevailing theory is that the ship was not designed to carry such dense material and sank as a result. Two sister ships of the Cyclops sank in the North Atlantic during World War II while carrying the same substance, which reinforces the theory.
Carroll And The Deer
This five-masted schooner was found completely abandoned on January 31, 1921 off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The ship ran aground with no evidence of what happened to the crew. The waters off the coast of North Carolina are considered by some theorists to be part of the Bermuda Triangle.
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