Also Known as Devil’s Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is a region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean in which ships, planes, and people are alleged to have mysteriously vanished. The area, whose boundaries are not universally agreed upon, has a vaguely triangular shape marked by the Atlantic coast of the Florida panhandle , Bermuda, and the Greater Antilles.
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When people get in an airplane, the last thought on their mind is that the airplane might disappear. Sure – planes can be delayed, or even crash, but a disappearing plane is a pretty far-fetched idea. This is what makes the Bermuda Triangle such a mystery. While people love to throw around conspiracy theories about each of these Bermuda Triangle stories, there may be perfectly logical explanations for all of them. Despite the spooky stories, you’d be surprised at how many times people have sailed or flown over the area and not noticed anything out of the ordinary.
The term “Bermuda Triangle” was first used by Vincent Gaddis in 1964 in his article published in Argosy magazine. However, the mysterious behaviour of the region came to the public attention only in the 20th century when the Navy cargo ship, USS Cyclops, with more than 300 people on board, went missing in the Bermuda triangle.
Theories
One theory is that methane gas is trapped under the sea floor in the Bermuda Triangle. The methane gas can erupt from time to time. This causes the water to become less dense and the ships to sink and the planes to catch fire .
Another theory is the Sargasso Sea theory. Allegedly, the Sargasso Sea is an unusual body of water that has no current or waves. This causes ships to get stuck and lose the ability to move forward.
Some people believe that the disappearances over the Bermuda Triangle were caused by UFOs .
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard contend that there are no supernatural explanations for disasters at sea. Their experience suggests that the combined forces of nature and human fallibility outdo even the most incredulous science fiction. They add that no official maps exist that delineate the boundaries of the Bermuda Triangle. The U. S. Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official name and does not maintain an official file on the area.
Famous Mysterious Stories
Mary Celeste
on 4th December 1872 with everything right in the place except for the entire crew, the ship was found stranded on the sea days after starting its journey from New York to Genoa, Italy.
There were seven crew members and Captain Benjamin Briggs, his wife, and their two-year-old daughter aboard the vessel, loaded with raw alcohol.
But, days after, when a passing British ship called Dei Gratia found Mary Celeste under partial sail in the Atlantic, off the Azores Islands, the ship was unmanned with no crew abroad, and the lifeboat was also missing. It was also found that nine of the barrels in the cargo were empty, and there was a sword on the deck. No trace of the people abroad the vessel or the missing lifeboat has ever been found.
Ellen Austin
The Ellen Austin, an American boat, passed another ship in Bermuda Triangle. The other ship was sailing at full speed, but there were no passengers on board. One of the most infamous ghost ships was the Carroll A. Deering. In 1921, this ghost ship was sailing from Brazil to Maine. It was later found abandoned with none of the people in sight. They were gone forever. The Carroll A. Deering disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle . The ship’s disappearance, reappearance, and the prize crew’s absence is an intriguing story. It is more like a secret of the Bermuda triangle, one that has seemingly no chances of being unravelled anytime soon.