About the area steeped in legend.
Bermuda triangle – an area in the Atlantic ocean bounded by a triangle whose vertices are Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. Those who are of the opinion that the mysterious disappearance of ships and aircraft in the Devil’s triangle do occur, put forward various hypotheses to explain them: from unusual weather patterns to alien abductions or the people of Atlantis.
15. Christopher Columbus was the first to speak of the anomalies of the Bermuda triangle
In 1492 Christopher Columbus wanted to find a new route to Asia and discovered America. Columbus was the first known traveler to cross the area of the Atlantic, which we now call the Bermuda triangle. His logbook contains a description of the sea is completely filled with algae, a story about the unusual behavior of the compass needle, on a sudden a huge flame, about the strange light on the sea.
14. Most of the missing ships and aircraft was never found
The 1600s in the ill-fated triangle began to disappear court. Many attribute the loss to the Gulf stream. Because of the speed of water reaching 2.5 meters per second, in the course of any debris, chip and even the plane in just a few minutes will be at a distance of several kilometers. In 1925, the freighter SS Cotopaxi company Clinchfield Navigation disappeared . This year the coast guard discovered Cuba in the Caribbean sea for the missing 90 years ago the ship. Traces of the crew on Board was not.
13. In the area of the Bermuda triangle, the compass shows the wrong direction
The compasses in this area behave strangely and give incorrect readings. It is considered that the electromagnetic field of the Earth has a hole. There are many areas on the Earth where a compass will show North. So the Bermuda triangle is not the only place on the planet where there are similar anomalies.
12. In the Bermuda triangle lost more ships than we know
Not all the stories of the disappearances of ships and aircraft covered by the media. Moreover, some of the disaster blamed on human error. According to the skeptics, those vessels that crashed and went missing in the Bermuda triangle, just fell victim to the mistakes of the crews.
11. The disappearance of the crews
In 1872 the ship “Mary Celeste” sailed from Staten island, new York, in the port of Genoa, Italy. On the ship except the captain and the crew 7 was the wife of the captain and his two year old daughter. The ship was discovered 4 weeks later, without a crew. The provisions, personal belongings, money and jewelry were left untouched. And location of things testified to the fact that the ship was not caught in a violent storm.
10. The size of the Bermuda triangle much more
The area of the Bermuda triangle in his classic border is just over 1 million sq. km. But some experts suggest that an abnormal area is much greater.
9. Disappear not only ships, but planes
The most famous case mentioned in connection with the Bermuda triangle is the disappearance of the flight of five torpedo-bombers Avenger type. These planes on 5 December 1945 took off from the naval forces of the USA in Fort Lauderdale and didn’t come back. Debris, as the crew were not found. After the disappearance of Mendjerov in search of them were sent to other planes and one of them also disappeared.
8. The portal of time
In 1970, Bruce Gernon with his father and a friend flew from the Bahamas and headed for Miami beach, Florida, USA. Shortly after the climb, the pilot noticed straight ahead a strange cloud with a semicircular shape. Inside the cloud was a bright flash, Gernon and passengers felt a feeling akin to weightlessness. All navigation instruments went haywire, the needle darted in all directions. When the plane flew out of that tunnel, Bruce saw that already flies to Miami beach. The flight took only 45 minutes, but had to last at least 75!
7. Anomalies occur not only in the Bermuda triangle
Sea Devil – so Japanese fishermen dubbed the Pacific waters around the island of Miyakejima (128 km South of Tokyo), located in the Northern part of the Philippine sea. Researchers of paranormal activity bring this area to the Bermuda triangle for the reason that it mysteriously disappearing ships and aircraft.
6. Bad reputation
Despite the bad reputation, through the Bermuda triangle every day are many routes both marine and aircraft. At the same time of mysterious disappearances and disasters do not hear anything.
5. Atlantis at the bottom of the Bermuda triangle
Studies of the ocean floor off the coast of Cuba with the help of a deep-sea robot confirmed that at the very bottom of the Bermuda triangle is a city of gigantic proportions. Scientists suggest that this is Atlantis. “The U.S. government has received evidence of the existence of the underwater city during the Cuban missile crisis in the 60-ies of the last century. Nuclear submarine then moved into the Gulf stream deep sea, where they found the structure of the pyramids. They immediately took a place under your control, so it was not in the hands of the Soviet Union” – say the journalists.
4. The territory of aliens
Although the existence of aliens is still not proven, some attribute it to them all happening in the Bermuda triangle. In 2009, in the night sky above this area appeared unidentified lights which even formed something similar to a whirlpool, and an hour disappeared.
3. Unpredictable weather
In the Bermuda triangle often there are violent tropical cyclones, storms and hurricanes. They occur most often unexpected.
2. Rouge waves
It has been suggested that the cause of death of some ships in the Bermuda triangle can be wandering waves, which, as believed, can reach a height of 30 meters.
1. Coincidence and the human factor
Skeptics argue that the main reason for the disappearance of more than 100 ships in the Bermuda triangle – the human factor. To err is human, and even an experienced captain or pilot is not immune from error.
