The term “Bermuda Triangle” was first used in an article written by Vincent H Gaddies for Argosy magazine in 1964. In this article Gaddies claimed that in this strange sea a number of ships and planes had disappeared without explanation. But Gaddies wasn’t the first one to come to this conclusion either. As early as 1952, George X sands, in a report in Tate Magazine, noted what seemed like an unusually large number of strange accidents taking place in that region.

Some Missing ships and planes: -

1840 – The French vessel Rosalie was found in the triangle area and although she was sailing, her crew was missing.

1880 – The British frigate Atlanta presumed vanished not far from Bermuda.

1925 – S.S. Catopaxi, sailing from Charelson vanished without trace.

1971 – Ixtapa went missing near Christmas of that year near Florida keys.

1999 – The Genesis left Port of Spain with a heavy cargo, radioed the ship, then disappeared at the same triangle.

Flight 19 – One of the most discussed of these mysterious disappearances in Bermuda Triangle is the case of the five TBM Avengers that left Fort Lauderdale, Florida on a bright sunny day for what was supposed to be a 2hr trainee mission on Dec 5th. 1945. After 45 minutes of flight when the plane was flying over the triangle, Lt. Charles Taylor said to the control room that everything looked strange even the ocean and the connection went off. The place was never found. The mariner flying boat which went for its rescue also disappeared while attempting to trace the path of the flight 19.

            These are only some of the few accidents out of the hundreds of accidents that took place in the triangle.

            The dangerous Bermuda Triangle lies between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. In the beginning the sudden and unexpected disappearance of the ships and human beings was considered coincidental. But gradually the number of victims increased so unexpectedly that people became curious to know the reasons. Now we will go through some reasons that have been stated for the disappearance of the ships.

            The first explanation is that the area contains vast fields of Methane hydrates on the continental shelves. The Methane eruptions may produce regions of frothy water that are no longer capable of providing adequate buoyancy to the ships. If this were the case, such an area forming around a ship could cause it sink very rapidly without warning.

            The second reason is the Hurricanes. Hurricanes are extremely powerful storms that take place in the Atlantic near the equator and have been historically responsible for thousands of lives lost and billions of dollars damaged. These hurricanes might have taken place suddenly and the accidents could have caused.

            Some scientists say that the lost civilization of Atlantis actually exists under the water and thus the ships and planes crossing the area are pulled down by some unknown forces.

Theories claim that the extraterrestrials  captured ships and planes, and take them beyond the solar system.

            Whatever the reason may be, many accidents remain inconclusive due to the lack of wreckage. No wreckage were found after the loses occurred, so no conclusions could be drawn about the accidents. The incidents may be stranger than fiction but the question arises that why did so many accidents occur at one point only? And whatever the reason may be? May it be due to hurricanes or due to the Methane deposits, the real reason behind the losses in the Bermuda Triangle still remains a mystery.