The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

         We have all heard since childhood the famous disappearances of ships and planes in the Bermuda Triangle area and to clarify these mysterious events a series of theories arose: magnetic, caves (blue holes), sea monsters, black holes, methane explosions, aliens, illuminati and even the mysterious lost city, Atlantis. But is it really a mysterious and even supernatural place or are the rumors just conspiracies? In this text, some of the theories about this site will be briefly presented, as well as some of the best-known cases.

The Bermuda Triangle is located in the region between the Bermuda Islands, Puerto Rico and Florida. Associated with this place there are several stories of boats and airplanes that did not reach their destination and are found after days of searching without passengers.

In 2020, there was a ship with a departure point in Bimini, Bahamas that set sail on December 28 and should reach the south coast of Florida a day later. However, there was no sign of the arrival of either the ship or its crew. After 84 hours of searching, local authorities were able to find the boat, but there was no sign of the crew.

As an example of aerial disappearance we can cite the famous case 19 in which none of the crew members was found. The flight was a US Navy routine training flight involving five aircraft and 27 people.

A famous theory about the disappearances that occur in the area is that magnetic anomalies recorded by compasses have some influence, although many believe that they are not enough to justify them. In addition to this theory, there is one that affirms the existence of a supposed electronic fog that would be responsible for a sudden breakdown of electronic devices when entering this area.

As for the cave theory, its proponents claim that in the Bermuda Triangle there are very deep caves thousands of years old that create strong currents capable of diverting and sinking ships. Although there are several of these caves around the globe, the deepest is the Sansha Yongle with 300 meters deep that is located precisely in the Bermuda Triangle.

In a study carried out by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), they determined that this location is not part of the most dangerous aquatic areas on the planet, unlike the Mediterranean, the North Sea and the South China Sea, which are considered risk areas.

One of the theories is that ships actually sink everywhere and being located on a very common route, the Bermuda Triangle ended up becoming a famous mysterious location associated with the disappearance of ships.

Methane explosions were discovered in Norway. There, the presence of very deep craters (similar to blue holes) containing large amounts of methane gas was confirmed. The heat of ships and even tropical waters are enough to explode this methane, which could sink ships and cause violent ocean currents.

The most plausible theory so far is that of the Australian scientist Karl Kruszenlnicki who claims there is nothing supernatural in the area and attributes the events to three reasons: the number of planes and ships passing through the area, bad weather and human error. Flight 19 transcripts attest that the pilot did not know the exact location of the plane, which solidifies Kruszenlnicki's theory. In addition, the climatology of the area is very conducive to the formation of hurricanes, typhoons and large storms, which can result in waves of hundreds of meters.