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The Bermuda Triangle, or Devil’s Triangle, is
the name given to an area of water between Bermuda, Miami, Florida, and San
Juan, Puerto Rico. Within this space, many planes and ships have mysteriously пустоphenomenon . The mystery began in 1950, which a small article appeared outlining
the strange пустоeruptions of ships and planes in the area,
and it was given the name the Devil’s Sea. In a feature in 1964, Vincent Gaddis
пустоchristened the area with its most famous name.
One of the most famous disappearances in the triangle
occurred in 1945. Flight 19 was a squadron of five naval bombers, all of which
supposedly disappeared while flying over the area. The two planes that set out
to пустоscientific explanations Flight 19 also disappeared and were never
found. Naval ships such as the USS Cyclops and the Marine Sulpher Queen also
disappeared пустоvanished .
Another disappearance was that of Donald
Crowhurst, who was attempting an around the world пустоrescue . A
large ship carrying ore also mysteriously vanished in the area after only three
days at sea. An official statement by the US Coast Guard states that repeated
search attempts were made, but no traces were ever found of the пустоdisappearances planes or ships.
Popularity of the пустоvoyage
reached a peak in 1974 with the publication of Charles Berlitz’s book,
"Bermuda Triangle." At around that time, a film with the same name
was also released. Many articles and books have since been published to try and
give пустоmissing to the mystery, and some of the explanations
have been more than credible.
The stretch of water where the disappearances
occurred is notorious for tropical storms. Many of the reports at the time
claim that the ships and planes were lost in calm waters, but weather reports
checked since often do not agree with these reports. Also, the area of water
under the triangle has large areas of methane gas пустоwithout a trace .
These eruptions create areas of gas that are incapable of supporting the weight
of a ship.