This is a mystery?

Question

Why do boats and planes dissappear in the bermuda triangle

Answer 1

The marine insurer Lloyd's of London has determined the "triangle" to be no more dangerous than any other area of ocean, and does not charge unusual rates for passage through the region. Coast Guard records confirm their conclusion. In fact, the number of supposed disappearances is relatively insignificant considering the number of ships and aircraft which pass through on a regular basis.

Skeptics comment that the disappearance of a train between two stops would be more convincing evidence of paranormal activity, and the fact that such things do not occur suggests that paranormal explanations are not needed for the disappearance of ships and aircraft in the far less predictable open ocean

Answer 2

That hasn't been definitively answered yet. For ships there are two main theories. One is that methane gas pockets on the bottom of the deep ocean are occasionally dislodged by earthquakes in the ocean and when they bubble up to the surface they make the ocean underneath them much less buoyant than the surrounding ocean. This means that if a ship happens to be on the surface over where a methane gas cloud breaks it will sink like a stone.

The other one is that freak waves that appear out of nowhere in the middle of the ocean and reach heights up to 100 feet above the sea are much more common than previously thought. A ship that was out there when one of these waves formed would only have a few seconds before the wave engulfed them entirely and took them down, disappearing without a trace.

Unfortunately those theories do not seem to be able to cover airplane disappearances and the airplane theories don't seem to be able to cover the ship disappearances. For planes it's thought that there are some kind of electrical disturbances, even electrical storms that occur at high altitudes and don't necessarily manifest near the ground with thunder and lightning. This means that these storms are often not visible or detectable from the ground, but the plane flying through them can be affected by them and all of the electronic instruments will be disabled by this. The radio dials will spin out of control and the pilot will no longer know which way is north, south, east or west or sometimes even which way is up or down. These electrical storms can even affect the pilot physically, causing him/her to feel dizzy and faint and even to pass out. It may or may not affect the radio contact to the control tower, but frequently before planes disappear the contact from them is cut off.

OTOH, some people say that statistically there are no more ship and plane disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle than anywhere else in the world.

Answer 3

There are some skeptics who argue that the facts do not support the legend, that there is no mystery to be solved, and nothing that needs explaining.The number of wrecks in this area is not extraordinary, given its size, location and the amount of traffic it receives. Many of the ships and planes that have been identified as having disappeared mysteriously in the Bermuda Triangle were not in the Bermuda Triangle at all. Investigations to date have not produced scientific evidence of any unusual phenomena involved in the disappearances. Thus, any explanation, including so-called scientific ones in terms of methane gas being released from the ocean floor, magnetic disturbances, etc., are not needed. The real mystery is how the Bermuda Triangle became a mystery at all.

Just food for thought as this has often intrigued me, as well.

Answer 4

Some scientist states that be cause of all the magnetic and electrical Interference that is going on it is possible that you could be shifted into another dimension But still remain in or near the same place you left. And the same incident can bring you back which survivalist have stated after returning from the Bermuda Triangle by re-appeared several days later............. Also this information is public knowledge if you take the time to look it up............

Answer 5

They don't disappear there any more than elsewhere. It's all a myth begun when some boats--a very small percentage--carrying gold in the days of smal sailing ships from Central and South America sank on their way to east coast of North American on their way to England, France and Spain.
If they had been carrying cargo not so valuble the myth would not have begun.
And the myth about the navy WWII planes was explained by NOVA. The pilots were in fog and at night and thought their compasses were wrong when instead they were wrong about directions.
The planes ran out of gas in the Atlantic off the east coast. They were flying north when they thought they were going west.

Answer 6

there are a lot of possible reasonings to explane the bermuda triangle

1 magnetic fields
2 location of atlantis
3 UFOs and/or USOs
4 gas pocket release
5 volcanic activity
6 atmosphereic doldrum (wind pattern)
7 sargasso sea/dead spot of wind
8 supernatural explantion that coincides with a cross planet interior axis enterring or exitting from bermuda triangle and corisponding with another triangle off japan called the dragon triangle.

the list goes on and on.

also, Lords of London the England based shippers insurance used to not insure any ship travelling a planned cruise through the understood bermuda triangle or devil's triangle, however that break in insurance covereage policy has since changed.

Answer 7

Usually it is a matter of poor navigation. For ships there is the added factor that they may get tangled in floating seaweed. As far as myths and folklore there is no answer that supports that.

When real scientists (not just authors pimping a book) took a careful look at those disappearances they found that some had never occurred, some were storm-caused, and some had wreckage that showed the real reason why there was a problem.

Answer 8

Bad weather?
Alien abduction?
Time travel portal?
Channel to another dimension?

We simply don't know.

But I've heard that planes and ships also disappear around the world (about the same incidents per year) , it's just that people pay more attention to the bermuda triangle for some reasons.

Answer 9

I heard it was something to do with a strong magnetic force thats there and it basically blows whatever comes its way into really small fragments. Although there is no proof of this, i think its still yet to be proven and explained.
I believe there were a few survivors that went through it once, there have been a few documentries about it, if u can get hold of any then theyre worth watching.

Answer 10

i watched this on the telly the other night .... there is no evidence at all ... there has not been a plane or a ship lost in the triangle for years now and they say it is a complete myth about loss of compass .... planes and boats fly over it in there 100`s every day now .... i thought the same as you until i see this programme