what is the mystery of bermoda triangle?

Question

what are actual forces behind it?

Answer 1

The mystery appears to be that U is missing

Answer 2

Nobody knows what the forces are that are responsible, if any, for the reported disappearances and other phenomena. As a Coastguard officer myself I can vouch for the fact that ships and boats do sink all the time. Disappearing completely, however, is another matter entirely. With GMDSS ( a wide variety of equipment carried on modern vessels precisely to make sure that if anything happens, somebody gets told) it should be impossible for a ship to vanish, but it still happens there and elsewhere. As a pilot I can also vouch for how disorientating it can be to fly over water, but most of the airmen who have gone missing were experienced and a good number were Navy pilots who fly over water for a living. The main thing that gets me is why, given that the water around a lot of the islands in the area is relatively shallow and so clear you can see the bottom, has no wreckage from many of the missing aircraft ever been found?
[Twilight Zone]Doodoo-doodoo doodoo-doodoo[/Twilight Zone]

(These are my opinions, not the Agency's blah blah)

Answer 3

The mystery was why Bermuda Triangle got so high in the charts, I believe the force behind it was all the Barry Manilow fans?
Sorry, couldn't resist having a laugh!

Answer 4

The "Bermuda Triangle" or "Devil's Triangle" is an imaginary area located off the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States of America, which is noted for a supposedly high incidence of unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft. The apexes of the triangle are generally believed to be Bermuda; Miami, Florida; and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The US Board of Geographic Names does not recognize the Bermuda Triangle as an official name. The US Navy does not believe the Bermuda Triangle exists. It is reported that Lloyd's of London, the world's leading market for specialist insurance, does not charge higher premiums for vessels transiting this heavily traveled area.

The most famous US Navy losses which have occurred in the area popularly known as the Bermuda Triangle are USS Cyclops in March 1918 and the aircraft of Flight 19 in December 1945. The ship probably sank in an unexpected storm, and the aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed into the ocean (the aircraft have since been found - so they were not taken by Aliens or any other such crap).

The area is one of the most heavily-sailed shipping lanes in the world, with ships crossing through it daily for ports in the Americas and Europe, as well as the Caribbean Islands. Cruise ships are also plentiful, and pleasure craft regularly go back and forth between Florida and the islands. It is also a heavily flown route for commercial and private aircraft heading towards Florida, the Carribean, and South America from points north.

I`ve crossed this area many times whilst aboard ship and never witnessed anything out of the ordinary in daylight at night.

Answer 5

There really is no mystery, the Bermuda Triangle is a very busy place and many accidents happen there with no witnesses, only a limited amount of time and money will be spent in investigations, many are never solved and myth takes over.

Answer 6

I'm highly sceptical about the whole Bermuda Triangle business, but a few years ago I tried and failed several times to contact a well-known cruise liner in that area, both by phone and fax. Eventually I just gave up.
Everything was OK, but the mystery continues.

Answer 7

there's nothing mysterious about the triangle the ships all got drowned because the was something like a whirlpool and the planes got drifted away by the wind somewhere. the pilots thought that their compass was wrong but they didn't release they were getting little bit away from their course, plus there was a storm. so the pilots couldn't see a thing so they got swept away somewhere away from the triangle. i heard they found some planes in the sea away from the triangle.

Answer 8

I believe that it's because it is an area of very high traffic. If the odds are one in 30,000 that a boat will sink and if the traffic is much heavier in that area then more boats will sink in that region. Notice that it's a triangle. This is just the shape that the natural borders would be in that region based upon high traffic. Look on a map or globe and you will see what I mean.

Answer 9

No-one knows the actual forces behind it- that's why it's a mystery. Any planes etc. that have ventured within that area have often gone missing, without any evidence to be found.

Answer 10

What is the Bermuda Triangle?

The Bermuda Triangle, or Devil’s Triangle, is the name given to an area that has been at the centre of many unexplained disappearances. The Bermuda Triangle lies between Bermuda, Miami and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Within this area of water, numerous planes and ships have mysteriously vanished.

The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle began in 1950. A small article appeared outlining the strange disappearances of ships and planes. The area was given the name The Devil’s Sea. In a feature in 1964, Vincent Gaddis christened the area the Bermuda Triangle.

One of the most famous disappearances occurred in 1945. Flight 19 was a squadron of five naval bombers. All five planes supposedly disappeared while flying over the Bermuda Triangle. The two planes that set out to rescue Flight 19 also disappeared and were never found. Naval ships such as the USS Cyclops and the Marine Sulpher Queen also disappeared without a trace.

Another disappearance was that of Donald Crowhurst, who was attempting an around the world voyage. A large ship carrying ore also mysteriously vanished after only three days at sea. An official statement by the US Coastguard states that repeated search attempts were made, but no traces were ever found of the missing planes or ships.

Popularity of the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon reached a peak in 1974 with the publication of Charles Berlitz’s book, The Bermuda Triangle. At around the same time, a film with the same name was also released. Numerous articles and books have since been published to try and give scientific explanations to the mystery. 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. Weather reports checked since do not agree with these reports. Also, the area of water under the triangle has large areas of methane gas eruptions. These eruptions create areas of gas that are incapable of supporting the weight of a ship.

Lawrence Kusche, a reference librarian at Arizona State University, conducted a lengthy investigation into the mystery. His conclusions cast doubt on many of the disappearances. David Crowhurst’s diaries prove his mental state to be suicidal as he sailed around the world. An area of the sea off of Japan has the same strange magnetic elements as that of the Bermuda Triangle. Many disappearances have also occurred there.

There are also a number of discrepancies in the reports of the Flight 19 disappearance. Flight 19 was reported to have been manned by experienced pilots flying in calm weather. In fact, the flight was a training exercise for students and the weather had turned stormy. The last contact with the flight stated that they were running low on fuel. The flight would no doubt have crash-landed, and no one could have survived the stormy seas of the triangle.

For all Kusche’s credible explanations of the disappearances, one mystery remains. None of the crashed planes were ever recovered. As a mystery, the Bermuda Triangle is one that may never be solved. It is certainly an area that would give cause for concern to anyone traveling across.

Answer 11

There is no mystery...no such thing exists...it is all media hype...It is an area which has extreme weather conditions and currents, which could explain some losses to shipping..but actually when some of the so called Plane losses were plotted on a map, some were hundreds of miles from the supposed triangle...so like the Loch Ness Monster you either believe or you don't...I for one don't