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Location The Bermuda Triangle: Western part of the North Atlantic Ocean The triangle's three vertices are in: Miami, Florida peninsula San Juan, Puerto Rico mid-Atlantic island of Bermuda Bermuda Triangle
Planes & Ships The most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world. Ships cross through it daily. Cruise ships and pleasure craft regularly travel between Florida and the islands. Heavily flown route for commercial and private aircraft. Bermuda Triangle
News 1950: On September 17th unusual disappearances occurred for the first time. 1952: “Fate” magazine published a short article by George X. 1962: Article by author Allan W. Eckert was published where he expanded about the supernatural phenomenon of the triangle. Bermuda Triangle
News February 1964 Vincent Gaddis': wrote about part of a pattern of strange events in the region His book: “Invisible Horizons”. Whereas, Charles Berlitz wrote about supernatural elements. Bermuda Triangle
News Lawrence David Kusche: Author of ”The Bermuda Triangle Mystery: Solved” (1975) Argued that many claims of Gaddis and subsequent writers were often exaggerated Bermuda Triangle
Is It Serious? Somalia Nigeria Indonesia Aden/ Red Sea Straits of Malacca Bermuda Triangle
Myths The Lost City: Atlantis Bermuda Triangle
Myths Time Warps Alien Abduction Bermuda Triangle
Scientific Explanations Bermuda Triangle Scientific Explanations Hurricanes Rogue Waves Bermuda Triangle
Scientific Explanations Methane Hydrates: Ocean bottom with enormous energy Enormous eruptions of methane bubbles that would swamp a ship If projected high into the air can take out flying airplanes Bermuda Triangle
Notable Incidents “Flight 19” December 5, 1945 Five Navy planes vanished Rescues plane never returned Navy report : the planes disappeared... “as if they had flown to Mars.” Bermuda Triangle
Notable Incidents USS Cyclops Went missing without a trace Crew of 180 Theories: Storms Sinking War-time Enemy Activity Bermuda Triangle
Notable Incidents Connemara IV September 26, 1955 Found adrift in the Atlantic, South of Bermuda The crew vanished The yacht survived being at sea during three hurricanes. Bermuda Triangle