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The Most Dangerous Place

The Bermuda Triangle gained notoriety in the mid-20th century due to mysterious disappearances of boats and aircraft, notably the 1945 incident involving Flight 19. However, a 1975 book by Larry Kusche debunked the myth, revealing that incidents in the area were not significantly higher than elsewhere and attributing the legend to human fascination with mystery. Despite various natural and supernatural theories proposed, the US Coast Guard does not recognize specific hazards in the region, and modern tracking technology has diminished the myth's prominence.

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The Most Dangerous Place

The Bermuda Triangle gained notoriety in the mid-20th century due to mysterious disappearances of boats and aircraft, notably the 1945 incident involving Flight 19. However, a 1975 book by Larry Kusche debunked the myth, revealing that incidents in the area were not significantly higher than elsewhere and attributing the legend to human fascination with mystery. Despite various natural and supernatural theories proposed, the US Coast Guard does not recognize specific hazards in the region, and modern tracking technology has diminished the myth's prominence.

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he patch of sea between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda gained legendary status in the mid-

20th century when articles linked it to mysterious disappearances of boats and aircraft.

One of the most famous incidents occurred in 1945 when Flight 19, a group of five US Navy
bombers on a training mission, vanished in the area. Over the decades that followed, shipwrecks

and crashed planes were frequently attributed to the Triangle’s destructive forces.

Then, in 1975, Larry Kusche published a book debunking the legend, revealing that reports about
the Triangle had been inaccurate, exaggerated or unverified. He concluded that the number of
incidents in this area wasn’t significantly higher than in any other part of the ocean.

Nevertheless, numerous explanations – both natural and supernatural – have been proposed over
the years. Some have blamed leftover technology from Atlantis. Others claimed the Triangle is the
site of a space-time warp that sucks objects into a parallel universe.

One of the strangest natural explanations is that bubbles of methane released from the seafloor

were capsizing ships. However, studies by the US Geological Survey record no significant methane
releases in the past 15,000 years.

The high incidence of hurricanes in the region could have had serious impacts in the era before

accurate forecasting enabled pilots and captains to avoid bad weather.

A recent study suggested that converging storms might generate rogue waves up to 30m (almost
100ft) high that could sink even large boats. Laboratory simulations confirmed that such waves
would have ship-sinking potential, but there’s no evidence they actually occur in the Bermuda

Triangle.

Some claim that magnetic anomalies caused sailors and pilots navigating by compass to veer off
course. Although no such anomalies have been identified, in the early 20th century true
geographic north and magnetic north aligned in the Bermuda Triangle, which could have led to

navigational errors.

It’s worth noting that the US Coast Guard doesn’t identify any specific hazards in the Bermuda
Triangle, and a 2013 study listing the most dangerous waters for shipping didn’t feature the

region.

Despite a high volume of air and sea traffic, as well as frequent hurricanes, the Bermuda Triangle
hasn’t experienced a statistically unusual number of crashes and wrecks.

The real reason this legend has proved so persistent is much more mundane. People are naturally

drawn to mystery, so early reports of disappearances attracted widespread attention.

Once the myth was established, reporters were quick to attribute more wrecks to the Bermuda
Triangle’s mysterious forces. The frenzy has subsided in recent years, perhaps because modern
technology allows us to track ocean and air traffic with greater precision.

This article is an answer to the question (asked by Diane Johnston, Cardiff) 'What ever happened
with the Bermuda Triangle?'

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