It is generally accepted that the Bermuda Triangle is a small area located in the Atlantic Ocean, in which disappearances, shrouded in secrets, of sea and air layers allegedly occur. There are even limit lines: from Florida...

It is generally accepted that the Bermuda Triangle is a small area located in the Atlantic Ocean, in which disappearances, shrouded in secrets, of sea and air layers allegedly occur. There are even lines of limitation: from Florida to Bermuda, then to Puerto Rico, then back to Florida, through the Bahamas.

Ocean and sea secrets interested people of all times. There are a lot of cards that depict various monsters. Recall at least the legends that tell about the Kraken. No matter how time changes, and no matter how civilization develops, some mysteries still remain unsolved. A good example is the Bermuda Triangle, which inspires fear in many. The brightest minds are trying to explain the mysterious phenomena and disappearances that occur in the area. As already known, scientists have not been very successful in this matter.

Why a triangle?

If you believe the existing theory of the Bermuda Triangle, then the territory itself does not have clear boundaries as such. Scientists believe that the high points of this inexplicable phenomenon are: Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico. Although statistics say that most anomalies occur outside of this conditional zone. Very near, but not in it. People who are engaged in research change its guidelines at their discretion. It should be noted that the name Bermuda Triangle began to be used not so long ago, in the 50s. Only thanks to the latest technology, scientists were able to trace the various anomalous incidents that occur in the area. However, no technique can explain why aircraft and ships disappear from all radars and monitors in one second.

Various events that took place in this anomalous zone.

Over the territory of the Bermuda Triangle in 1945, surveillance was established. Both rescuers and specialists and scientists took part in the project. Thanks to this team, 140 thousand human lives were saved. It looks like the secret is about to be revealed. But not everything is so simple. Everything that became known to scientists only puzzled them more. From the very moment that the observation of the triangle was established, more than 100 pieces of equipment, both water and air, have disappeared without a trace in this territory. They just disappeared without leaving any trace behind. No characteristic oil stains were found, no debris, nothing at all. The bottom in the Bermuda Triangle was examined completely, every centimeter, but it was not possible to find anything. Since no passengers were found, the Bermuda Triangle was nicknamed the Graveyard of the Atlantic.

What is the purpose of finding scientists in the Bermuda Triangle?

As you already understood, scientists are seriously interested in the Bermuda Triangle. They examined not only the bottom of the ocean, but also thoroughly studied minerals, as well as the topography of the bottom itself. They even examined all weather conditions, as well as how water currents affect the atmosphere. During the study, scientists managed to discover a lot of new things, but these discoveries did not bring them one step closer to unraveling the Bermuda Triangle. They were never able to understand why ships and planes with people on board simply disappeared, by chance, ending up in this zone. The only thing that scientists could prove was that the Bermuda Triangle is a unique part of the ocean, which has unique, previously unseen properties and conditions. However, this does not explain all the tragedies that happened here.

What is the mysterious pyramid at the center of the Bermuda Triangle?

To be fair, it is worth noting that scientists still managed to make one important discovery. They did not keep silent about it, but they did not give wide mass publicity either. American scientists in 1992 analyzed the bottom over the territory of the Bermuda Triangle. In its very center, a large pyramid was discovered. An interesting fact: its size was almost three times the size of the Cheops pyramid. In order to fully study it, the researchers took more than a month. The pyramid was not only of incredible size, but also had a very smooth surface. The signals that were reflected from this object established that the material from which this huge pyramid is made has a perfectly even state. Not a single shell and not a single algae was fixed on it. Scientists have not been able to find anything at all that would indicate that the pyramid is deep under water. People who have directly seen the pyramid claim that the material from which it is made is very reminiscent of glass or ceramics, and polished. No divisions into blocks were found either. As far as is known, no official records of the pyramid located at the bottom of the Bermuda Triangle have been carried out. Perhaps they were strictly classified.

Perhaps the legacy of the Atlanteans?

Let's first recall the legends in which the inhabitants of Atlantis, at one time, created a kind of repository of knowledge just before the death of the mainland. Such vaults are still under the Potala temple, Tibet, and under the pyramid of Cheops, Egypt. Scientists immediately suggested that the sunken mainland of Atlantis was located in the area of ​​​​the Bermuda Triangle. However, this theory has not received any confirmation. Today, not far from the very coast of Puerto Rico, people often notice various objects, shining and flying. It is worth noting that even from the Bermuda Triangle itself, researchers have repeatedly noticed that unidentified objects took off directly from the depths of the ocean, and took off in zigzag movements.

Riddles and secrets.

Many are sure that everything secret sooner or later becomes clear. To date, the most important question of scientists: "what exactly hides the phenomenon of the Bermuda Triangle?". We don't know the answer yet. We can only wait and watch the incredible events that take place in this territory. As a rule, such events are not pleasant. And at the moment, the Bermuda Triangle both scares and attracts scientists and researchers from all over the world in equal measure.

The mysterious Bermuda Triangle is located in the Atlantic Ocean, east of Florida. In this mysterious area, incomprehensible events take place: aircraft and sea vessels disappear, navigation instruments, radio transmitters, watches fail. They say that there is even a “triangle” similar to Bermuda in the Pacific Ocean, but they gave it a name - Devilish.

Over the past hundred years, about 100 large ships have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. In addition to these mysterious disappearances, "ghost" ships were also reported abandoned by the crew for unknown reasons. They also talked about quite unusual phenomena, such as movements in space, the anomalous course of time. Researchers are puzzled by these phenomena, but many believe that similar things are happening outside the Bermuda Triangle. There were no notes at all about separate strange events in official sources - only rumors.

The most famous and sensational incident in the area involved the mysterious disappearance of five American Avenger-class bombers. There wasn't even a wreckage left of them. On a clear morning on December 5, 1945, these aircraft set off on a routine patrol flight from the US Naval Forces Base in Florida. The squadron was flown by 14 experienced pilots. But for some unknown reason, the planes disappeared. When communicating with the base, the pilots talked about incomprehensible spontaneous failures of navigation equipment, some kind of irresistible force prevented them from understanding where they were, the military reported that they could not determine where they were, and the ocean did not look like it usually does. In one of the last words, the pilots reported that they were descending into white waters. It was heard that the crew was nervous and swearing. After a while, the connection was cut off completely. Other planes were immediately sent to search for the Avenjors. But they returned with nothing, and one of them also disappeared without a trace.

How could planes with experienced professionals on board disappear? According to one version, the pilots encountered paranormal phenomena in the air. Another version, more scientific, explains the mysterious phenomena in the area of ​​the Bermuda Triangle by natural phenomena. For example, gas emissions as a result of the decay of methane hydrate at the bottom of the sea. Researchers suggest that it is methane-saturated bubbles that cause the death of aircraft and ships. Such bubbles not only "drown" ships, but also cause aircraft crashes: rising into the air, methane lowers its density. As a result, the lifting force of aircraft is reduced, the readings of the sensors are distorted, and the engines may stop.

But skeptics object to such theories: there is methane in other places of the oceans, but nothing like this happens there! The press periodically reports new unusual cases in the Bermuda Triangle. For example, an amazing story is described that happened to an American submarine. The submarine was at a depth of 70 meters when the sailors heard an incomprehensible sound and felt a vibration, which, however, ended pretty soon. What was the team's surprise when the navigation system showed that the submarine was in the Indian Ocean and not the Atlantic Ocean!

The headquarters of the US Navy refrained from any comments. There is an assumption that ships perish in a mysterious triangle as a result of encounters with "wandering" waves. These giant killer waves can reach a height of 30 meters or more. And the "date" with them inevitably ends in tragedy. However, wandering waves are a phenomenon that is not unique to the Bermuda Triangle.

There is also a version that the infrasonic vibrations emitted by the sea during a strong storm have such a negative effect on the human body that panic can begin on the ship. As a result, people hastily leave the ship, and then it plows the ocean expanses in the manner of the legendary "Flying Dutchman". But are the infrasonic vibrations of the sea characteristic only of the Bermuda phenomenon? And is there any evidence that sea vibrations cause mental disorders?

Specialist in marine physics, academician V.V. Shuleikin once answered this question quite unambiguously. He rejected any existence of such a possibility, because for many years he studied the infrasound that the sea generates. With an increase in wind speed and wave amplitude, the intensity of infrasounds emitted by the sea increases. They propagate mainly at speeds up to 330 meters per second. The wave of infrasound travels much faster than the hurricane that generated it. But even the most powerful hurricane is not capable of creating such radiation that would be life-threatening.

Fans of exotic hypotheses put forward versions of the abduction of ships from the Bermuda Triangle by space aliens or residents of Atlantis, they even talk about the movement of objects through holes in time or faults in space. However, skeptics, and there are not so few of them, believe that reports of mysterious cases in the area are greatly exaggerated.

Be that as it may, the mysterious Bermuda Triangle is still in no hurry to reveal its secrets.

Or Atlantis is a place where people disappear, ships and planes disappear, navigation instruments fail, and almost no one ever finds the wrecked. This hostile, mystical, ominous country for a person instills such great horror in the hearts of people that they often simply refuse to talk about it.

Bermuda Triangle: what is it

Few people knew about the existence of such a mysterious and amazing phenomenon called a hundred years ago.
To actively occupy people's minds and force them to put forward various hypotheses and theories, this mystery of the Bermuda Triangle began in the 70s. of the last century, when Charles Berlitz published a book in which he described the stories of the most mysterious and mystical disappearances in this region in an extremely interesting and fascinating way.

After that, the journalists picked up the story, developed the theme, and the story of the Bermuda Triangle began. Everyone began to worry about the secrets of the Bermuda Triangle and the place where the Bermuda Triangle or the missing Atlantis is located.

This wonderful place or the missing Atlantis is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of North America - between Puerto Rico, Miami and Bermuda. It is located in two climatic zones at once: the upper part, the larger one - in the subtropics, the lower one - in the tropics. If these points are connected with each other by three lines, a large triangular figure will appear on the map, the total area of ​​\u200b\u200bwhich is about 4 million square kilometers.
This triangle is rather arbitrary, since ships also disappear outside its borders - and if you mark on the map all the coordinates of disappearances, flying and floating vehicles, you will most likely get a rhombus.

The term itself is unofficial, its author is Vincent Gaddis, who in the 60s. of the last century published an article entitled "The Bermuda Triangle is the lair of the devil (death)". The note did not cause much excitement, but the phrase was fixed and reliably came into use.

Bermuda Triangle: possible causes of crashes

For knowledgeable people, the fact that ships often crash here is not particularly surprising: this region is not easy to navigate - there are many shoals, a huge number of fast water and air currents, cyclones often arise and hurricanes rage.

What is hidden under water? The bottom relief in this area is interesting and varied, although it is nothing ordinary and has been studied quite well, since some time ago various studies and drilling were carried out here in order to find oil and other minerals.

Scientists have determined that the Bermuda Triangle or the missing Atlantis contains mainly sedimentary rocks on the ocean floor, the layer thickness of which is from 1 to 2 km, and the ocean itself looks like this:

• Deep-water plains of oceanic basins - 35%;
• Shelf with shoals - 25%;
• The slope and foot of the mainland - 18%;
• Plateau - 15%;
• Deep ocean trenches - 5% (the deepest places of the Atlantic Ocean are located here, as well as its maximum depth - 8742 m, recorded in the Puerto Rican trench);
• Deep straits - 2%;
• Seamounts - 0.3% (there are six in total).

Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle: the Gulf Stream version

The Gulf Stream crosses the Bermuda Triangle in the west, so the air temperature here is usually 10 ° C higher than in the rest of this mysterious anomaly. Because of this, in the places of collisions of atmospheric fronts of different temperatures, one can often see fog, which often strikes the mind of overly impressionable travelers.

The Gulf Stream itself is a very fast current, the speed of which often reaches ten kilometers per hour (it should be noted that many modern transoceanic ships move slightly faster - from 13 to 30 km / h). An extremely fast flow of water can easily slow down or increase the movement of the ship (it all depends on which direction it is sailing). There is nothing surprising in the fact that ships of weaker power in former times easily went off course and were swept absolutely in the wrong direction, as a result of which they suffered wrecks and disappeared forever in the oceanic abyss. But this is only one of the versions that are decisive.

Riddles of the Bermuda Triangle - other versions

Currents and whirlpools
In addition to the Gulf Stream, strong but irregular currents constantly arise in the Bermuda Triangle, the appearance or direction of which is almost never predictable. They are formed mainly under the influence of tidal and ebb waves in shallow water and their speed is as high as that of the Gulf Stream - and is about 10 km / h.

As a result of their occurrence, whirlpools are often formed, causing trouble for small ships with a weak engine. There is nothing surprising in the fact that if in former times a sailing ship got here, it was not easy for him to get out of the whirlwind, and under especially unfavorable circumstances, one might even say - impossible.

water shafts
The Bermuda Triangle is an area where hurricanes form, with wind speeds of about 120 m/s, which also generate fast currents whose speed is equal to that of the Gulf Stream. They, creating huge shafts, rush along the surface of the Atlantic Ocean until they hit the coral reefs at great speed, breaking the ship if it had the misfortune to be in the path of giant waves.

Sargasso Sea
In the east of the Bermuda Triangle, the Sargasso Sea is located - a sea without coasts, surrounded on all sides instead of land by the strong currents of the Atlantic Ocean - the Gulf Stream, the North Atlantic, the North Trade Wind and the Canary.

Outwardly, it seems that its waters are motionless, the currents are weak and hardly noticeable, while the water here is constantly moving, since the water flows, pouring into it from all sides, rotate the sea water clockwise.

Another remarkable thing about the Sargasso Sea is the huge amount of algae in it (contrary to popular belief, there are also areas with completely clear water). When in former times ships were brought here for some reason, they got entangled in dense sea plants and, falling into a whirlpool, albeit slowly, they were no longer able to get back. This is another option to decide.

The movement of air masses
Since this area lies in the trade winds, the Bermuda Triangle is constantly blown by extremely strong winds. Stormy days are not uncommon here (according to various meteorological services, there are about eighty stormy days here a year - that is, once every four days the weather here is terrible and disgusting.

Here is another explanation of why missing ships and planes were found earlier. It is now that almost all captains are aware of the meteorologists when exactly the weather will be bad. Previously, due to the lack of information, during terrible storms, many sea vessels found their last refuge in this area.

In addition to the trade winds, cyclones feel comfortable here, the air masses of which, creating whirlwinds and tornadoes, rush at a speed of 30-50 km / h. They are extremely dangerous, because, raising warm water up, they turn it into huge water columns (often their height reaches 30 meters), with an unpredictable trajectory and crazy speed. A small ship in such a situation has practically no chance of surviving, a large one is likely to stay afloat, but it is unlikely to get out of trouble safe and sound.

Infrasonic signals
Another reason for the huge number of accidents, experts call the ability of the ocean to produce infrasound signals that cause panic among the crew, because of which people can even throw themselves overboard. The sound of this frequency affects not only waterfowl, but also aircraft.

Researchers assign an important role in this process to hurricanes, storm winds and high waves. When the wind starts to beat against the crests of the waves, a low-frequency wave arises, which almost immediately rushes forward and signals the approach of a strong storm. While moving, she catches up with the floating ship, hits the sides of the ship, then goes down to the cabins.

Once in a confined space, the infrasonic wave begins to psychologically put pressure on the people there, causing panic and nightmare visions, and when they see their worst nightmares, people lose control of themselves and jump overboard in despair. The ship completely leaves life, it is left without control and begins to drift until it is found (which can take more than one decade).

The infrasonic wave acts on aircraft in a slightly different way. An infrasonic wave hits a plane flying over the Bermuda Triangle, which, as in the previous case, begins to psychologically put pressure on the pilots, as a result, they stop thinking about what they are doing, especially since at this moment phantoms begin to appear in front of them. Further, either the pilot will crash, or he will be able to take the ship out of the dangerous zone for him, or the autopilot will save him.

Gas bubbles: methane
Researchers are constantly bringing up interesting facts about the Bermuda Triangle. For example, there are suggestions that in the area of ​​​​the Bermuda Triangle bubbles often form, filled with gas - methane, which appears from cracks in the ocean floor that were formed after the eruptions of ancient volcanoes (oceanographers found huge accumulations of methane crystal hydrate above them).

After some time, certain processes begin to occur in methane for one reason or another (for example, their appearance can cause a weak earthquake) - and it forms a bubble, which, rising up, bursts at the surface of the water. When this happens, the gas escapes into the air, and a funnel forms in place of the former bubble.

Sometimes the ship passes over the bubble without problems, sometimes it breaks through it, and crashes. In reality, no one has ever seen the impact of methane bubbles on ships, some researchers claim that a huge number of ships go missing for this very reason.

When the ship hits the crest of one of the waves, the ship begins to descend - and then the water under the ship suddenly bursts, disappears - and it falls into empty space, after which the waters close - and water rushes into it. There is no one to save the ship at this time - when the water disappeared, concentrated methane gas escaped, instantly killing the entire crew, and the ship sinks, and forever ends up on the ocean floor.

The authors of this hypothesis are convinced that this theory also explains the reasons for the presence of ships with dead sailors in this area, on whose bodies no injuries were found. Most likely, the ship, when the bubble burst, was far enough away that something threatened it, but the gas got to people.

As for airplanes, methane can also have a detrimental effect on them. Basically, this happens when methane that has risen into the air enters the fuel, explodes, and the plane falls down, after which, falling into a whirlpool, it disappears forever in the ocean depths.
Magnetic anomalies
In the area of ​​the Bermuda Triangle, magnetic anomalies also often occur, confusing all the navigational equipment of ships. They are unstable, and appear mainly when the tectonic plates diverge as much as possible.

As a result, unstable electric fields and magnetic disturbances arise that adversely affect the psychological state of a person, change instrument readings and neutralize radio communications.

Riddles of the Bermuda Triangle: hypotheses of the disappearance of ships

Riddles of the Bermuda Triangle never cease to interest the human mind. Why it is here that ships crash and disappear, journalists and lovers of everything unknown put forward many more theories and assumptions.

Some believe that interruptions in navigation instruments are caused by Atlantis, namely its crystals, which were previously located precisely on the territory of the Bermuda Triangle. Despite the fact that only tiny bits of information have come down to us from the ancient civilization, these crystals are still active and send signals from the depths of the ocean floor that cause interruptions in navigation instruments.

Another interesting theory is that the Bermuda Triangle contains portals leading to other dimensions (both in space and time). Some are even sure that it was through them that aliens penetrated the Earth in order to kidnap people and ships.

Military operations or piracy - many believe (even if this is not proven) that the loss of modern ships is directly related to these two reasons, especially since such cases have happened repeatedly before. Human error - ordinary disorientation in space and incorrect interpretation of instrument indicators may well be the cause of the death of the ship.

Is there a secret to the Bermuda Triangle?

Is it disclosed Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle? Despite the excitement raised around the Bermuda Triangle, scientists argue that in reality this territory is no different, and a large number of accidents are mainly associated with difficult natural conditions for navigation (especially since the World Ocean contains many other, more dangerous for humans) places). And the fear that causes or the missing Atlantis - these are ordinary prejudices constantly fueled by journalists and other lovers of sensationalism.

Surely most people at least once thought about what is happening in the notorious Bermuda Triangle. There are many misconceptions and myths associated with this sinister place, as well as theories and facts. Here are some of them.

1. Devil's Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle is also known as the Devil's Triangle. It got its name because of all the mysterious events and supposed catastrophes that happened in the area.

2. "Big fire"

Christopher Columbus was the first to record strange incidents in the area. One of his notes says that one night, not far from the ship, a "Big Fire" (probably a meteor) fell into the sea with thunder.

3. Compass

Columbus also noted strange compass readings. Today, some scientists suggest that the alignment of the N Pole and the magnetic N Pole may be the reason for this.

4. Sense of timing

Some pilots claimed that they "lost the sense of time" when they flew over the triangle. This has led some people to speculate about possible temporal distortions and travel in parallel dimensions.

5 USS Cyclops

The Bermuda Triangle didn't get much attention until 1918, when the American ship USS Cyclops sank there with 300 people on board. The ship did not send an SOS and was never found.
President Woodrow Wilson said, "Only God and the sea know what happened to the great ship." In 1941, two ships of the same series with the USS Cyclops also disappeared without a trace ... while following the same route.

6. Loss of 5 Navy aircraft

The Bermuda Triangle gained notoriety as an anomaly in 1945, when five Navy planes went on a mission off the coast of Florida. The pilots were disoriented by the faulty compass readings and eventually the planes ran out of fuel. At least that's what the main theory says.

7. Bermuda Triangle

It wasn't until 1964 that Vincent Gaddis coined the term "Bermuda Triangle" by mentioning the name in a magazine article. Since then, science fiction authors have offered a host of explanations, including aliens, reverse gravity fields, and even sea monsters. One scientist aptly remarked that trying to find the cause of all the catastrophes and accidents in the Bermuda Triangle is like trying to find out the cause of all car accidents in Arizona.

8. Miami, Puerto Rico, Bermuda

The region was called a triangle for a reason. It is located roughly in the shape of a triangle between Bermuda, Miami and Puerto Rico.

9. Abandoned, drifting, unidentified...

Several reports have been recorded of sightings of abandoned ships drifting in local coastal waters. In most cases, these ships could not be identified, and the fate of their crews remained a mystery.

10. “The plane seemed to have flown to Mars”

In 1945, a search and rescue aircraft was sent to search and rescue missing sailors in the Bermuda Triangle. He disappeared with 13 people on board. After conducting a massive search operation, representatives of the navy said: "The plane seemed to have flown to Mars."

11. Average norm

Scientists did some research. Despite all the mysterious disappearances, they found that, given tropical storms and other weather conditions, the number of missing ships and planes was actually not beyond what would be expected statistically.

12. Gulf Stream, reefs, storms...

It's also worth noting that, along with scientists, the US Coast Guard and even leading shipping companies don't believe the Bermuda Triangle is inherently more dangerous than any other part of the ocean. Most likely, accidents are caused by a combination of storms, reefs, the Gulf Stream and other factors.

13. Huge bubbles of methane

One of the craziest explanations for disasters is that huge bubbles of methane rising from the sea floor cause ships to sink. As to why most of the wrecks could not be found, it is assumed that all the wrecks of the sunken ships were carried away by the Gulf Stream.

14. "12 Evil Whirlwinds"

Another popular sci-fi explanation is that the Bermuda Triangle is one of the "12 Evil Whirlwinds" located near the Earth's equator. These eddies are the sites of numerous unexplained events and disappearances.

15. 20 yachts and 4 aircraft per year

How many disappearances are recorded in the Bermuda Triangle every year? Regardless of the reasons, about 20 yachts and 4 planes still go missing here every year.

Thus, foreign tabloids published a story about an American submarine that drifted off the coast of Florida at a depth of about 65 meters. The submarine's hull suddenly vibrated violently, and just a minute later, radar spotted it in the Indian Ocean, off the east coast of Africa. How could she cover such a huge distance in such a short time? But that is not all! As a result of the mysterious displacement, all the sailors turned out to be 20-30 years older!

The Pentagon allegedly classified this information. All members of the crew of the ill-fated submarine were sent for examination to the German Center for Space Medicine. They say that even once on land, they continued to age, and much faster than in ordinary life ...

The military experts involved in the investigation of this case allegedly concluded that the submarine had landed in a time portal. Well, or in extreme cases, a powerful electromagnetic field acted on her ... So the yellow press wrote. No official information has been received on this matter ...

But there are also hard facts. Not so long ago, two giant objects resembling pyramids were discovered at the bottom of the ocean in the Bermuda Triangle. Oceanographer Verlag Mayer, using special equipment, determined that they consist of some kind of vitreous substance.

Their dimensions significantly exceeded even the size of the famous pyramid of Cheops, and any other similar structures that are on land. But, unlike these ancient buildings, the age of the Bermuda pyramids is no more than half a century. By the way, they are located in the very center of the "triangle". But who built them there?

According to Mayer, the structures were built using a technology unknown to date. Maybe aliens or inhabitants of a parallel dimension, which is in contact with ours at this particular point?