The 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.
The Bermuda Triangle is a loosely defined region in the western Atlantic Ocean, roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico - Photo credit: Getty
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.
