![]() Then three planes disappeared, which could not be found.īecause of this situation, a variety of conspiracy theories and simply incredible assumptions began to appear. After some time, rescue operations were carried out. They reported that their compasses suddenly stopped functioning. The last recorded signal was given by 14 people who were onboard one of the torpedo bombers. They disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle back in 1945. The largest loss of all time can be called the disappearance of five torpedo bombers, who never arrived at their destination. The area of the ocean, which covers an area of approximately 500,000 square kilometers, evokes only one association among people – the loss of ships and aircraft for no apparent reason. To date, it is generally accepted that about 1000 people have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle, and experts still cannot explain the reasons for what is happening. Supernatural explanation.(ORDO NEWS) - Scientist Shane Sutter said that he knows the reason why ships and planes regularly disappear in the Bermuda Triangle without a trace. Second - lack of sufficient information is NOT grounds for advancing some What looks like fact may well be (as in the Sandra story) quite wrong. Spurious (and false) details may be added. ![]() Stories that are told, copied and retold may getĪltered and enhanced over time. Where a story was passed orally from one person to the next and got royally What are we to learn from this? First - recall the exercise we did in class The Sandra story and Kusche's dissection of it can be found on the Web. He used Coast Guard records, weather records, maritime recordsĪt Lloyd's of London, contemporary newspaper stories, and so on. ![]() To check all possible primary sources instead of simply retelling the same We developed questions to ask if one were to REALLY investigate the story.Ī librarian, one Larry Kusche, at Arizona State University took on the project We read the story as told in the Bermuda Triangle legend and then picked it apart. We did an exercise using the story of the shipįrom Savannah in 1950 and disappeared on the way to Puerto Cabello. There's LOTS more - check out some yourself. Google search on "bermuda triangle" turned up about (according to Google) 137,000 hits! The actual number of Web links is HUGE! A ![]() Here are some links for the Bermuda Triangle. Profs Cotton and Scalise have obtained copies of all of these.īy James Randi Atlantic Islands and Routes Lloyd's of London Ships go down without a trace The Bermuda Triangle by Charles Berlitz appeared in 1974 and really got the legend Writerĭescribed the mysterious disappearances of ships and planes. Various web sites (including a Navy site) indicate that the term "Bermuda Triangle" firstĪppeared in the February 1964 issue of Argosy magazine. Mystery at Our Back Door." The story was published in Fate magazine. In that year oneįor the Associated Press, wrote a story about the mysterious disappearance of five Avenger The story appears to have its origin in 1950 (Sep. Of the legend is somewhat larger but is centered on the triangle. The Bermuda Triangle is an area in the west Atlantic Ocean bounded by linesĭrawn between south Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.
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