Hi Sukhasanasister,
Brilliant post! I have found a very plausible argument to explain the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon... Natural gas! Gas hydrates occur on the ocean floor of the Triangle at extremely high levels. Releases of this gas caused by sediment land-slides and other natural causes have resulted in huge amounts of gas saturated water with density far too low to float a ship (this has been replicated and cases seen first hand), and enough localized atmospheric contamination to choke air aspirated aircraft engines. Actually the gas emission would also be highly electrically charged and would explain the instruments of ships and planes going haywire and spinning compasses etc. Also the gas may have ignited by the red hot exhausts and blew up planes flying through clouds of gas - all wreckage is quickly lost in the soft sediment found through the Bermuda triangle. The unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft along with their crews and passengers in the Bermuda Triangle may be tied to the natural venting of gas hydrates. The paper below describes what gas hydrates are, their formation and release, and their possible link to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle. Find out more here: https://www.osti.gov/biblio/616279
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Now you mention it, I had indeed heard of this gas phenomenon especially messing with the instruments with its electrical charge. Would modern aircraft technology no longer be suscepitble to such gas interference, I wonder? Have the disappearances stopped or decreased? Or is the triangle avoided altogether? (I suppose that might be hard to do.) Love research: it hands us ever more questions. Answers are never as satisfying as questions but pivotal to more questions: so thank you so much for your detailed comment. (Not sure how to get to read the article through your link, though.)
I think modern planes and boats just avoid the area to this day as it is still dangerous to all our transportation types! Ah yes, that link did not contain the full paper, just an outline. The full details should/could/might be found at https://academic.oup.com/eltj/issue/71/1 - But I could not actually find it myself either! Searching: Bermuda Triangle natural gas turns up a few good leads.
The Devil's Sea (or Dragon's Triangle, take your pick) is an area of the Pacific Ocean as riddled with strange happenings as its Atlantic counterpart in the Bermuda Triangle. Located off the coast of Japan, it's been the site of countless claims of unexplained phenomena including magnetic anomalies, inexplicable lights and objects, and of course, mysterious disappearances.
Happy sleuthing :D
Well that's a coincidental link to English Language Teaching (a field I am expert at!) Still no closer to natural gasses though!
But indeed there is plenty to google anyway!
Is there any bit of sea safe to sail on?! (The reluctant sailor is quick to conclude with another dodgy triangle to bear in mind.) Think I'll go back to promoting voyages into deep space!
Haha ... it is possible deep space is safer - But as far as survival goes, I heard an enlightened guru say... "those that think death is the end... have the biggest surprise waiting for them!" So travel the path you enjoy the most! Possibly avoiding destinations with names that include: "Triangle" or "death" in them!
Keep well :D