Facts Surrounding The Bermuda Triangle
Although they are often overlooked, there are a lot of facts surrounding the Bermuda Triangle mysteries. The Coast Guards, who have been involved in several accidents in the area, are one of the few groups who pays a lot of attention to the facts involved. According to Ara C. Trembly, author of The Bermuda Triangle, no threat to insurers?, the Coast Guard does not pay attention to the ridiculous supernatural explanations that are so often believed. There have been explanations ranging from alien abduction to kidnappings by an advanced civilization, but the Coast Guard would rather use the facts (Trembly 2). A lot of the stories out there seem a lot more mysterious than they really are, because of the author’s word play (Loxton 103). If you want to know the truth about the infamous Triangle, it is best to look for the facts, rather than strange theories and unreliable authors.
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The large number of disappearances and accidents can be backed up by statistics.
According to Daniel Loxton, there are about 8,152 people missing in the Bermuda Triangle; although, there is no way to know an exact number for sure, that is a close estimate (97). These people have disappeared on a wide variety of ships and aircraft. They range from small yachts to 520-foot freighters. All of which have disappeared without a trace (Quasar 1). A review has been done on some of the aircraft and vessels that have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle over time, and it seems like physical causes are the only confirmed culprit of the accidents (Lanconangelo 2). On the other hand, the gulf stream that runs through the Bermuda Triangle causes the water to flow rapidly, which could make it a more dangerous area to travel in (“The Bermuda Triangle” 1). While there are not any confirmed reasons for this large number of accidents, the numbers do not
lie.
The legend of the Bermuda Triangle has been around for a long time, but someone had to create it. One of the first strange disappearances that people heard about was in a report written by Edward Van Winkle Jones. His report was featured in the Miami Herald in September 1950 and helped spread the story of the Bermuda Triangle. Another person who helped spread the word about the Bermuda Triangle was Vincent Gaddis. He was the journalist who wrote about the disappearance of Flight 19. His article was the cover story in Argosy magazine. This is where the Bermuda Triangle name was created (Donelly 81). The Bermuda Triangle has been around for years, but these stories were probably the reason it got so famous.
The large number of disappearances and accidents can be backed up by statistics.
According to Daniel Loxton, there are about 8,152 people missing in the Bermuda Triangle; although, there is no way to know an exact number for sure, that is a close estimate (97). These people have disappeared on a wide variety of ships and aircraft. They range from small yachts to 520-foot freighters. All of which have disappeared without a trace (Quasar 1). A review has been done on some of the aircraft and vessels that have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle over time, and it seems like physical causes are the only confirmed culprit of the accidents (Lanconangelo 2). On the other hand, the gulf stream that runs through the Bermuda Triangle causes the water to flow rapidly, which could make it a more dangerous area to travel in (“The Bermuda Triangle” 1). While there are not any confirmed reasons for this large number of accidents, the numbers do not
lie.
The legend of the Bermuda Triangle has been around for a long time, but someone had to create it. One of the first strange disappearances that people heard about was in a report written by Edward Van Winkle Jones. His report was featured in the Miami Herald in September 1950 and helped spread the story of the Bermuda Triangle. Another person who helped spread the word about the Bermuda Triangle was Vincent Gaddis. He was the journalist who wrote about the disappearance of Flight 19. His article was the cover story in Argosy magazine. This is where the Bermuda Triangle name was created (Donelly 81). The Bermuda Triangle has been around for years, but these stories were probably the reason it got so famous.