Bermuda's Triangle (Essay)

            Hell’s gate, the devil’s triangle. What exactly is in the infamous Bermuda Triangle which made it terrifyingly scary not only for seafarers but for everyone who knows its tale? According to stories, anyone who crosses its borders are bound to experience accidents and even fatality. True enough, there have been a lot of historic accounts of death and disappearances in this part of the ocean.

                Bermuda Triangle is an undefined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, where a number of aircrafts and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. This mystery is said to have started on Dec. 5, 1945 when five Navy Planes took off from Florida on a routine mission. And since then, neither the planes nor the crew were ever seen again. It has been almost a century, and ever since, there has been a lot of disappearances happening in this area of the ocean. Why is it so?  

                Bermuda Triangle is an imaginary area of the ocean bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Aside from the disappearances happening around this area, there are also a lot of unexplainable phenomena in this region. Inconsistent compass readings, fires, and strange night lights are just a few of the things which happen around this vicinity.

                Long before the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle has been popular, Bermuda has always been referred to as an enchanted island. Bermuda was feared by people because of the creepy howls of birds and squeals of pigs. It was even coined “The Devil’s Island” by seafarers.

                There have been a lot of socially accepted legends about what really is in the Bermuda Triangle. Scientists say that these disappearances may have been a result of deficiencies in the magnetic field which caused inconsistencies in compass readings. Some say that all of the disappearances have been results of human errs. But too many disappearances on a single location? I don’t think this is simply human err.

 Villagers and common folk believe that this is a result of crystal energies from the lost city Atlantis. They believe that Atlantis, having been sunk deep below the Bermuda Triangle, pull these aircrafts and ships down below, which explains why no debris were ever found.

Up to now, there has been no exact reason on why over 500 years, at least 50 ships and 20 aircrafts have vanished in this part of the ocean. Not even leaving a trace. Many theories have been suggested, but everything is almost fictional. Experts still continue studying and researching on possible explanations of why death’s hand seem to linger on this triangle on Atlantic ocean. But all I know is,  legend or not, ironically, these mysterious disappearances are something that won’t disappear soon.