An interesting illustrative map showing the geographical extents of the Bermuda Triangle in the Atlantic Ocean, along with the approximate locations of the unsolved incidents that have happened in the region.
The Bermuda Triangle
Located in the Atlantic Ocean, the Bermuda Triangle extents are defined between Bermuda Island, Puerto Rico Island and Miami Beach in Florida as shown in the above map. The Bermuda Triangle has long been believed to be the site where a number of mysterious plane and boat incidents have occurred. While it has become part of popular culture to link the Bermuda Triangle to paranormal activity, most investigations indicate bad weather and human error are the more likely culprits.
Research has suggested that many original reports of strange incidents in the Bermuda Triangle were exaggerated and that the actual number of incidents in the area is similar to that of other parts of the ocean. While its reputation may scare some people, the Bermuda Triangle is actually part of a regularly sailed shipping lane with cruise ships and other boats also frequently sailing through the area.
But nevertheless, whether Bermuda Triangle is a myth or an unsolved mystery, the following incidents, which I compiled from various sources in the internet, also illustrated in the above map, can't be denied to have all really happened at the region!
Deering Shipwreak: On January 31, 1921, Carroll A. Deering a coal cargo vessel was sighted run aground on Diamond Shoals, an area off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, that has long been notorious as a common site of shipwrecks.
Flight 19 Disappearance: Flight 19 was the designation of a group of five Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers that disappeared over the Bermuda Triangle on December 5, 1945 after losing contact during a United States Navy overwater navigation training flight from Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The same night the incidents happened, two Martin Mariner planes were sent for search operation, but then one of them never returned. A passing by freighter ship SS Gaines Mill reported that they saw a huge explosion on the ocean at a distance, but nothing was found in that reported spot.
Star Tiger and Star Ariel Disappearance: G-AHNP Star Tiger disappeared on January 30, 1948, on a flight from Azores to Bermuda, and G-AGRE Star Ariel disappeared on January 17, 1949, on a flight from Bermuda to Kingston, Jamaica. Both were Avro Tudor IV passenger aircraft operated by British South American Airways. Both planes were operating at the very limits of their range and the slightest error or fault in the equipment could keep them from reaching the small island Bermuda Triangle.
Douglas DST airliner Disappearance: The disappearance of a Douglas DST airliner, registered NC16002, occurred on the night of 28 December 1948 near the end of a scheduled flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Miami, Florida.
KC-135 Stratotanker Collided: On August 28, 1963, a pair of US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft collided and crashed into the Atlantic. The Bermuda Triangle version of this story specifies that they did collide and crash, but there were two distinct crash sites, separated by over 160 miles (260 km) of water.
Ellen Austin Encounter: One of the more fascinating oceanic tales is that of the strange encounter between the Ellen Austin and an abandoned vessel found adrift near the Bermuda Triangle. The Ellen Austin‘s captain sent two separate crews to bring the vessel to New York as a salvage prize, however both crews mysteriously vanished, and the derelict was lost forever.
USS Cyclops Missing: The incident resulting in the single largest loss of life in the history of the US Navy not related to combat occurred when the cargo collier Cyclops, carrying a full load of manganese ore and with one engine out of action, went missing without a trace with a crew of 309 sometime after March 4, 1918, after departing the island of Barbados.
Connemara IV Drifting: A pleasure yacht was found adrift in the Atlantic south of Bermuda on September 26, 1955. The crew of the yacht vanished while the yacht survived being at sea during three hurricanes. An investigation revealed that she had dragged her moorings and gone to sea.
Marine Sulphur Queen Disappearance: SS Marine Sulphur Queen, a T2 tanker converted to carry molten sulphur, noted for its disappearance in 1963 near the southern coast of Florida, taking the lives of 39 crew members on board. On February 2nd 1963, Marine Sulphur Queen started her ill fated voyage from Beaumont, Texas destined towards Norfolk when she was carrying over 15000 tons of molten sulphur.
USS Proteus Disappearance: The USS Proteus (AC-9) was a Navy collier that had been converted into a merchant ship. It was never heard from again after November 23, 1941, when it left from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, bound for an East Coast port in the United States. The approximately 540-foot-long (165 meters) ship was carrying 58 crew men and a cargo of Bauxite ore to be made into aluminum, appears lost somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle.
USS Nereus Disappearance: USS Nereus (AC-10) was one of four Proteus-class colliers built for the United States Navy before World War I. The craft was named after the mythological Greek sea God Nereus, meaning protector of sailors. The USS Nereus was lost at sea sometime after 10 December 1941, at it mad its way to Portland, Maine, from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. It disappeared with a crew of 61 along the same route as its sister-ship, the USS Proteus, had disappeared in the previous month.
