The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle or Hurricane Alley, has been blamed over the years for causing mass disappearances and numerous wreckages. There may be perfectly rational reasons for all of them, but people love to throw around conspiracy theories for each of these Bermuda Triangle tales. This very small slice of the ocean tends to be particularly superstitious, so much so that some people hesitate to fly across it. You'd be shocked, considering the spooky tales, by how many times people sailed or flew over this area and didn't see something out of the ordinary.
Where is it?
Bermuda Triangle is an area of the Atlantic Ocean that does not have an agreed-upon boundary but is commonly known as the area bordered by the U.S. southeast coast, Bermuda, and the islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. The area is between 500,000 to 1,500,000 million square miles and is triangle-like in shape. Typically, it is a fairly wide region of the ocean, but comparatively small given that the ocean occupies about 70% of the earth or about 139.7 million square miles.
The Eerie Disappearances
There is no indication of the number of ships or planes that have 'disappeared' in the Bermuda Triangle, although some estimates reveal that there have been around 50 ships and 20 aircraft missing. Despite these approximations, there is no suggestion that disappearances are more likely to occur in this location. There are two events – precisely the vanishings of Flight 19 in 1945 and the USS Cyclops in 1918 – which are known as the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle. Even though there is no definite evidence that they have anything to do with supernatural activities, but they also remain unexplained.
Do Pilots Avoid it?
Given the misconception surrounding the Bermuda Triangle, many individuals believe that airline pilots are actively avoiding this ocean area. Of course, everyone who flew to San Juan, Puerto Rico, from Miami probably knows that's not true. Currently, if it were, almost everybody's Caribbean holiday would be ruined. A search on Flightradar24 would show that the Bermuda Triangle is crossed by several airlines, so it's obvious that the area is not actively avoided.
Flights are continuously tracked by air traffic control in terms of navigation, so pilots will receive help if there is a navigation failure. Every time a plane is scheduled to take off, weather conditions are also closely monitored. Accidents are still occurring, of course, but no more so than in other areas of the globe.
Conclusion
In general, it is more of a paranormal search than a scientific one to investigate the conspiracy theories of the Bermuda Triangle. So if any pilots avoid the Bermuda Triangle, it is most likely out of the interest in paranormal events. Although it may be interesting to entertain these ideas, you can rest assured that the airline industry certainly does not plan its routes around campfire tales.
Written by The New Person
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