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Where Did All the Ships Go?
The Bermuda Triangle is one
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the greatest mysteries of the sea. In this triangular area between Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic, ships and airplanes
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to disappear more often than in
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parts of the ocean. And they do so
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leaving any sign of all accidents or any dead bodies.
It is
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that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange happenings in the area. His compass stopped working, a flame came down from the sky, and a wave 100 to 200 feet high carried his ship about a mile away.
The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval Air Flight 19.
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December 5, 1945, five bomber planes carrying 14 men
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on a training mission from the Florida coast. Later that day, all communications with Flight 19 were lost. They just disappeared without a trace.
The next morning, 242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history. But they found nothing.
Some people blame the disappearances
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supernatural forces. It is suggested that the
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ships and planes were either transported to other times and places, kidnapped by aliens
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attacked by sea creatures.
There are
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natural explanations, though. The US Navy says that the Bermuda Triangle is one of two places on earth
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a magnetic compass points towards true north
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magnetic north.
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, planes and ships can lose their way if they don"t make adjustments.
The area also has changing weather and is known
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its high waves. Storms can turn up suddenly and destroy a plane or ship. Fast currents could then sweep away any trace of an accident.