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The Bermuda triangle



The Bermuda Triangle



Introduction

The Bermuda Triangle is a geographical area in the Atlantic Ocean. It is famous for its supposed paranormal activities. The bermuda triangle is approximately an equaleteral triangle with its three corners roughly defined by the island of Bermuda and Puerto Rico, near its capital city San Juan, and Florida, near Miami.


 

List of incidents connected with the Triangle

170 ships and planes have gone missing without a trace in that particular area of the Atlantic Ocean. Although most of these disappearances can be explained, many others cannot be, and the topic continues to be a hot debate between both pro and con Bermuda Triangle enthusiasts. The most popular incidents are listed below :

  • 1872: The Mary Celeste disappeared.

  • 1909: The Spray disappeared too.

  • 1917: SS Timandra - heading for Buenos Aires from Norfolk disappeared ; it was carrying coal; the 21 members of the crew were never found ; there was no radio signal despite the possibility to send messages.

  • 1918: USS Cyclops disappeared; there was a storm in the area, but the last message sent was "Weather fair, all well " and even the US navy calls this "one of the sea's unsolved mysteries. "

  • 1921: Cargo ship Carroll A. Deering ran aground at Cape Hatteras, the crew having disappeared without a trace.

  • 1925: SS Cotopaxi vanished.

  • 1926: SS Suduffco never came back, perhaps lost in bad weather (a captain in the area called it "The worst weather I've ever seen").

  • 1938: HMS Anglo Australian heading for British Columbia from Cardiff, Wales disappeared off Azores after signalling "passing Fayal this afternoon. All well".

  • 1942: French submarine Surcouf and freighter Thompson Lykes both disappeared near Panama Canal.

  • 1945: Navy Avengers left without coming back.

  • 1948: SS Samkey gave position as 41o48' N 24o W ; signaled "all well", then it disappeared.

  • 31 January 1948: Tudor IV Tiger was lost with 31 lives.

  • 27 December 1948: Douglas DC-3 NC16002 was lost with 28 passengers and crew.

  • 17 January 1949: Second Tudor IV, Star Ariel, vanished without a trace.

  • 1950: Giant US Air Force Goldemaster vanished too.

  • 1950: American freighter, SS Sandra (350 ft), apparently sank without a trace after passing St. Augustine Florida en route for Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

  • 1952: British York transport plane disappeared with 33 aboard.

  • 30 October 1954: US Navy Lockheed Constellation Flight 441 vanishesd with 42 aboard.

  • 1956: US Navy seaplane, Martin P5M, disappeared with a crew of ten.

  • 14 October 1961: US Air Force SAC B-52 bomber Pogo 22 never turned back.

  • 1962: idem for US Air Force KB-50 tanker plane.

  • 1963: Marine Sulphur Queen vanished, probably off Dry Tortugas ; carrying molten sulphur, and possibly unseaworthy.

  • 1967: Military YC-122, converted to cargo plane, was lost.

  • 1967: cabin cruiser Witchcraft disappeared one mile off Miami.

  • 1970: French freighter Milton Latrides disappeared; sailing from New Orleans to Cape Town; carrying vegetable oils and caustic soda.

  • 1972: German freighter Anita (20,000 tons), vanished with crew of 32; identical ship Norse Variant (both carrying coal) was lost at same time.

  • 1976: SS Sylvia L. Ossa was lost in heavy sea 140 miles west of Bermuda.

  • 1978: Douglas DC-3 Argosy Airlines Flight 902 with four passengers and crew vanished off radar scope while beginning approach for landing.

  • 1980: SS Poet; carrying grain to Egypt, was lost in storm but Marine Inquiry Board could not state firm cause; there were no survivors.

  • 1995: Inter-island freighter Jamanic K (built 1943) was reported lost after leaving Cap Haitien.

  • 1997: Passengers disappeared from a German yacht.

  • 1999: Freighter Genesis vanished after sailing from Port of Spain to St; cargo included 465 tons of water tanks.

 

Lexicon :


_ the crew : l'équipage.

_ roughly : grossièrement.

_ without : sans.

_ vanish : disparaître.

_ freighter : cargo, navire.

_ aboard : à bord.

_ molten : métal fondu.

_ unseaworthy : innavigable.

_ heavy : lourd, pesant.

_ storm : orage.

_ tanks : réservoir.

_ topic : histoire inexpliquée.

_ pro and con : pour et contre.

 






 

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