The ‘legend’ about the Bermuda Triangle has been circulating for decades, with more than 50 ships and 20 planes mysteriously disappearing in this area.
Map of the Bermuda Triangle with image of a ship in the middle of a storm – Photo: NEWSWEEK
The area known as the Bermuda Triangle is located in the northwest of the Atlantic Ocean. The three points of this Devil’s Triangle point towards Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.
More than 50 ships and 20 planes have disappeared in this area. The most notable is the mysterious disappearance of “Flight 19,” according to Newsweek .
“Flight 19” was the name of the mission of a group of five U.S. Navy torpedo bombers. All five planes mysteriously disappeared at the same time while flying over the Bermuda Triangle in 1945. The wreckage of the bombers has never been found and the reason for their disappearance remains a mystery for many years.
Recently, Canadian historian David O’Keefe joined a group that went to the area in search of a downed World War II plane for a new television documentary about the Bermuda Triangle: “Into the cursed waters.”
Strange things still happen
“As the data shows, ship sinkings and aircraft losses continue. However, we now have a better understanding of the area,” O’Keefe said.
The “sensationalism” seems to have subsided, at least for the moment.
One theory is that the area suffered violent storms coming from multiple directions. This can create ferocious waves, which some believe can reach more than 30 meters. 
Debris from Flight 19 has now been found in the area. While filming the new documentary, Mr O’Keefe, along with a team led by marine biologist Mike Barnette, discovered a large piece of debris from the 1986 space shuttle Challenger at a site near the Triangle.
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds into the flight. All seven people on board were killed when the ship broke up at an altitude of 14,000 metres above the Atlantic Ocean.
“This discovery was a shock,” said Mr. O’Keefe. “We never imagined that following the story of Flight 19 would lead us to such an important discovery for the history and the U.S. space program.”
This discovery shows that there are still many mysteries to be investigated off the coast of Florida that extends into the Atlantic Ocean. 
Is the Bermuda Triangle dangerous?
Despite the superstitions and stories surrounding the Bermuda Triangle, there is no concrete evidence that the area is actually dangerous.
The Aviation Safety Network and the U.S. Coast Guard have for years said some disappearances can be explained by storm conditions in the area.
Other disappearances remain speculative, but it is possible that the ships are not safe. Which means that the Bermuda Triangle has nothing to do with what happened.
“Just like human nature, whenever we can’t find an answer to a certain question, we open a Pandora’s box of hypotheses to appease our intellectual hunger and curiosity,” Mr. O’Keefe said.
O’Keefe said the documentary’s purpose is to identify and name some of the hundreds of shipwreck sites in the Bermuda Triangle and “bring comfort to some of the families who have lost loved ones without understanding why.”
