the bermuda triangle
...g at their destination with no wreckage ever found. And then when rescue teams have been sent out after the missing vessels, they have disappeared as well. Before some of the ships and planes have disappeared, they have sen out distress calls with reports of treacherous weather, ill crew men, and malfunctioning equipment. Some people that have gone through the triangle have said that they experienced a think choking fog, and have seen a flashing light on the horizon. These mysteries have been around for many years. Abnormal encounters in what is now know as the Bermuda triangle were even documented in the logs of Christopher Columbus. Probably the most well known mystery of the triangle is that of Flight 19, A US naval training mission that commenced on December 5, 1945 at 14 00 hours. It consisted of five torpedo bombers with a total of 14 men on board. The first sign of trouble came at 16 00 hours when a message was intercepted between the leader of the flight and another pilot. The pilot was unsure of his position and experiencing extreme compass malfunctions. Soon all radio contact was lost between the control tower and flight 19. A rescue mission was immediately dispatched, but soon after disappeared as well. Despite numerous attempts to find flight 19 and its rescue plane, no trace of either has ever been found. The idea of a deadly triangle was first introduced in a magazine article in 1952 . But it wasn’t until 1964 when another magazine article let the idea of The Bermuda Triangle be fully established. When the idea became widespread people were quick to say that it was just a coincidence or that it was the conditions in the area that led to all the disappearances. But when official in depth searches continuously left cases unanswered, new theories began to develop. One of the theories is know as magnetic north vs. true north. Maps that sailors use to navigate the seas show directions according to true north, which is the north pole. But a compass points to something called magnetic north which is actually 1, 500 miles away from the north pole. If a sailor wanted to sail directly to the north pole, and followed his compass north the entire way, he would end up at the Prince of Wales Island in the North West Territories of Canada. Sailors can avoid this problem by simply compensating for the difference between magnetic and true north when planning their voyage. But a problem arises when it comes the Bermuda Triangle. Because of its location magnetic north and true north have been equ...