THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE DEMYSTIFIED
The mystique enshrouding the infamous stretch of ocean we call the Bermuda Triangle dates back to the 15th century when mariners experienced the harrowing calms of the Sargasso Sea and encountered the ghostly remains of vessels that had not escaped its clutches. When Christopher Columbus sailed through the area on his first voyage to the New World in 1492, he recorded erratic compass readings, strange lights and a great streak of fire crashing into the sea one night. Since Columbus, hundreds of ships and planes, and with them a thousand people, have vanished in the Triangle without a trace, fuelling its aura of mystery and superstitious dread.
“Since Columbus, hundreds of ships and planes,
