Bermuda Triangle Essay

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There lies a mythical triangle upon the Atlantic Ocean. It extends from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Bermuda to Puerto Rico. For over a century, boats and people have been disappearing while crossing between these mythical triangles. This mythical triangle is known as “the Bermuda Triangle” or “the Devils Triangle.” The first time we acknowledged the constant patterns of disappearances in the Bermuda was during the 1960’s. There had been numerous “missing people” and also “missing ships” along the Atlantic Ocean. In many cases, people, boats, and airplanes have never left a trace to what had happened. Many historian people such as Christopher Columbus had even written about the mysterious events that had occurred. As the Niña, the Piñta and the Santa Maria cruised through the Atlantic, Columbus compass went out of control. They witnesses weird sightings in the sky. Columbus had written in his log that he saw a "marvelous branch of fire fall from the heavens into the sea." The next day he and his crew had again witnessed unusual sightings but only for a short amount of time. Another person who witnessed the Bermuda triangle is Bruce Gernon. On December 4, 1970, Bruce and his father set off in their own plane from Andros to Palm Beach. After a few minutes flying, Bruce noticed a mysterious low cloud. After a while, the mysterious low cloud turned into a gigantic cumulus cloud. The radio reported that the weather was fine so they kept on going. They somehow managed to escape the cloud, when Bruce looked back he was amazed to see a 20 mile long cloud behind him. He soon noticed another cloud forming in front of them. He described the inside of the cloud to be very dark, no rain, only white flashes would surround the area. Bruce and his father realized the further they flying the more visible the white flashes were, so they decided to head

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