Scientists hypothesize that “killer waves” or “rogue waves” are the reason why hundreds of ships and boats mysteriously disappeared when passing through the “Devil’s Triangle”.

Many ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared in the Devil’s Triangle area in the past 100 years – Photo: FACT RESEARCH
The sea area nicknamed “Devil’s Triangle” is located in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, spanning about 700,000 km2 between the US state of Florida, Bermuda (British territory) and Puerto Rico (US mandate territory). This infamous area is believed to have buried more than 1,000 lives over the past 100 years, challenging scientists and public opinion for decades.

Experts from the University of Southampton in the UK believe that the mystery can be explained by a natural phenomenon known as “killer waves” or “rogue waves”. Waves up to 30 metres high were first observed by satellite off the coast of South Africa in 1997.

To test the hypothesis, British researchers built a model of the USS Cyclops, a large ship carrying 300 people that went missing in the Bermuda Triangle in 1918. Due to the enormous size of the simulated wave, it “swallowed” the model ship in a short time.

The USS Cyclops with 300 crew members before disappearing in the Bermuda Triangle. – Photo: News.com.au
Dr. Simon Boxall, an earth and ocean scientist, said the Bermuda Triangle is where large storms from different directions meet. This is the perfect condition to create “rogue waves”.

“There are storms coming from the north and south at the same time, and if there is another storm coming from Florida, it can create a ‘rogue wave’. They are very strong, very high. The bigger the ship that travels through this wave, the more damage it will do. If the ‘rogue wave’ reaches its maximum height, it can tear the ship in two and the ship will quickly sink in 2-3 minutes,” Mr. Boxall explained.

Although this is a plausible hypothesis, the legends woven around the Bermuda Triangle will probably continue forever. And the above explanation does not explain why planes also disappear in the Bermuda Triangle.

Another hypothesis is that the cause of the disappearance of vehicles is due to a ‘charge cloud’ that causes ships and planes to malfunction and crash. Or scientists also talk about a ‘hexagonal cloud’ that can cause big waves, strong winds and damage vehicles.

Many theories have been put forward to explain the mysterious plane disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, but none are entirely convincing. – Photo: News.com.au
The Bermuda Triangle is an area located in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, surrounding the east coast of the US state of Florida and Puerto Rico. The reason this sea area is called Bermuda is because it was discovered by the Spanish admiral Huan Bermuda in 1503.

Bermuda is considered a sunny, windy area with no distinct seasons. It is also one of only two places on Earth where a compass will not point north. Many physical laws are also said to no longer apply here.