Is it true that in the Bermuda triangle more ships disappear than at any other point of the planet?

In the media, literature and cinema, one can often find the phrase "The Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle." We decided to check one of these “secrets”, claiming that more ships disappear in this area than anywhere else.

The riddles of the Bermuda triangle are spoken in the media and social networks (RBC, BBC, The Bermudian, "VKontakte" Facebook), write books, Remove Documentary films and fantastic series. Back in the 1970s, Vladimir Vysotsky Sing In one of his humorous songs about "impotence of science before the secret Bermud." IN Collections The most mysterious secrets can often be found that there are more ships in the Bermuda triangle than in any other region of the world.

The Bermuda triangle is called the region in the Sargass Sea of ​​the Atlantic Ocean with three conventional peaks: Bermuda Islands (overseas territory of Great Britain), Miami (USA) and San Juan (Puerto Rico).

The first entries about this area did Christopher Columbus during his first expedition (1492–1493). In his notes, he called the Sargass Sea “a jar of algae”, described a strange glow in the area of ​​the Florida coast and noted the wrong readings of the compass. And the very phrase "Bermuda Triangle" I invented In 1964, the American writer Vincent Gaddis, giving him a “deadly” characteristic.

Since the First World War in the area of ​​the Bermuda triangle, indeed, without a trace Disable court (selection the most famous disappearance). In those days it could explain The difficulty of navigation: there are a large number of shallows, frequent cyclones and storms, a strong magnetic field and a large number of sea vegetation. But since the 90s, the number of vessels missing in this region is significantly It has decreased Thanks to the development of radio communications and satellite navigation.

To date, the number of shipwrecks occurring in the triangle is no more than at any other point in the ocean with similar traffic. About this in his book "Bermuda Triangle: Myths and Reality" Writes The American researcher and pilot Larry Kushe, where he disassembles most of the inexplicable disappearance.

Statistics from other sources confirm the conclusions of Kushe: according to the study, published The World Wide Foundation in 2013, the Sargass Sea does not even fall into the rating of the seas with the largest number of shipwrecks and marine incidents. According to their report, the most incidents (including disappearance) are in the South China, Mediterranean and Northern Seas.

According to another research, in 2010–2019, out of 951 cases of ships, the majority occurred in the area of ​​China, Indonesia and the Philippines (23%), in the Baltic Sea (14%) and in the waters of Japan, Korea and Northern China (11%).

As can be seen from the given data, the Sargass Sea not only does not lead, but even is not included in the list of the most dangerous seas in terms of the number of missing ships.

Not true

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