British scientist explains the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle has always attracted a lot of interest due to its mysterious nature. Located between Florida, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda, this area is known for numerous cases of ships and planes disappearing without a trace, giving rise to a wide variety of theories, including suggestions of UFOs and portals to other dimensions.
However, according to British oceanographer Dr. Simon Boxall of the University of Southampton, the explanation for this mystery may be simpler, but at the same time more frightening.
Researching the Bermuda Triangle
This region has a sad reputation as a place where numerous ships have disappeared. Some of them have vanished without a trace. Scientists have been trying to find out the reasons for these mysterious cases for many years, putting forward a variety of theories – from the quite realistic to the absolutely supernatural.
Dr. Boxall believes the answer lies in the existence of so-called killer waves, or killer waves, massive, unpredictable walls of water that form in the open ocean.
These waves can reach heights of up to 30 meters, appear suddenly and from different directions, different from the wind. Their force is such that they can drag a large ship to the bottom in just a few minutes.
Dr. Boxall explained in the documentary “The Bermuda Triangle Mystery” that “we have observed waves that are over 30 meters high. If a ship like this with a flat bottom gets into that situation, it can literally split in half.”
One of the most famous cases is the disappearance of the American ship USS Cyclops. In March 1918, it was sailing from Brazil to Baltimore with a cargo of coal and 306 crew members, but disappeared without a single distress signal when it entered the waters of the Bermuda Triangle.
Despite numerous search efforts, evidence of the ship’s existence was never found. This gave rise to many theories, from UFO abduction to magnetic anomalies. However, according to Boxall, the USS Cyclops could have fallen victim to killer waves, because this region has an exceptional potential for their formation.
According to him, “during storms that arise in the south and north, which meet with those of Florida, hazardous waves may occur.”
Experts experimented, creating a scale model of the ship. The results showed that due to the flat bottom and large size, the USS Cyclops was particularly vulnerable to waves. A powerful wave could have broken it in a matter of minutes, which explains why the ships did not have time to signal for help.
