Amber Minogue

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Every year, an average of four planes and 20 boats vanish in this notorious area.

Straddling the line between legend and reality, the Bermuda Triangle has inspired countless adventure novels and films, continuing to captivate the public's imagination.

This vast region spans approximately 500,000 square kilometres, situated between Florida, Puerto Rico and the Bermuda Archipelago.

How did the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle come about?

With each disappearance, the myth of the Bermuda Triangle grows.

Even Christopher Columbus reportedly noticed his compass behaving strangely during his voyage through this area.

The most famous incident, however, is the disappearance of Flight 19.

In 1945, shortly after World War II, 14 young pilots embarked on a routine flight.

Leading them was a man named Taylor.

Late in the afternoon, Taylor radioed the control tower with a distressing message.

Despite efforts to locate the planes, they were nowhere near the expected position.

As night fell, a rescue flight was dispatched towards the northern Bahamas, but neither Flight 19 nor the rescue flight returned.

Did they find out what happened to them?

Not immediately.

This tragedy only fuelled more theories, sparking wild hypothesis and conspiracy theories.

Some believed the triangle was a portal to another dimension.

Others thought aliens were responsible, or that a giant sea monster was on the loose.

Today, the explanations are less sensational.

For Flight 19, it was likely a simple piloting error by Commander Taylor.