Triunghiul Bermudelor
Triunghiul Bermudelor
Triunghiul Bermudelor
Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle and the Limbo of the Lost,
a geographical area of about 3,900,000 sq km (1,500,000 sq mi), between Bermuda,
Puerto Rico, and Melbourne in Florida (located 55W to 85W and 30N to 40N), in
which there have been numerous unexplained disappearances of ships and aircraft.
The mystery dates back as far as the mid-19th century, with a total of more than
50 ships and 20 aeroplanes having been lost in the Triangle. One of the more notorious
cases was the disappearance of Flight 19. Five United States torpedo bombers left Fort
Lauderdale on December 5, 1945, on a routine training flight in good conditions. None
of them returned. Even the seaplane that was sent out to find them vanished. Other
stories about the region include ships found abandoned with warm food left on the
tables and planes that disappear without even making a distress call. The absence of
wreckage is often cited as proof of the mysterious power of the Triangle.
Explanations are legion, and include death rays from Atlantis and UFO
kidnappings. Less fantastic analyses suggest that fierce currents and deep water could
explain the lack of wreckage, and point out that several of the losses attributed to the
Bermuda Triangle actually occurred as far as 1,000 km (600 mi) outside it.
Furthermore, military and civil craft pass through the region every day without mishap.
As deep sea diving techniques improve it is likely that more of the lost vessels will be
recovered, but it is equally likely that the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle will linger
in the imagination for a long while yet.
Triunghiul Bermudelor
ntr-o scrisoare cu data de 4 aprilie, 1975, adresat lui Mary Fuller, directoarea
revistei Fate, purttorul de cuvnt al companiei Lloyd din Londra i scria: conform
evidenelor deinute de compania Lloyd, 428 nave au disprut n lumea ntreag
ncepnd din 1955. Cred c v va interesa s aflai c serviciile noastre de informaii nu
au gsit dovezi care s sprijine alegaia c n Triunghiul Bermudelor au disprut mai
multe nave dect n alt parte. Aceast constatare este susinut de Garda de coast a
SUA, care menine o eviden computerizat a naufragiilor in Atlantic, nc din anul
1958.
Dac partizanii Triunghiului ar fi adus o dovad ct de ct valabil, Triunghiul ar fi
putut dobndi statutul credibil de anomalie. Dar ei au pstrat o tcere total. O
controvers aprut n Pursuit ntre Berlitz i scriitorul englez Paul Begg, un alt critic al
Triunghiului nu a izbutit s aduc dovezi care sa ntreasc convingerea virtualilor
suporteri ai Triunghiului. n rspunsul su la o lung list de erori Berlitz releva c de
fapt Kusche i Begg nu vizitaser Triunghiul i c odat Kusche l ntrebase dac The
New Yorker era un ziar din New York.
Dei mai apare, sporadic, pe rafturile supermagazinelor, cndva vestitul Triungi al
Bermudelor supravieuiete ca o meniune la subsolul istoriei despre unele capricii i
subiecte senzaionale. Ctre mijlocul anilor 70, un alt mister dubios, acela al
presupuselor mutilri enigmatice de vite, i-a luat locul captnd imaginaia popular.