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The Bermuda Triangle. Kaylyn Vaughan. Location. Atlantic Ocean Three apexes: Bermuda Miami, Florida San Juan, Puerto Rico Covers roughly 500,000 miles. Disappearances. Flight 19 (1945) Set out on final training flight mission Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Bahamas and back
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The Bermuda Triangle Kaylyn Vaughan
Location • Atlantic Ocean • Three apexes: • Bermuda • Miami, Florida • San Juan, Puerto Rico • Covers roughly 500,000 miles
Disappearances • Flight 19 (1945) • Set out on final training flight mission • Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Bahamas and back • Lieutenant Charles Taylor, head pilot • Weather was main factor
Disappearances Continued… • U.S.S Cyclops (1918) • Scheduled to sail to Brazil to reful British ships • Set out on February 16th • After stopping in Barbados on March 3rd & 4th, she disappeared. • 306 passengers & crew
Disappearances Continued… • S.S. Marine Sulphur Queen • Headed to Norfolk, Virgina from Beaumont, Texas • Carrying 15,000 tons of molten sulphur • 3 days after last report (Key West) found debris
Farfetched Theories • Aliens • Atlantis • Magnetic Fog (Rob MacGregor and Bruce Gernon) • Compass Malfunctions • Blue Holes
Logical Theories • Weather Patterns • Unexpected storms • Waterspouts • Earthquakes • Topography of ocean floor • Strong ocean current (Gulf Stream) • Methane Gas Hydrates • Pirates
What’s The Big Deal? • Keep the story alive to pass on from generation to generation!