The vessel was traveling from the Bahamas to South Florida
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The United States Coast Guard suspended last Friday the search for 20 people who disappeared in the call “Bermuda Triangle” when they were heading from Bahamas to South Florida.
According to the agency statement, it is a blue and white Mako Cuddy Cabin boat, of 29 feet, which left the port of Bimini bound for the city of Lake Worth.
But, contrary to expectations, the boat never arrived at its destination.
The maritime authorities launched a search on some 17, 000 square miles, equal to double of the state of Massachusetts , for approximately 84 hours.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the missing persons,” Capt. Stephen V. Burdian said, District Seven Response Director.
“I encourage anyone with information on the people on board to contact us as soon as possible,” added the spokesperson.
# UPDATE Here is the search area made by the @ USCG and @ usairforce . If you have any information please contact Coast Guard # District7 Command Center at 305 – 415 – 6800 pic.twitter.com/5Zwb5Wonx4
– USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) December 31, 2020
# UPDATE @ USCG & Bahamian air assets are continuing to search for an overdue blue & white 29 – foot Mako Cuddy Cabin vessel with approximately 20 people aboard. Coast Guard crews have searched approximately 20, 000 square miles for about 43 hours.
Please call 305 – 415 – 6800 w / any info
– USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) December 31, 2020
Start of the myth
The beginning of the stories about disappearances in the so-called “Devil’s Triangle ”Started at 1945. That year, five United States Navy planes flying over the area disappeared. A sixth plane that flew in emergency to rescue the top five also lost track, according to the National Geographic report. In that event, they disappeared 27 people.
The Bermuda Triangle is made up of 1.1 million and a half square kilometers offshore within an equilateral triangle formed by the tips of the Bermuda Islands, Puerto Rico and Miami, Florida.
The report of the specialized media indicates that there are knowledge of at least one hundred missing planes in the area and thousands of people.
What makes the area dangerous?
The space is one of passage very frequented by ships and planes that travel from the American continent to Europe. The strong winds and Gulf currents in that region make both the navigation with the flights faster. It can be said that it is a kind of “shortcut” or “fast route” to travel to Europe.
Stories without scientific basis
The myth or mystery about the formation increased with unscientific reports since 1950 about disappearance in media outlets such as the Miami Herald. At 1964, Argosy Magazine published a fictional article titled “The Deadly Bermuda Triangle” which also contributed to speculation about the “Bermuda Triangle.”
