Scientist explains what really goes down in the Bermuda Triangle and why so many ships go missing there

The Bermuda Triangle could be a magnet for disaster.A scientist believes he has solved the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, claiming that a volcanic metal interfered with their navigational tools and sent them off course.He floated this unorthodox theory in the Channel 5 Documentary, “Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle,” which first aired in 2019.

“You can just imagine the ancient mariners sailing past Bermuda,” explained Nick Hutchings, a mineral prospector, while discussing his bizarre theory, LadBible reported.“It would be very disconcerting.”If correct, Hutchings will have closed the book on one of the ocean’s most enduring mysteries.

From the 1800s until recently, over 50 ships and 20 aircraft have allegedly vanished without a trace over this so-called “Devil’s Triangle,” located in the North Atlantic between Bermuda, Florida and the Greater Antilles.Notable incidents included the USS Cyclops, which disappeared along with its 308 crewmembers and passengers in 1918; the disappearance of the shipping carrier SS Cotopaxi in 1925; and Flight 19, a squadron of five bombers that vanished over the Houdini-like region while conducting a training exercise in 1945.For years, conspiracy theorists blamed these disappearances on a variety of outlandish phenomena, ranging from whirlpools to sea monsters and even alien abductions.However, Hutchings had a far more rational explanation for how the vessels vanished into the void: underwater magnets that made it impossible for seafarers to navigate.

“Bermuda’s basically a sea mountain – it’s an underwater volcano,” the sleuth explained.“It has now eroded away and we’re left with the top of a volcano.

We have a few core samples, which have magnetite in them.It’s the most magnetic naturally occurring material on Earth.”To make his point “stick,” he held a magnetite rock under a compass, causing the needle to spin out of control and effectively render the instrument useless.

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