List of Bermuda Triangle accidents 1919-2001

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1917, between March 6th & 27: the 1,579 gross ton freighter Timandra, bound for Buenos Aires from Norfolk in cargo of coal. 21 crew under Captain Lee.

 

1918, after March 6th– U.S.S. collier Cyclops, after leaving Barbados for Baltimore; 309 crew and passengers under Lt. Comm. George Worley.

 

1919, January 4 BAYARD HOPKINS - A schooner that disappeared east of Norfolk Virginia with 6 persons.

 

1920, February 20 AMELIA ZEMAN - A schooner that disappeared east of Norfolk, Virginia with 9 persons.

 

1920, April 18 WILLIAM O'BRIEN - Wooden steamship, new, 3143 tons, going from New York to Rotterdam

 

1920, October 1 ALBYAN - Russian bark sailing from Norfolk, Virginia

 

1920, October 19 GENERAL MORNE - British schooner, Lisbon to Newfoundland

 

1920, November 17 YUTE - 2974 ton, Spanish Steamer

 

1921, January, After the 20th HEWITT - Steel Steamer, between Texas and Boston

 

1921, January 31 CARROLL A. DEERING - Size given as either a 2,114 or 3,500 ton five masted schooner found abandoned and aground on Diamond Shoals.

 

1921, February 2 MONTE SAN MICHELE - Italian steamer, 4,061 tons. Sailing from Portland, Maine to Genoa.

 

1921, February 3 CABEDELLO - Steamer sailing from Norfolk, Virginia

 

1921, February 6 OTTAWA - Steamer, sailing from Norfolk, Virginia to Manchester, England

 

1921, April 4 CANADIAN MAID - British Schooner sailing from Monte Cristo to New York

 

1921, October 27 BAGDAD - Lost off Key West, Florida with eight persons.

 

1922, February 11 SEDGWICK - Schooner, Lost east of Charleston, South Carolina with 6 persons.

 

1925, April RAIFUKU MARU - This is the ship responsible for the famous "DANGER LIKE DAGGER NOW" radio message.

 

1925, December COTOPAXI - Steamer, possibly two vessels with the same name as records indicate another COTOPAXI sighted an unknown 35 foot abandoned craft in 1969

 

1926 PORTA NOCA - An island taxi ferry operating by Cuba

 

1926, March - The week of the 14th - 22nd SUDUFFCO - A freighter shipping from New Jersey to Los Angeles.

 

1928, November VESTRUS

 

1931, June CURTISS ROBIN MONOPLANE - An aircraft that disappears off Palm Beach, Florida with 2 persons.

 

1931, October STAVENGER - Lists the date only as 1931. A freighter lost south of Cat Island with 43 people

 

1932, April JOHN AND MARY - Listed as a schooner found abandoned 50 miles south of Bermuda

 

1935,December WACO BIPLANE - Havana to the Isle of Pines.

 

1938, March: 426-foot, 5,500 ton British freighter Anglo Australian bound from Cardiff, Wales, for British Columbia; 38 crew under Captain Parslow. Last reported herself off the Azores: “Passing Fayal this afternoon. All well.”

 

1940, February 3 GLORIA COLITA - Abandoned 125 foot schooner found 150 miles south of Mobile, Alabama (Gulf of Mexico)

 

1941, March 12 MAHUKONA - Lists the date only as 1941 also states that it was a freighter renamed the SANTA CLARA prior to some wreckage found 600 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida.

 

1941, November PROTEUS, U.S.S. - Sister ship to the CYCLOPS and the NEREUS. Sailing from St. Thomas to Atlantic seaports. Lost with all hands.

 

1941, December NEREUS, U.S.S. - Sister ship to the CYCLOPS and the PROTEUS. Vanished on the same route as the PROTEUS, St. Thomas to Atlantic seaports, Lost with all hands.

 

1942, November PAULUS - Listed as a passenger ship en route from the West Indies to Halifax

 

1943 MARTIN MARINER AIRPLANE - Lost 150 miles south of Norfolk, Virginia with 19 persons.

 

1944, October 22 RUBICON - Cuban cargo freighter found abandoned off the coast Florida. 90 gross tons. All hands missing, ship seaworthy with all personal effects still on board.

 

1944, December NAVY BOMBER AIRPLANES - Five of them which seem to disappear a year before Flight 19.

 

1945, January B-25 AIRPLANE - Lost between Bermuda and the Azores with 19 people.

 

1945, Summer BOMBER AIRPLANE - A small bomber with 2 people on board. Took off from Cecil Field, Florida.

 

1945, July 18 NAVY PRIVATEER AIRPLANE - PB-4YW, 4 engine. Lost between Miami, Florida and the Bahamas

 

1945, December 5 FLIGHT 19 -

 

Five Grumman TBM Avenger Torpedo Bombers. - At about 2:10 p.m. on the afternoon of 5 December 1945, Flight 19, consisting of five TBM Avenger Torpedo Bombers departed from the U. S. Naval Air Station, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on an authorized advanced overwater navigational training flight. They were to execute navigation problem No. 1, which is as follows: (1) depart 26 degrees 03 minutes north and 80 degrees 07 minutes west and fly 091 degrees (T) distance 56 miles to Hen and Chickens Shoals to conduct low level bombing, after bombing continue on course 091 degrees (T) for 67 miles, (2) fly course 346 degrees (T) distance 73 miles and (3) fly course 241 degrees (T) distance 120 miles, then returning to U. S. Naval Air Station, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

 

In charge of the flight was a senior qualified flight instructor, piloting one of the planes. The other planes were piloted by qualified pilots with between 350 and 400 hours flight time of which at least 55 was in TBM type aircraft. The weather over the area covered by the track of the navigational problem consisted of scattered rain showers with a ceiling of 2500 feet within the showers and unlimited outside the showers, visibility of 6-8 miles in the showers, 10-12 otherwise. Surface winds were 20 knots with gusts to 31 knots. The sea was moderate to rough. The general weather conditions were considered average for training flights of this nature except within showers.

 

A radio message intercepted at about 4 p.m. was the first indication that Flight 19 was lost. This message, believed to be between the leader on Flight 19 and another pilot in the same flight, indicated that the instructor was uncertain of his position and the direction of the Florida coast. The aircraft also were experiencing malfunction of their compasses. Attempts to establishcommunications on the training frequency were unsatisfactory due to interference from Cuba broadcasting stations, static, and atmospheric conditions. All radio contact was lost before the exact nature of the trouble or the location of the flight could be determined. Indications are that the flight became lost somewhere east of the Florida peninsula and was unable to determine a course to return to their base. The flight was never heard from again and no trace of the planes were ever found. It is assumed that they made forced landings at sea, in darkness somewhere east of the Florida peninsula, possibly after running out of gas. It is known that the fuel carried by the aircraft would have been completely exhausted by 8 p.m. The sea in that presumed area was rough and unfavorable for a water landing. It is also possible that some unexpected and unforeseen development of weather conditions may have intervened although there is no evidence of freak storms in the area at the time.

 

All available facilities in the immediate area were used in an effort to locate the missing aircraft and help them return to base. These efforts were not successful. No trace of the aircraft was ever found even though an extensive search operation was conducted until the evening of 10 December 1945, when weather conditions deteriorated to the point where further efforts became unduly hazardous. Sufficient aircraft and surface vessels were utilized to satisfactorily cover those areas in which survivors of Flight 19 could be presumed to be located.

 

One search aircraft was lost during the operation. A PBM patrol plane which was launched at approximately 7:30 p.m., 5 December 1945, to search for the missing TBM's. This aircraft was never seen nor heard from after take-off. Based upon a report from a merchant ship off Fort Lauderdale which sighted a "burst of flame, apparently an explosion, and passed through on oil slick at a time and place which matched the presumed location of the PBM, it is believed this aircraft exploded at sea and sank at approximately 28.59 N; 80.25 W. No trace of the plane or its crew was ever found.

 

1945, December 27 VOYAGER II - A 70 foot schooner.

 

1946, December 5 CITY BELLE - A 120 foot schooner found abandoned. 10 persons missing.

 

1947, July 3 C-54 AIRPLANE - Took off from Kindley Field, Bermuda en route to Morrison Army Airfield, Palm Beach, Florida.

 

1948, January 30 STAR TIGER AIRPLANE - Airliner sister ship to the STAR ARIEL, both are Tudor IV, 4 engine model.

 

1948, February: 416-foot, 7,219 ton British freighter Samkey reported herself at 41o 48’ N longitude, 24o W latitude on January 31. “All well.” Crew of 43.

 

1948, March AL SNYDER - Disappears in The Triangle.

 

1948, March 6: yacht Evelyn K. is found deserted in the Florida Keys; 3 persons missing

 

1948, December 28 DC-3A AIRPLANE - Known as "The Holiday Plane" this twin engine plane disappears within 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.

 

1949, January 17 DRIFTWOOD - 36 foot cabin cruiser.

 

1949, January 17 STAR ARIEL AIRPLANE - Sister ship to the STAR TIGER. A 4 engine Tudor IV that disappears en route from Bermuda to Jamaica.

 

 

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1950, June SANDRA - A 350 foot freighter sailing from Savannah, Georgia to Puerto Cabello, Venezuela with 300 tons of insecticide.

 

1950, July 9 DC-3 AIRPLANE - The plane was being used for missionary work by the New Tribes Mission group.

 

1951, October 3-4 SAO PAULO - Brazilian Warship, De-commisioned

 

1953, February 2 BRITISH YORK - Transport plane

 

1954, October 30 NAVY SUPER CONSTELLATION - From Patuxent River Naval Air Station to the Azores

 

1954, December 5 SOUTHERN DISTRICTS - Converted navy LST

 

1955, January 13: yacht Home Sweet Home, Bermuda to St. Thomas

 

1955, September 26 CONNEMARA IV - Motor yacht found abandoned

 

1956, July: schooner Bounty disappears between Bimini and Miami.

 

1956, November 9 NAVY PATROL BOMBER, MARTIN MARLIN, P5M - Twin engine patrol flying boat, 350 miles north of Bermuda.no debris recovered, crew of 10.

 

1958, January 1 REVONOC - A 44' yawl disappears in bad weather from Key West to the Caribean with Harvey Conover on board.

 

1962, January 8 PLANE, KB-50J AIR TANKER - Langley,Virginia to the Azores.

 

1963, February 4 MARINE SULFUR QUEEN - A 523' type T2-SE-A1 tanker with a load of molten sulfur.

 

1963, July 2 SNO BOY - 63 foot chartered fishing boat lost with 55 on board, possible wreckage found.

 

1963, August 28 KC-135, 2 AIRPLANES - Two airplanes lost, possible mid-air collision.

 

1963, September 22 C-133 CARGOMASTER AIRPLANE - Lost between Dover, Delaware and the Azores.

 

1964 CRYSTAL - Reported missing in 1964, found in July of 1968, 4 years after being reported missing.

 

1964, January 13 ENCHANTRESS - A 59 foot yacht that disappeared during bad weather and gale warnings approximatley 150 miles S/E of Charleston.

 

1965, June 5 C-119 FLYING BOXCAR AIRPLANE - Lost from Homestead Air Base to Grand Turk.

 

1965, October 28 EL GATO - 45 foot catamaran houseboat.

 

1966, October 29 SOUTHERN CITIES - A 67 foot harbor tug lost in the Gulf of Mexico. The SOUTHERN CITIES had problems on three other occasions causing the NTSB and Coast Guard to blame her lack of "seaworthiness" for her disappearance.

 

1967, January 14 BEECHCRAFT BONANZA AIRPLANE - Piloted by Robert Van Westerbork.

 

1967,December WITCHCRAFT - A 23 foot cabin cruiser that disappeared a mile offshore of Miami near the number 7 buoy about 9pm.

 

1968, May 21 SCORPION, USN SUBMARINE -Number SSN 589, Skipjack class. This was the sixth Scorpion. It was laid down on August 20th,1958, at Groton, Connecticut at the General Dynamics Corp. Electric Boat Division. The Scorpion launched on the 19th of December, 1959. The ship was sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth S. Morrison and was commissioned on July 29th, 1960 under Commander Norman B. Bessac.The Scorpion displaced 3,075 tons on the surface and 3,500 tons when submerged. The ships beam was 31' 7" and it's length was 251' 9". The armament consisted of 6 torpedo tubes with a payload of ?? torpedoesAssigned to Submarine Squadron 6, Division 62, Scorpion departed New London, Conn., on 24 August for a two-month deployment in European waters. During that period, she participated in exercises with units of the 6th Fleet and of other NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] navies. After returning to New England in late October, she trained along the eastern seaboard until May 1961, then crossed the Atlantic again for operations which took her into the summer. On 9 August, she returned to New London and, a month later, shifted to Norfolk, Va. With Norfolk her home port for the remainder of her career, Scorpion specialized in the development of nuclear submarine warfare tactics. Varying her role from hunter to hunted, she participated in exercises which ranged along the Atlantic coast and in the Bermuda and Puerto Rican operating areas; then, from June 1963 to May 1964, she interrupted her operations for an overhaul at Charleston, S.C. Resuming duty off the eastern seaboard in late spring, she again interrupted that duty from 4 August to 8 October to make a transatlantic patrol. In the spring of 1965, she conducted a similar patrol in European waters.During the late winter and early spring of 1966, and again in the fall, she was deployed for special operations. Following the completion of those assignments, her commanding officer received the Navy Commendation Medal for outstanding leadership, foresight, and professional skill. Other Scorpion officers and men were cited for meritorious achievement.On 1 February 1967, Scorpion entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for another extended overhaul. In late October, she commenced refresher training and weapons system acceptance tests. Following type training out of Norfolk, she got underway on 15 February 1968 for a Mediterranean deployment. She operated with the 6th Fleet, into May, and then headed west for home. On 21 May, she indicated her position to be about 50 miles south of the Azores. Six days later, she was reported overdue at Norfolk. A search was initiated, but, on 5 June, Scorpion and her crew were declared "presumed lost." Her name was struck from the Navy list on 30 June.The search continued, however; and, at the end of October, the Navy's oceanographic research ship, Mizar (T-AGOR-11) located sections of Scorpion's hull in more than 10,000 feet of water about 400 miles southwest of the Azores. Subsequently, the Court of Inquiry was reconvened and other vessels, including the submersible Trieste were dispatched to the scene and collected a myriad of pictures and other data.Although the cause of her loss is still not ascertainable, the most probable event was the inadvertent activation of the battery of a Mark 37 torpedo during a torpedo inspection. The torpedo, in a fully ready condition and without a propeller guard, then began a live "hot run" within the tube. Released from the tube, the torpedo became fully armed and successfully engaged its nearest target, Scorpion. Alternatively, the torpedo may have exploded in the tube owing to an uncontrollable fire in the torpedo room.The explosion--recorded elsewhere as a very loud acoustic event--broke the boat into two major pieces, with the forward hull section, including the torpedo room and most of the operations compartment, creating one impact trench while the aft section, including the reactor compartment and engine room, created a second impact trench. The sail is detached and lies nearby in a large debris field.Owing to the pressurized-water nuclear reactor in the engine room, deep ocean radiological monitoring operations were conducted in August and September 1986. The site had been previously monitored in 1968 and 1979 and none of the samples obtained showed any evidence of release of radioactivity.

 

1969, MARCH 23 BEECHCRAFT AIRPLANE - Lost with Dr. James Horton and Dr. Charles Griggs. A twin engine airplane lost en route from Kingston to Nassau.

 

1969, June 7 CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE - Lost with Miss Cascio and Mr. Rosen onboard. The pilot can not see land while flying over it, but the plane is observed from the ground.

 

1969, July TEIGNMOUTH ELECTRON - A 41 foot trimaran skipperd by Donald Crowhurst, found abandoned in mid atlantic.No trace of Crowhurst was ever found.

 

1969, July 2 VAGABOND - Found abandoned by the GOLAR FROST in the mid atlantic

 

1969, July 4 UNIDENTIFIED ABANDONED 35 FOOT YACHT - Sighted by the COTOPAXI

 

1969, July 8 ABANDONED CRAFT - 36 Foot upturned hull found by HELISOMA between the Azores and Portugal

 

1969, September LIGHT TWIN ENGINE PLANE - Mr. and Mrs. Hector Guzman are listed on board.

 

1969, November 2 SOUTHERN CROSS - Yacht discovered abandoned 10 miles N.E. of Cape May, New Jersey.

 

1970, January 17: Piper Comanche; between Nassau & Opa Locka, FL. 2 persons. N9078P

 

1970, July 3: between Maiquetia, Venesuela & San Juan, PR. Cessna 310G. 6 persons. N1166T

 

1970, November 23: Piper Comanche between West Palm Beach & Kingston, Jamaica. 3 persons. N9346P

 

 

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1971, March 20: a Cessna 177b with pilot en route Andros Island from Miami at 3:18 P.M. N30844

 

1971, July 26 LIGHT PLANE - Two couples vanish while flying Cub airplane from Curacao to Barbados

 

1971, September 10 F-4 PHANTOM FIGHTER PLANE - Disappears off radar

 

1971, October 12 EL CARIBE - A 338 foot motor ship

 

1971, October 20 SUPER CONSTELLATION AIRPLANE - With a cargo of frozen beef

 

1971, October 26 LUCKY EDUR - A 25 foot fishing yacht found abandoned off of the Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey

 

1971, December 21: Cessna 150j with pilot after leaving Pompano Beach; destination unknown. N61155

 

1971, December 25 IXTAPA - A 53 foot cabin cruiser

 

1972, February 2 V. A. FOGG - A 572 foot tanker that sank in the Gulf of Mexico with a cargo of Benzene and Xylene. Debris and the ship are found. It is rumored that all the bodies had disappeared from the wreck but there is photographic proof of human remains in the wheelhouse.

 

1972, June 19 8 FOOT DINGHY - Two teenagers disappear from Fort Lauderdale beach

 

1972, October 10: Super Constellation between Miami & Santo Domingo. 4 crew. N564E

 

1973, March, 23 DEFIANCE - Yacht, 88'

 

1973, March 28: Cessna 172 after leaving West Palm Beach, FL, with pilot. N7050T

 

1973, APRIL, 7 ROBERT STONE - Boat, 14' In the Gulf of Mexico

 

1973, MAY, 17 ALFRED WILLIS - Boat, 21' Found abandoned three miles from Wildwood Crest, in Delaware Bay

 

1973, May 25: a Navion A16 between Freeport and West Palm Beach. 2 persons. N5126K

 

1973, DECEMBER, 20 SEA BOY II - Yacht, 56'

 

1974, February 10: pilot and his Cessna 414 vanish after leaving treasure Cay, Bahamas. N8103Q

 

1974, February 10: that night a Pilattus -Brittan- Norman Islander with pilot and co-pilot disappear at 7:31 P.M. on approach St. Thomas. N864JA

 

1974, MARCH, AFTER THE 10TH SABA BANK - Yacht

 

1974, July 13: Piper PA-32 between West Palm Beach &Walker Cay, Bahamas. N83CA

 

1974, July 24: yacht Dutch Treat, Miami to Cat Cay, Bahamas.

 

1974, August 11: Beech K35 Bonanza after departing Pompano Beach, FL. for Philadelphia. 2 persons. N632Q

 

1975, February 25: Piper PA-30; Greensboro, NC. to Freeport, GBI; pilot only. N414DG

 

1975, April 22: 73-foot shrimper Dawn, near Smith Shoals, Key West.

 

1975, May 2: Cessna “Skymaster”; Fort Lauderdale area. N86011

 

1975, June 24: yacht Meridian, bound to Bermuda from Norfolk.

 

1975, July 28: Cessna 172; vicinity Fort Lauderdale. 1N8936V

 

1975, December 2: ocean going tug Boundless is missing in the Bahamas.

 

1975, December 9: Cessna 172; St. Croix to St. Kitts. 1;N5182R

 

1976, April: motor sailor High Flight disappears between Bimini & Miami

 

1976, June 4: Beech D50; Pahokee, FL., to Dominican Republic; 2. N1157

 

1976, August 8: Piper PA-28; Vera Cruz, Mexico to Brownsville, TX; 1. (See Q&A Arguments on shape)N6377J

 

1976, October 13/15 SYLVIA L. OSSA - A 590 foot ore carrier disappeared approximately 140 miles west of Bermuda with a crew of 37

 

1976, October 24: Beech E-50; Opa Locka, FL. to Grand Turk Island. N5665D

 

1976, December 16: 40-foot sloop with 17 people between St. Kitts and Dominica.

 

1976, December 28: Piper PA-23; Anguilla to Beef Island; 6. N4573P

 

1977, November 20: schooner L’Avenir, Maryland to Bermuda.

 

1978, February 22: a KA-6 Navy attack bomber vanished from radar 100 miles off Norfolk en route U.S.S. John F. Kennedy; 2.

 

1978, March 25: Aero Commander 680; Opa Locka-Imokalee, FL. to Freeport, Grand Bahama; 2. N128C

 

1978, April 27: Ted Smith 601; Pompano Beach to Panama City, FL.; 1. N555BU

 

1978, April 30: Cessna 172; Dillon, SC., to unknown; 1.N1GH

 

1978, May 19: Piper PA-28 Fort Pierce to Nassau; 4.N47910

 

1978, May 26: Beech 65; Port-au-Prince to Bahamas; 2.N809Q

 

1978, July 18: Piper PA-31; Santa Marta, Col. to Port-au- Prince; 2. N689WW

 

1978, September 21: Douglas DC-3; Fort Lauderdale to Havana; 4. N407D

 

1978, November 3: Piper PA-31; St. Croix to St.Thomas; 1. N59912 (right off St. Thomas)

 

1978, November 20: Piper PA-23; De Funiak Springs to Gainsville, FL.; 4. N54615

 

1979, January 2: 66-foot tug King Co-bra, near Cape Henlopen.

 

1979, January 11: Beech A23A; Opa Locka to St.Thomas; 2. N925RZ

 

1979, April 2: Beech E18s; Fort Lauderdale to Cat Island, Bahamas; 1. N4442

 

1979, April 24: Piper PA-28R; Fort Lauderdale to Nassau; 4. N7480J

 

1979, June 30: Cessna 150J; St. Croix to St. Thomas; 2.N60936

 

1979, September 9: Cessna 182; New Orleans toPensacola, Florida. 3 persons. N2183R

 

1979, October 4: Aero Commander 500; Andros Islandto West Palm Beach, FL.; pilot; N3815C

 

1979, October 27: Piper PA-23; Montego Bay, Jamaica to Nassau; pilot. N13986

 

1979, November 19: Beech D50b; Delray Beach, FL toto Key West; 1. N1706

 

1979, December 21: Piper PA-23; Aguadilla to South Caicos Island; 4 persons. N1435P

 

1980, January 12: Sea Quest sends mysterious call, navigational equipment not working. Missing with 11 persons.

 

1980, February 11: Beech 58; St. Thomas to unknown;only pilot aboard; reported stolen. N9027Q

 

1980, April: 43-foot luxury yacht Polymer III, while cruising Bahamas; 2.

 

1980, May 19: Lear Jet; West Palm Beach to New Orleans; 2. N25NE

 

1980, June 28; Erco 415-D; Santo Domingo, DR., to SanJuan, PR; 2 persons. Pilot reported UFO beforedisappearing. N3808H

 

1980, July 26: 38-foot sailboat Kalia III found derelict in the Exumas, Bahamas.

 

1980, October 26: the 520-foot s.s. Poet, in cargo of corn, Cape Henlopen, Dl., to Port Said, Egypt.

 

1981, January 6: Beech c35; Bimini to Nassau; 4 persons N5805C

 

1982, July 5: Piper PA-28R-201T; Nashville to Venice,FL.; 4. N505HP

 

1982, July 26: American yacht Penetration found deserted north of Sargasso Sea.

 

1982, August 17: British yacht found deserted in Atlantic.

 

1982, September 28: Beech H35; Marsh Harbour to Fort Pierce, FL.; 2. N5999

 

1982, October 20: Piper PA-31; Anguilla to ST. Thomas, VI. 8 persons. Charter Service. N777AA

 

1982, November 5: Beech 65-B80; Fort Lauderdale to Eleuthera Island, Bahamas; 3 persons. N1HQ

 

1983, February 26: 44-foot Sea Lure, in group of other fishing vessels while headed toward Dry Tortugas. Later found derelict.

 

1983, October 4: a Cessna T-210-J; Andros Town,Bahamas to Fort Pierce, FL.; 3 persons. N2284R

 

1983, November 20: Cessna 340A disappeared near Orangeville, Fl.; pilot. N85JK

 

1984, March 12: a Piper between Key West and Clearwater, Florida; 4 persons. N39677

 

1984, March 31: Cessna 402b between Fort Lauderdale and Bimini; 6 persons. N44NC

 

1984, November 5\6: the 32-foot sport fishing boat Real Fine, Freeport to Fort Lauderdale. 3 persons.

 

1984, December 23: Aeronca 7AC between Cross City,Florida and Alabama; pilot. N81947

 

1985, January 14: a Cessna 337 in Atlantic northeast of Jacksonville; 4 persons. N505CX

 

1985, February 22: 25-foot pleasure boat with 2 Canadians aboard; Freeport, to West Palm Beach.

 

1985, May 3: 6 persons disappear in a outboard off Surf City, North Carolina.

 

1985, May 8: Cessna 210k; Miami to Port-au-Prince,Haiti; pilot. N9465M

 

1985, July 12: Piper between Nassau and Opa Locka;4 persons. N8341L

 

1985, August 3: a Cessna 172; somewhere near Fort Meyers, FL.; pilot. ??

 

1985, September 8: a Piper northeast of Key West at 10:08 P.M. en route from Fort Lauderdale; 2 persons.N5488W

 

1985, October 31: Piper at 8:29 A.M. ; between Sarasota, FL. and Columbus, Georgia; pilot. N24MS

 

1986, March 26: a Piper en route from Miami to West End or Freeport, GBI.; 6 persons. N3527E

 

1986, August 3: A Twin Otter charter, around St. Vincent; 13 persons.

 

1987, May 27: a Cessna 402c; between Palm Beach, FL. and Marsh Harbour, Great Abaco,Bahamas; 1.N2652B

 

1987, June 3: a Cessna 401; Freeport to Crooked Island; 4 persons. N7896F

 

1987, December 2: Cessna 152; La Romana to nearby San Juan; pilot. N757EQ

 

1988, February 7: a Beechcraft over the Caribbean Sea; 4 persons. N844G

 

1989, February 6: a Piper; after departing Jacksonville, Florida; pilot despondent. 1. N6834J

 

1990, January 24: Cessna 152 on instructional flight;near West Palm Beach, FL. 2 persons. N4802B

 

1990, June 5: Piper; St. Maarten to St. Croix; pilot.N7202F

 

1990, August 10: Piper; between Sebastian, FL. andFreeport, GBI.; 4 persons. N6946D. Body found offVirginia.

 

1991, April 24: Piper Comanche; off Florida; pilot.N8938P

 

1991, May 30: near Long Boat Key; Piper signalleddirectional gyro not working; spun into ocean; 2.N6376P

 

1991, August 28 AMERICAN AIRLINES INC AIRBUS - Makes emergency landing due to turbulence

 

1991, October 31: Grumman Cougar jet; over Gulf of Mexico; vanished on ascent while on radar; 2. N24WJ

 

1992, October 27: fishing vessel Mae Doris, with 4 crew, south of Cape May.

 

1993, March 13 CHARLEY'S CRAB, CHARLES MUER - Restaurateur Charles Muer, his wife Betty and friends George and Lynn Drummey disappear between the Bahamas and Florida on the Muer's 40 foot ketch Charley's Crab in 30 foot seas with 70 mph winds in what is later referred to as "the storm of the century". No trace of victims or wreckage was recovered.

 

1993, September 30: Within Miami sector; Cessna152, with only pilot on board. N93261

 

1994, November 28 AMERICAN AIRLINES INC AIRBUS A300 - Battered by clear air turbulence over Martinique

 

1995, March 20/24 JAMANIC K - A motor vessel (mv) of 357 gross tons, lost in route from Cape Haitian to Miami

 

1995, June 25 CONTINENTAL AIRLINES INC FLIGHT 207 - Flight encounters clear air turbulence

 

1996, January 17 AMERICAN AIRLINES INC AIRBUS A300 - Hit by heavy turbulence over the Bahamas

 

1996, May 2: Aero Commander; Atlantic/Caribbean;vanished with 3 in charter service. N50GV

 

1996, October, 14 INTREPID - A 65 foot yacht missing thirty miles off Fort Pierce, Florida after issuing a quick MAYDAY, 16 missing

 

1997, December: 23-foot Robalo, off Virginia Beach.

 

1998, January 2: commercial fishing vessel Grumpy found derelict.

 

1998, May 1: 35-foot converted sport fisher Miss Charlotte hit by force that sucked everything off deck, then sunk; crew survived. Thought to be water spout. Off North Carolina.

 

1998, August 10: the Erica Lynn.

 

1998, August 19: Piper PA-28; Atlantic\Caribbean; 4.N25626

 

1998, November: the Carolina, off Cape May

 

 

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1999, April 15 MISS FERNANDINA - An 85 foot shrimp trawler lost off Flagler Beach, Florida

 

1999, April 23 GENESIS - A motor vessel (mv) of 196 gross tons that disappeared in route from Port of Spain, Trinidad to St. Vincent

 

1999. May 12:, Aero Commander N6138X; near Nassau only pilot aboard

 

1999, June 14 CESSNA 210 - Drops off radar from Freeport to Nassau

 

1999, July 8 CONTINENTAL AIRLINES BOEING 737-800 - Forced to make emergency landing in Bermuda due to turbulence

 

1999. August 5: 18-foot day cruiser found derelict except for the dog. Skipper was on a 2 hour cruise; off North Carolina.

 

1999, November 15: 2 person in a 22-foot day cruiser between Frying Pan Shoals and Frying Pan Light.

 

1999, December 27, Alyson Selene found derelict 7 miles northeast of Andros, Bahamas.

 

2000, April, freighter Gran Rio R disappears off West Indies.

 

2000, August 14, fishing vessel Hemmingway is found deserted; missing crew and captain.

 

2001, March 26 COMAIR FLIGHT 5054 - Ice damage on the flight from Nassau to Orlando, Florida

 

2001, June 22, 2001, Tropic Bird is found derelict off Antigua.

 

2001, October 27: Cessna 172, after leaving Winter haven, Florida; only pilot aboard.

 

2002, September 6: Piper Pawnee, southeast of Nassua, Bahamas; only pilot on board. N59684

 

2002, September 23, freighter Fiona R missing off West Indies en route to St. Vincent.

 

2003, June 18, Frank and Romina Leone of West Palm Beach, Fl. vanish with their 16 foot boat off Florida.

 

2003, August 3, alerts go out for sailing yacht Windhome, which left Beaufort, North Carolina for Azores June 24. Overdue and reported missing.

 

2003, August 25, three men vanish with a 32-foot sleek-go-fast white fiberglass vessel in the Bahamas between Exumas and Mayaguana. Owner identified as Glenroy Carey.

 

2003, October-November, the fishing boat What’s Left turns up capsized off Cape Canaveral with body of owner aboard. the two other passengers, the Edelmanns are missing. Boat drifted 400 miles without being detected by Coast Guard. Left port in the Gulf for fishing in Florida Keys.

 

2003, November 13, Piper PA-32-300 N8224C, over the Exumas, Bahamas.

 

2003, November 25, Peanuts Too is found deserted south of Bermuda.

 

2004, March 23, the missing 19-foot fishing boat owned by Glenn Jamison is found by fishing vessel Chummer about 32 miles west of Egmont Key, Florida. No trace is found of Jamison. He had left the previous Sunday for daytime fishing and did not return that night. Coast Guard reports 20 knots winds and 6 foot seas.

 

2004, December 21, unnamed fishing yola is found abandoned off Puerto Rico, nets deployed and anchored. Fisherman Anibal Matias missing. No trace

 

2005, June 20, Piper PA-23 N6886Y; Between Treasure Cay, BI, to Fort Pierce, FL

 

2007, April 10, Piper PA-46-310P N444JH; near Berry Islands.

 

2008, December 15, A Britten-Norman Islander (also known as 3-engine Trislander) took off from Santiago for New York at around 3:30pm with 12 persons on board. After about 35 minutes from take off, the aircraft fell off the radar. A massive search operation was launched by US Coast Guards, but the aircraft was never traced again. Its last known location was about 4 miles west of West Caicos Island. No debris has been found until now.

 

 

[KerrTexas]

What's your point ServantX ?

 

Lloyds of London was contacted on insurance payoffs for incidents within the accepted boundaries of the so-called Bermuda Triangle. According to Lloyd's records, there has NOT been greater incidence of loss occurring in the " Bermuda Triangle" than anywhere else in the world.

 

According to Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, " The Bermuda Triangle does not exist. " Insurance premiums are no higher than for any other area of the ocean.

 

However, it has been mentioned that Lloyds of London statistics are not entirely applicable to that area since they do not insure small vessels.

 

 

[servantx]

What's your point ServantX ? Lloyds of London was contacted on insurance payoffs for incidents within the accepted boundaries of the so-called Bermuda Triangle. According to Lloyd's records, there has NOT been greater incidence of loss occurring in the " Bermuda Triangle" than anywhere else in the world.According to Lloyd's Maritime Information Services, " The Bermuda Triangle does not exist. " Insurance premiums are no higher than for any other area of the ocean.

 

However, it has been mentioned that Lloyds of London statistics are not entirely applicable to that area since they do not insure small vessels.

This thread is only for archive purposes. From 1971-2001, can you count what is the average missing incidents per year according to the list above? And what is the average number of incidents in other areas per year in general?

[KerrTexas]

If "you" believe there is something unusual occurring within that area, then "you" say so, and then provide a link to the long list(s) as support.

 

From an administrative perspective: As interesting as a list might be, the forum(s) here at TTI are for discussions, not for archiving lists.

 

 

[Itheblaze]

Well Servants, that's downright scary. Do you think this is a natural phenomenon or do you think something more sinister is afoot?

 

 

[servantx]

If "you" believe there is something unusual occurring within that area, then "you" say so, and then provide a link to the long list(s) as support.From an administrative perspective: As interesting as a list might be, the forum(s) here at TTI are for discussions, not for archiving lists.

Thanks Kerr, what does -27- mean in your signature?

[servantx]

Well Servants, that's downright scary. Do you think this is a natural phenomenon or do you think something more sinister is afoot?

There is True North and Magnetic North. If we draw a circle around the globe from North Pole to South Pole and back to North Pole again, and then draw another circle around the globe from Magnetic North to Magnetic South and back to Magnetic North, you will have 2 intersection points between the 2 circles of True North-South longitude line and Magnetic North-South longitude line. Bermuda Triangle and the Devil's Sea near Japan are located at that 2 intersections.[ATTACH]440[/ATTACH][ATTACH]440[/ATTACH]

 

 

 

[RainmanTime]

There is True North and Magnetic North. If we draw a circle around the globe from North Pole to South Pole and back to North Pole again, and then draw another circle around the globe from Magnetic North to Magnetic South and back to Magnetic North, you will have 2 intersection points between the 2 circles of True North-South longitude line and Magnetic North-South longitude line.Bermuda Triangle and the Devil's Sea near Japan are located at that 2 intersections.

Only problem with this description is that it is missing important information. Namely, that the magnetic north pole is not fixed, and never has been fixed. It is continuously migrating around the arctic. Some years the rate of motion is higher than others. But it has been moving as long as mankind has measured it. So that means the intersection point must also be moving. And so then one must ask what does this say about any conclusions you might come to about the Bermuda Triangle?RMT

 

 

[servantx]

Only problem with this description is that it is missing important information. Namely, that the magnetic north pole is not fixed, and never has been fixed. It is continuously migrating around the arctic. Some years the rate of motion is higher than others. But it has been moving as long as mankind has measured it. So that means the intersection point must also be moving. And so then one must ask what does this say about any conclusions you might come to about the Bermuda Triangle?RMT

Although the magnetic north pole is not fixed, it does not move too much and there is always an angle with slight variations between the True North and Magnetic North. Bermuda Triangle is an area, but not a single dot. No matter how much the magnetic north moved, the variation of the intersection point of the 2 longitude lines are still within the Bermuda Triangle area.

[RainmanTime]

Although the magnetic north pole is not fixed, it does not move too much and there is always an angle with slight variations between the True North and Magnetic North. Bermuda Triangle is an area, but not a single dot. No matter how much the magnetic north moved, the variation of the intersection point of the 2 longitude lines are still within the Bermuda Triangle area.

OK, so say I accept this. Please explain how this matters. True North is only a geometric measure of the oblate spheroid that is the earth. It has nothing to do with the internal magnetics of the earth. It is just an artifact of the geometry of the body. So how is that related in any way to the magnetic field of the earth, which yields the concept of magnetic north, and the Bermuda Triangle.Correlation of some fact (that projection of Mag and True north great circle lines intersect at area of Bermuda Triangle) does not imply causation.

 

RMT

 

 

[servantx]

OK, so say I accept this. Please explain how this matters. True North is only a geometric measure of the oblate spheroid that is the earth. It has nothing to do with the internal magnetics of the earth. It is just an artifact of the geometry of the body. So how is that related in any way to the magnetic field of the earth, which yields the concept of magnetic north, and the Bermuda Triangle.Correlation of some fact (that projection of Mag and True north great circle lines intersect at area of Bermuda Triangle) does not imply causation.RMT

The location of destination on the map are drawn pointing to the true north with geometric measure.The difference between true and magnetic north can be as much as 20 degrees. This difference if not accounted for can really mess up a pilot or sailor's navigation getting them very lost somewhere on the sea.

 

Moreover, magnetic compasses always point towards magnetic north unless there is a local magnetic field that is causing the compass to turn away from magnetic north.

 

Such local magnetic fields can be caused by iron, nickel, or cobalt deposits in nearby islands. San Clemente Island off the coast of San Diego has large metal ore deposits, as well as magnetite crystal and lodestone deposits could cause magnetic compasses to be inaccurate in its vicinity.

 

 

[Itheblaze]

That sounds about right but where are all the people? Like in 1944, the Cuban cargo freighter found abandoned of coast of Florida. All hands missing, ship seaworthy, all personal effects still on board. Everything there but the people.

 

 

[Itheblaze]

Maybe the magnetic fields which caused the boat to go wacko caused the people to go nuts too. They drank the salt water and drowned or something. That list though, shows a lot of abandoned ships, the people still missing.

 

 

[Einstein]

Perhaps giant maelstroms form in the area. Possibly inducing huge rotating air masses as well. That would certainly cause compasses to rotate if you were caught in either one of those. I guess its all just speculation until someone decides the phenomena is worthy of true scientific investigation.

 

 

[KerrTexas]

Thanks Kerr, what does -27- mean in your signature?

Genesis 2:7One of my ( among many ) favorite verses in the Bible.

 

 

[Itheblaze]

And after seeing what man has made of the place, Jesus wept. John 11:35

 

 

[KerrTexas]

IF the Bermuda Triangle was indeed such a trouble spot, who really believe's that 'any' insurance company would neglect to charge more money from those who travel through that area ?

 

This is one of those instances where people see only what they want to see and ignore the facts such as :

 

The Bermuda Triangle area is one of the busiest shipping areas in the world, the proportion is no greater than anywhere else.

 

The area has frequent storms, the total disappearance of some ships was actually NOT unlikely or mysterious, and the number of such disappearances was exaggerated by sloppy research, many times when a missing boat would be reported in the press, it's return to port was not reported.

 

In cases of actual disappearances, the circumstances are frequently misreported in the Bermuda Triangle books : the number of ships disappearing in supposedly still, calm weather does not match with the weather reports at the time.

 

An ore carrier reported as lost without trace three days out was actually lost three days out of a port of the same name in the Pacific. A large percentage of the incidents attributed to the Bermuda Triangle's mysterious influence actually occurred elsewhere.

 

What is the true secret of the Bermuda Triangle ?

 

The SALES OF BOOKS devoted to uncovering 'the mysteries' of the Bermuda Triangle and cash filling the bank accounts of the authors.

 

Imagine that.

 

 

[KerrTexas]

And after seeing what man has made of the place, Jesus wept. John 11:35

John 11:35 ;And after seeing what man has made of the place, Jesus wept.

 

OR is John 11:35 simply this;

 

Jesus wept.

 

I understand John 11 to be more about the miracle Jesus completed with Lazarus; then what man has done to this place.

 

 

[Itheblaze]

You know that's not what I meant. Just making a point that "Man" in all his glory has made a mess of things, and it grieves God, who made man by the scripture you quote. Like the Zager and Evans song, 2525, " You took what this ole' world can give, and you ain't put back nothing". This site is going to get deader and deader because of the argumentative spirit around here.

 

 

[KerrTexas]

You know that's not what I meant. Just making a point that "Man" in all his glory has made a mess of things, and it grieves God, who made man by the scripture you quote. Like the Zager and Evans song, 2525, " You took what this ole' world can give, and you ain't put back nothing". This site is going to get deader and deader because of the argumentative spirit around here.

As far as this site becoming deader and deader because of the argumentative spirit around here, are you saying that no one should post opposing viewpoints if they disagree with something they read posted by another ?I do agree with you that mankind has made a mess of things, however, would you not do the same if I misquoted Scripture - directly or by inference ( or any referenced materials for that matter ) ? Especially considering that the foundation of my disagreement with the material presented in this thread is inaccurate information...

 

Other than mentioning to ServantX about not archiving lengthy lists on this site; my disagreement(s) in this thread are all within the context that the information referenced has been distorted, inaccurate, and sometimes simply made-up by the authors of the books about the Bermuda Triangle.

 

Nothing personal against anyone. Just presenting my perspective(s) about the topic and the information presented by folks that are participating in the discussion/debate in this thread.

 

 

[Itheblaze]

Nothing personal either but the proof is in the pudding. This site is getting just a few hits a day, something's wrong.

 

 

[servantx]

That sounds about right but where are all the people? Like in 1944, the Cuban cargo freighter found abandoned of coast of Florida. All hands missing, ship seaworthy, all personal effects still on board. Everything there but the people.

That is a mystery, which interested me to put it in this paranormal forum. Why do the sailers abandon the ship? Where did they go?And this is not once, but in many occasions.