

Neither group's remains were ever discovered and the Bermuda Triangle legend was born. Interest in the region began after a group of military planes carrying 14 men inexplicably vanished somewhere off the coast of southern Florida in December 1945.īefore losing radio contact, it's claimed the flight leader was heard saying: "We are entering white water, nothing seems right."Īlmost immediately afterwards, a further 13 crew-members - dispatched as a flying search party - themselves vanished. The vast triangular area of ocean with imaginary points in Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico - popularly known as the "Bermuda Triangle" - has long been associated with mysterious disappearances, paranormal activity and even fissures in the fabric of space itself. To help you along your way we delve deep into some of the world's most mysterious waters.

So if you fancy a sailing holiday with a supernatural slant, you'll need to know where the fiction ends and the facts begin. (CNN) - Tales of missing maritime vessels and rumors of drifting, crewless ships have long colored the popular imagination when it comes to legends of the high seas.Ĭertain locations have become synonymous with unexplained disappearances and for intrepid sailors with a taste for the paranormal, these places can hold a spookily magnetic appeal. The "Devil's Sea," in the Pacific, is known as one of 12 "Vile Vortices" around the world.Bermuda Triangle became notorious after military planes disappeared off Florida coast.Everything from UFOs to sea monsters blamed for unexplained nautical mysteries.
