IntroductionThe Bermuda Triangle is located “in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, where a number of planes and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances” (“Bermuda Triangle Bermuda” Wikipedia. Many planes and ships have been lost without a radio distress call and adequate weather conditions (story of the “Bermuda Triangle”). Amelia Earhart and the USS Cyclops are two examples of missing ships and planes. There are many theories relating to the Bermuda Triangle; pirates (Obringer), aliens (Wagner and Obringer), and time distortions (Wagner) are three of them. Shipping Accidents Several ships have disappeared while traveling through the Bermuda Triangle. In 1918 the USS Cyclops disappeared. The ship was carrying cargo from the United States to Brazil. It had an identified inoperative engine which resulted in its speed dropping to 10 knots. The commander suggested that the crew return to the United States, but USS Cyclopes continued its voyage anyway. After leaving Barbados on March 4, the ship disappeared (Brennan). Second, the SS Marine Sulfur Queen was traveling from Beaumont, Texas to Norfolk, Virginia in 1963. On February 3, the captain radioed her location near the Bermuda Triangle but never arrived in Virginia (Obringer). Plane Accidents There have been numerous tragic plane crashes happening in the Bermuda Triangle. On December 5, 1945, fourteen men lost their lives aboard Flight 19. During a water navigation training course for the United States Navy, the pilots of the plane became disoriented and crash-landed into the sea due to a 'sudden loss of fuel ("Bermuda Triangle accident list"). Another aircraft to disappear was the Douglas DC-3 in 1948. The Dougl... center of sheet... Brennan, Lawrence B. "The loss without USS Cyclops response." Vala Historical Foundation. Naval Historian, June 13, 2013. Web. December 2, 2013. .“Flight 19.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, November 14, 2013. Web. November 29, 2013. “List of Bermuda Triangle incidents.” Wikimedia Foundation, November 26, 2013. Web. November 29, 2013. .Obringer, Lee Ann Bermuda Triangle." How StuffWorks. HowStuffWorks, August 2, 2006. Web. December 4 2013. .Wagner, Steven. “Major Theories About the Bermuda Triangle Mystery.” By. About.com, 2013. Web. 5 December. 2013. .