Is this related to the Bermuda Triangle myth?
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The myth of the Bermuda Triangle included disappearances of ships and airplanes that were inexplicable.
For a while, people thought that a possible explanation for the Bermuda Triangle disappearances was due to a loss of gas from gas hydrates.
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are large amounts of gas hydrate in the sea floor around the
western side of the Bermuda Triangle, and it
is probably true that sea floor deposits have collapsed due
to hydrate processes that caused landslides and released
gas. If gas had been released at the time that ships
and airplanes were tracked, the release of this gas could
possibly cause a ship to sink. If there was enough gas
released, a foam would be generated, and would be of such a
low density that the ship would not be able to displace
enough to float, and the methane released would effect
aircraft flying above. Evidence suggests that the
collapse and abrupt release of gas probably occurred at the
end of the last glacial episode about 15,000 years ago.
If the gas released so long ago, it is likely that it did
not have any effect on ships or airplanes of the recent
past.
Not only is there a lack of scientific evidence to support the Bermuda Triangle myth, but there is also a lack of political evidence. It has been found that governments have not noted any trends of more ships than normal sinking in the Bermuda Triangle region.
Therefore, it can be said that the Bermuda Triangle myth is just that, a myth. (USGS)