The Bermuda Triangle’s Deadly Reputation Finally Gets a Scientific Explanation

The first recorded disappearance

But the first recorded disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the USS Pickering, a topsail schooner. The disappearance happened in 1800. The USS Pickering sailed from New Castle, Delaware, and was never heard of again.

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The ship, along with the soldiers aboard it vanished without a trace. People have theorized that the ship sank because of a strong gale that occurred that year but there is no solid proof of it. The exact cause still remains a mystery.