QuickCheck: Are more ships lost in the Bermuda Triangle than anywhere else on the planet?

THE Bermuda Triangle is a dangerous place for seagoing vessels and aircraft as more are lost there than anywhere else on Earth.

Is this true?

Verdict:

FALSE

The Bermuda Triangle is a section of the North Atlantic coast that stretches from Bermuda to Florida and Puerto Rico.

The area encompasses between 1.3 million to 3.9 million square kilometres as proponents still argue over how big the triangle is.

The area is a high-traffic seaway as ships from Europe and the Mediterranean have to go through it to reach the US.

While it is claimed that over 50 ships and 20 aircraft have gone missing in the Triangle, it is statistically one of the safest shipping and air routes on the planet - so much so that insurers do not add any additional premiums to shippers who ply the route.

According to insurance company Allianz, between 2007 and 2016, the majority of shipwrecks occurred in the Western Pacific and the South China Sea.

References:

1. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html

2. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/the-bermuda-triangle-what-science-can-tell-us-about-the-mysterious-ocean

3. https://www.allianz.com/de/presse/news/studien/170613-agcs-safety-und-shipping-review-2017.html