Like the Bermuda Triangle, it has – allegedly – been the site of numerous disappearances, attributed by Sanderson to hot and cold currents. Also known as the Formosa or Dragon’s Triangle, the Devil’s Sea sits at the intersection of three ocean ridges. The next site to get Sanderson’s attention lies off the east coast of Japan. An even earlier incident in March 1918 saw the unexplained (to this day) disappearance of Navy collier USS Cyclops – the wreckage of which has never been found. A Martin PBM Mariner dispatched to find the missing aircraft also disappeared – according to Sanderson, within 15 minutes.Īlthough “debunked” by Larry Kusche, Flight 19 was almost two decades before the words “Bermuda Triangle” came into use. Allegedly, the pilots were able to maintain radio contact with each other for a time – and could be heard wondering where they were and why the ocean looked wrong. On December 5, 1945, five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers vanished without a trace shortly after taking off from Fort Lauderdale. In any case, Sanderson had just one incident in mind: Flight 19. It’s also the source of many hurricanes and, while much of it is shallow, parts around Puerto Rico are the deepest in the whole Atlantic. For example, true and magnetic north sometimes align in the region. Although the official line – which refuses to even acknowledge the Bermuda Triangle – says there are no more disappearances here than anywhere else, there are many strange things about it.
It’s the one that got Sanderson thinking. Known for its turbulent, unpredictable weather patterns and disappearing ships and aircraft, the Bermuda Triangle is the best studied site on this list. Agree with him or not, here’s a quick primer on his ten devil’s graveyards – listed in the order he found them. But as alternative science and history grow in popularity, you may hear a lot more about it. In turn, Sanderson’s theory inspired many others – like the three Soviet scientists who added 50 more sites to his list. These featured similar geometry to Sanderson’s, as well as a detailed survey of Antarctica not possible until 1958. In fact, it seems to have elaborated on copies of two “ancient” maps – the Piri Reis and Buache – found in 1929 but dated (allegedly as copies of earlier versions) to 15 respectively. It was actually part of a wider parallel “science”. While the theory seems kooky, it didn’t come from nowhere.
The only two that don’t are the North and South Poles, but Sanderson himself was dismissive of these. Numbering six in the northern hemisphere and six in the south, the vortices mostly lie in the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. According to Sanderson, hot and cold air and sea currents in this and other regions create electromagnetic anomalies that ultimately cause ships and planes to fail. The Bermuda Triangle was the first on his list. Sanderson described a new geography of the globe: an “energetic planetary grid” based on twelve ‘vile vortices’ or ‘devil’s graveyards’ where “funny things happen”.
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