January 27, 1981, exactly 37 years ago, KMP Tampomas 2 burned and drowned around the waters of the Masalembo archipelago. It was not the only event the ship was on fire and drowned there. In fact, on January 1, 2007, the Adam Air plane was also lost at the bottom of the water.
So, on the basis of resemblance to the Bermuda Triangle do not be surprised if the waters of Masalembo dubbed as the Bermuda Triangle of Indonesia.
However, what is the scientific explanation for these two mysteries?
Bermuda Triangle Mystery has been present since the era of Christopher Columbus. In 1492, he noted the strange anomaly of his compass as it passed through the area. Since the past also predicted there are already thousands of ships that sink in the waters of the Bermuda Triangle.
One of the most popular is the loss of five aircraft known as Flight 19 on December 5, 1945. Then, the plane that was sent to look for Flight 19 plane also crashed with 13 crew mysteriously.
Konpirasi and myth also burst. From arguments about aliens to about the kingdom of the devil. The name of the Bermuda Triangle itself first appeared in an article about the mysterious event in the waters in Argosy magazine in 1964 written by Vincent Gaddis.
There are several explanations that try to uncover this mystery.
1. Human error
One, the simplest explanation is the human error itself, not an anomaly.
The area is crowded and has been a busy intersection since the Europeans began to explore. The historian of the US Naval Historical Foundation, John Reilly
The same thing is expressed by an Australian scientist named Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. The number of missing aircraft in the Bermuda Triangle is equal to anywhere in the world on a percentage basis.
In fact, the explanation of the loss of Flight 19 was also simpler than expected. Flight 19 was lost due to navigation error so the plane ran out of fuel and eventually fell into the sea. While the PBM-Mariner plane in charge of finding Flight 19 is expected to explode in the air as a 'gas-carrying tank'.
2. Extreme Weather and 'Cloud Killers'
The appearance of 'killer clouds' over these waters in 2016 is also considered the culprit of the loss of many ships and planes there.
This 'killer cloud' phenomenon can be an airborne bomb because it carries a wind speed of 273.6 km / h. That speed is equivalent to hurricane Katrina. These hexagonal clouds can be gathered and stretched for 32 to 89 km.
Not to mention, extreme weather that may occur in the oceans can appear suddenly without warning. Although, the plane today is often assisted with accurate weather predictions, but the storms and big and sudden thunderstorms could have created an accident.
The sea has always been a mysterious place for humans. If weather and navigation do not support it will be the most dangerous place.
3. Methane Gas in the Seabed
The discovery of a crater off the coast of Norway with a width of 0.8km and in 45m by researchers from Arctic University of Norway became the main basis. This crater is thought to have arisen because of the explosion of methane gas that bursts to the surface with great.
This gas is also believed to create a 'burps of death' or a burp of death that causes sea water to turn into foam and pull the ship to the seabed. Methane is released into space is also able to create air turbelensi on the plane.
Even so, geophysicists from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Carolyn Ruppel, says that it is impossible. Most of the methane present in the ocean is now being processed by microbes to carbon dioxide. It is impossible for the methane gas to come out intact to the surface of the sea because it has already been transformed into carbon dioxide.
Back to Masalembo. The theory of methane gas or 'killer clouds' that may occur in the Bermuda Triangle is unlikely to occur in Masalembo waters that do not have a methane crater. Bad weather may happen, but not as extreme as the Bermuda Triangle.
Although some experts say that Masalembo may have a point of airbag or 'air pocket', but it is almost impossible to cause the accidents that occurred in the waters of Masalembo.
The most logical and simple answer of all is bad weather, technical problems on ships or planes, and / or human error alias human error itself. There is no mystical thing, as people have always believed.
And in the end, there is no definitive answer to the science of the Masalembo and the Bermuda Triangle, as well as only possible possibilities. Or at least, close to the truth.
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