Answer · Bermuda Triangle

Methane eruptions from seabed sediments occasionally sink vessels by reducing buoyancy.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

Seabed gas release large enough to sink a ship is observed in the area.
Losses correlate with known gas hydrate fields.

What would rule it out

No seabed gas eruptions of the required size observed in the area.

Evidence 1 for · 1 against

Experiments and simulations show that a single large bubble can sink a floating body of comparable size.

Supported

FOR

NOAA calls methane eruption grounded in science but not in evidence.

Suggestive

AGAINST

The questions it answers

Which natural hazards account for losses without trace in this area?

Part of Do ships and aircraft vanish in the Bermuda Triangle more often than traffic and conditions would predict?

Most likelyStorms and sudden severe seas, from hurricanes and Gulf Stream weather, account for most losses without trace

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Methane eruptions from seabed sediments occasionally sink vessels by reducing buoyancy. [Answer ANS0D667AVA6581]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D667AVA6581

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