# Which natural hazards account for losses without trace in this area? · Bermuda Triangle > Four answers have been proposed. Navigation errors, including misreading compass variation where magnetic and true north align, cause… leads, with… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/questions/QST0D66729W1W9T/which-natural-hazards-account-for-losses-without-trace-in Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:56:56+00:00 --- **0** # Which natural hazards account for losses without trace in this area? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [Do ships and aircraft vanish in the Bermuda Triangle more often than traffic and conditions would predict?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/questions/QST0D6671JE0Y7K/do-ships-and-aircraft-vanish-in-the-bermuda-triangle-more)·4 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: storms and sudden severe seas, from hurricanes and Gulf Stream weather, account for most losses without trace** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. Navigation errors, including misreading compass variation where magnetic and true north align, cause… leads, with evidence 2 for: partly supported by its tests. Three are still possible. ## Why it matters Losses without wreckage or distress calls are the core of the legend. NOAA lists the natural candidates⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666QAA5X0S/what-is-the-bermuda-triangle); one, methane eruption, has a peer-reviewed mechanism but no measured frequency⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666S8T2ZN3/can-a-single-bubble-sink-a-ship). ## Answers 4 [**Navigation errors, including misreading compass variation where magnetic and true north align, cause…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/answers/ANS0D667BJR3Z3P/navigation-errors-including-misreading-compass-variation) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for Most likely [**Storms and sudden severe seas, from hurricanes and Gulf Stream weather, account for most losses without trace.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/answers/ANS0D667ABP02ZE/storms-and-sudden-severe-seas-from-hurricanes-and-gulf) Supported by its tests Evidence: 1 for Most likely [**Methane eruptions from seabed sediments occasionally sink vessels by reducing buoyancy.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/answers/ANS0D667AVA6581/methane-eruptions-from-seabed-sediments-occasionally-sink) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for, 1 against Still possible [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/bermuda-triangle/answers/ANS0D667CA653RE/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible ## History 1. 2003[May & Monaghan puts forward: methane eruptions from seabed sediments occasionally sink vessels by reducing buoyancy.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666S8T2ZN3/can-a-single-bubble-sink-a-ship) 1. 2003[May & Monaghan: experiments and simulations show that a single large bubble can sink a floating body of comparable size.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666S8T2ZN3/can-a-single-bubble-sink-a-ship)For: Methane eruptions from seabed sediments occasionally sink vessels by reducing buoyancy. 1. 2010[NOAA National Ocean Service puts forward: storms and sudden severe seas, from hurricanes and Gulf Stream weather, account for most losses without trace.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666QAA5X0S/what-is-the-bermuda-triangle) 1. 2010[NOAA National Ocean Service puts forward: navigation errors, including misreading compass variation where magnetic and true north align, cause…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666QAA5X0S/what-is-the-bermuda-triangle) 1. 2010[NOAA National Ocean Service: most Atlantic hurricanes pass through the area and the Gulf Stream can produce sudden violent weather.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666QAA5X0S/what-is-the-bermuda-triangle)For: Storms and sudden severe seas, from hurricanes and Gulf Stream weather, account for most losses without trace. 1. 2010[NOAA National Ocean Service: nOAA calls methane eruption grounded in science but not in evidence.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666QAA5X0S/what-is-the-bermuda-triangle)Against: Methane eruptions from seabed sediments occasionally sink vessels by reducing buoyancy. 1. 2010[NOAA National Ocean Service: nOAA notes evidence that a compass may point to true rather than magnetic north in parts of the area.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666QAA5X0S/what-is-the-bermuda-triangle)For: Navigation errors, including misreading compass variation where magnetic and true north align, cause… 1. 2017[Wright & Ryan: flight 19 was lost after its leader misjudged its position.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D666RS65P8P/uncertain-as-to-in-what-position-lay-the-peninsula-of)For: Navigation errors, including misreading compass variation where magnetic and true north align, cause… 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## 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