Where Did All the Ships Go?
The Bermuda Triangle is one__1__the greatest mysteries of the sea．In this triangular area between Florida，Puerto Rico and Bermuda in Atlantic，ships and airplanes __2__to disappear more often than in__3__parts of the ocean。And they do so__4__ leaving any sign of all accident or any dead bodies．
It is__5__that Christopher Columbus was the first person to record strange
happenings in the area．His compass stopped working，a flame came down from the sky，and a wave 1 00 to 200．feet．high carried his ship about a mile away．
The most famous disappearance in the Bermuda Triangle was the US Naval Air Flight 19．__6__December 5，1945，five bomber planes carrying 14 men．__7__ on a training missionfrom the Florida coast．Later that day, all communications with Flight 1 9 were lost．They just disappeared without a trace．
The next morning，242 planes and 19 ships took part in the largest air-sea search in history． But they found nothing.
Some people blame the disappearances__8__supernatural forces．It is suggested the__9__ships and planes were either transported to other times and places，kidnapped by aliens__10__ attacked by sea creatures．
There are__11__natural explanations，though．The US Navy says that the Bermuda triangle is one of two places on earth __12__a magnetic compass points towards true north__13__magnetic north．__14__planes and ships can lose their way if they dont make adjustments．