Columbus' Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda's waters are full of magical and horrible natural scenes, which have always kept people's appetite. It is a topic that many people talk about after dinner, and some people write books to put a more mysterious veil on Bermuda. However, the author has researched a variety of materials and searched countless online articles. Most of the bizarre disappearance cases cited in Bermuda are the same. It is not difficult to see that people are all passed on by word of mouth, and there is not much credible first-hand information, let alone much personal experience. When I was sailing, I did pass through the Bermuda sea area described as the "Devil's Triangle" twice, but there were no accidents worth recording. As simple as the Saturday spent by the crew, the chef added a peanut and a bottle of beer.

Speaking of Bermuda's mystery, it has a nose and eyes, is well documented, has a factual basis, has no modification, and conforms to common sense of navigation. When Columbus sailed to Bermuda more than 500 years ago, it was more convincing.

The navigator Columbus (145 1-1506) was born in Genoa, Italy, and died in valladolid, Spain. He has been engaged in sailing all his life. He emigrated to Portugal and Spain. Columbus believed in the theory that the earth was spherical and insisted that sailing from Europe to the west could reach India in the east. With the support of the King of Spain, Columbus made four voyages to the Western Ocean, opening a transatlantic route to America. He arrived in the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Dominica, Trinidad and other islands, and landed on the American continent for the first time on the south bank of the Gulf of Paria. He inspected the coastline of Honduras in Central America, which was more than 2,000 kilometers long, and got to know the isthmus of Panama. He discovered and used the wind direction changes of the Atlantic Ocean blowing east wind at low latitudes and west wind at high latitudes, which proved the correctness of the earth sphere theory.

Columbus's fourth voyage began in May 1502, 1 1. He led four ships and 150 crew members from Cadiz port. The discovery of Columbus's third voyage shocked Portugal and Spain. Many people think that the place where he arrived is not Asia, but a "new world" that Europeans have never been to. So King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella ordered Columbus to sail again to find the waterway leading to the Pacific Ocean in the middle of the New World. After he arrived in Hispaniola, he crossed the sea between Cuba and Jamaica and sailed to the western Caribbean. Then he turned to the south and sailed about 1500 km along the coasts of Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, looking for a passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. He learned from the local Indians that he was driving along an isthmus that separated them. Because one ship was destroyed in the conflict with Indians, the other three ships were damaged one after another. Columbus abandoned the ship and landed in Jamaica on June 1503, and returned to Spain on October 7 1504+065438/kloc-0. That is, during this voyage, Columbus once encountered a magical and terrible natural scene in the Bermuda Triangle.

One day after dinner, the off-duty crew came out of the room and stood on the deck. Enjoy the beautiful sea view. At that time, Wan Li was clear and the sea was calm. The mirror-like sea reflects the dazzling sunshine, and the waves stirred by the bow are like piles of white pearls. The endless sea, air and water were connected that day, which made people feel relaxed and happy.

However, when sailing at sea, there were emergencies, not to mention that there were no advanced meteorological instruments and no weather forecast to copy at that time. Just as Columbus and his crew were immersed in the beautiful and charming sea scenery, the situation suddenly changed. The crew rolled around in fear and climbed back to their rooms, closing the doors and windows. The drivers and sailors on duty on the bridge clearly witnessed all this, that is, in an instant, and it was dark, the wind was blowing hard, and the mountain-like waves came at the fleet. I don't know what's wrong with the mirror-like sea water, but it rolled up waves tens of meters high and came towards the deck like a water plugging wall. The splashing waves hit the bridge and made a terrible noise. The ship tossed irregularly from side to side in the storm and the situation was very critical.

Columbus ran to the bridge and nervously commanded the crew to get as close as possible to the nearest Florida coast. Although all the people on board, Qi Xin, made concerted efforts to reverse the course, it was not easy to talk about the stormy sea. What's even more incredible is that all the navigation instruments on the ship failed in an instant, and there was no reference in front of them. Columbus suddenly felt dizzy. I don't know what to do because I can't tell the direction. With such relaxed kung fu, the ship is like a runaway wild horse. I no longer listen to the control of the crew and have to let it drift. The crew had to draw a cross on their chests and pray for God's blessing. I hope God will bless this ship out of danger. In times of crisis, Columbus gave full play to the talent and courage of the conductor. With his rich experience in navigation command, he commanded the fleet to fight against the wind and waves. The strong desire to survive made the crew calm down quickly. Under the command of Columbus, they adjusted the bow, resisted against the wind, and controlled the ship and the fleet not to be blown away. They struggled with the waves day and night. These days, the world is really ruled by the devil. They can't see the stars, and they can't tell the difference between east and west. Only the sea and the sky are the same color, and the sea and the sky are connected. The crew was seasick and vomited, so rice could not be imported. People's physical strength and spirit are almost on the verge of collapse.

In the end, they were lucky. At the most critical moment, the wind and waves suddenly calmed down. After several days and nights of hard work, they escaped from the storm. Everything returned to normal and the ship sailed smoothly again. The instruments on board somehow returned to normal, but strangely, the compass no longer pointed to the north, but deviated 6 to the northwest. Columbus recorded this thrilling encounter in detail in the log book: "At this moment, the ship is like sailing between canyons, with almost no sun in sight and violently bumping on the sea."

Later, in a letter to the King of Spain, Columbus described this encounter in the Bermuda Triangle: "... when the waves rolled, I couldn't see the sun and stars for eight or nine days in a row ... I have seen all kinds of storms in my life, but I have never encountered such a long and violent storm."

Columbus's description of his encounter in Bermuda is the earliest information about the strange events in the Bermuda Triangle. Columbus first discovered the phenomenon of magnetic difference from here. In addition, he also discovered the meteorological anomalies in this area for the first time, such as the rapid climate change, no warning in advance, no regularity to find, and the fierce tropical storms.

Columbus is one of the survivors of Bermuda. From his account, it is not difficult to find that the Bermuda shipwreck has only a few common characteristics: suddenness, randomness, instrument failure before the accident and magnetic anomaly. Columbus's summary of Bermuda's waters has not disappeared until now, and it often happens, but not every ship is in danger. For example, the author's visit to Bermuda was a near miss. What are the causes of these strange events? Although experts have been trying to solve it, the biggest unsolved mystery at sea so far has not been solved for hundreds of years. But Columbus's personal experience, whether in his nautical diary at that time or in his letter to the king of Spain, truly recorded the sudden change of sea conditions at that time. Whether those victims saw the secrets that humans have not discovered at the last moment of their lives is unknown to the living.