Wonke umuntu uyazi ngeBermuda Triangle, uma kungenjalo imininingwane, okungenani umbono ojwayelekile. Unxantathu ongajwayelekile phakathi nolwandle lapho kwenzeka khona i-shit engachazeki. Kepha bambalwa abantu abezwile ngokufanayo, yize kungabizi kangako ngegama, onxantathu beshwa kwezinye izindawo.

Njengoba ngihlale eMichigan impilo yami yonke, ngijwayelene kakhulu nezindawo eziningi zombuso. Thembeka kuNkulunkulu, awazi ukwesaba kuze kube yilapho uhleli eduze komlilo uxoxa Indoda Yezinja nokwazi ngemuva kwengqondo yakho ukuthi kukhona eside hamba ehlathini ubuyele emotweni yakho. Futhi, njengabakwaMichiganders abaningi, ngingumlandeli omkhulu wezimbongolo wokuba semanzini. Ngakhulela edolobheni ngqo eLake Huron, manje ngihlala emadolobheni ambalwa ngaphesheya kweLake Michigan, kepha angikaze ngizwe ngeLake Michigan Triangle, kuze kube muva nje.

ILake Michigan yiyona ebulalayo Amachibi Amakhulu amahlanu, ngenxa yengxenye yolwandle olude olungamamayela angama-300 + okubangela izinhlobo ezimbili eziyingozi zemisinga (rip and longshore). Ngemuva kokuhlala lapha isikhathi esingaphansi kweminyaka eyishumi, ngizwile ngezingozi eziningi ezenzeka emanzini, futhi ngemuva kokuthatha umzuzu ngicabanga ngazo, ngiyamangala ngesibalo sabantu ngisho nesidlamlilo njengami esaziyo ukuthi ngubani ulahlekelwe othile echibini. Noma kunjalo, akukho kulokhu kufa obekuyinto exaka ngokwanele ukusho noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesimo semvelo… kodwa-ke futhi, bebengekho kude ngokwanele ukuthi kwenzeke enxantathu.

Unxantathu weLake Michigan usuka eLudington, eMichigan ngaseningizimu uye eBenton Harbour, futhi udlulele eManitowoc, eWisconsin. Ngawo wonke ama-akhawunti, umbiko wokuqala ongaziwa ngaphakathi kukanxantathu kwaba ukunyamalala kwesikebhe UThomas Hume ngo-1891. Umkhumbi washiya itheku eChicago waya ohambweni olubuyela eMuskegon, eMichigan. Endleleni, iqembu labayisikhombisa lahlangabezana nesiphepho, futhi amatilosi noma umkhumbi awuzange uphinde ubonwe. Abanikazi bomkhumbi, abaphathi bamapulangwe uCharles Hackley noThomas Hume, banikeze umklomelo wama- $ 300 nganoma yiluphi ulwazi ngomkhumbi olahlekile, bekholelwa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi iqembu elincane lantshontsha, lapenda kabusha futhi laliqamba kabusha. Umvuzo awukaze ufunwe, futhi akukho nsalela eyayike yagezwa ogwini njengoba kwakungalindeleka ukuba umkhumbi ucwile esivunguvungwini. Yize kwaphazamiseka ukuphahlazeka komkhumbi okwatholakala ngo-2006 futhi kukholakala ukuthi yiwona UThomas Hume ngenxa yobukhulu obufanayo nomlando wokusebenza ofanayo osuselwe kubuciko obutholakele, ayikho inombolo yokubhalisa eyake yatholwa futhi akunakushiwo ngokuqiniseka okuphelele ukuthi ukuphahlazeka okwalabo abagulayo UThomas Hume.

Elinye lamacala adume kakhulu avela kuThe Triangle ukunyamalala kukaCaptain George Donner. Ngemuva kokuthatha umthwalo wamalahle e-Erie, ePennsylvania, ohambisa impahla kaDonner, MacFarland, wayehamba emachibini ayingozi agcwele iqhwa lapho uKaputeni Donner eduka. Ukaputeni ubekade ephumule egumbini lakhe ngemuva kokuqondisa umkhumbi wakhe enkambweni ekhohlisayo, futhi washiya iziyalezo zokumvusa lapho umkhumbi ususondela lapho uya khona. Kodwa-ke, lapho umlingani wesibili eyokuvusa ukaputeni, kwakungekho mkhondo egumbini lakhe noma kwenye indawo emkhunjini. Kubikwa ukuthi, MacFarland yayiseTriangle ngesikhathi kuthiwa ukaputeni wanyamalala. Kuze kube namuhla, akekho owaziyo ukuthi kwenzekani kuCaptain Donner.

Futhi izimfihlakalo azigcini kuphela ezindizeni zamanzi. Ngawo-1950, indiza eyayivela eNew York eyayithwele abagibeli abangama-55 namalungu amathathu abasebenzi yanyamalala eLake Michigan ilibangise eSeattle. Ezinye izinsalela zabantu nemfucumfucu zitholakale zigeziwe osebeni, kepha indiza uqobo lwayo ayikaze itholakale, yize bekukhona ukusesha okubanzi futhi kunosesho lwaminyaka yonke olwenziwa yiMichigan Shipwreck Research Associates.

Ngaphandle kokunyamalala kwemikhumbi, izindiza nabantu, kunesinye isici esingaqondakali seThe Lake Michigan Triangle. Ngo-2007, uprofesa waseNorthwestern Michigan College uMark Holley wathola iNyakatho Melika yaseStonehenge.

Ngenkathi udilika emanzini.

ELake Michigan.

Ngazi kahle?

Amatshe atholakala ngamamitha angu-40 ngaphansi kwechibi. Ezinye zihlelwe zaba yindilinga, kanti eyodwa ibonakala, ngokusho kukaHolley, ukuthi kuzoqoshwa imastadon – isilwane esanyamalala cishe eminyakeni eyi-10,000 XNUMX eyedlule. Uthini lokho, uthi? Awuzwanga ngalokhu kuze kube manje? Yebo, kungenxa yokuthi Ochwepheshe abakwazi ukuqinisekisa ubuqiniso bokutholakele kuze kube yilapho bezibonela ngokwabo, futhi ngokusobala akubona ochwepheshe abaningi abafanelekayo abatshuza. Isihawu, huh?

Ezinye izindaba ezivela kuThe Triangle zifaka izingcezu zeqhwa ezingamakhilogremu amabili eziwela esikebheni sokudonswa kulokho amalungu eqembu akuchaze njenge- “isibhakabhaka esingenamafu”Ngo-1883. Ngo-1921, ukucekelwa phansi kwesikebhe URosa Belle itholwe ngezicucu, okuholele ekutheni abatholayo bakholelwe ukuthi ibishayisene nomunye umkhumbi. Ngokumangazayo, asikho esinye isikebhe esabika umonakalo noma kuphi eduze kakhulu njengoba kwakungalindeleka ezingeni lembubhiso elenzelwe i- URosa Belle. Yonke imiphefumulo engu-11 egibele, abasebenzi kanye nabagibeli, ibingamalungu ehlelo elaziwa ngokuthi yi- Indlu KaDavida, okwenza kube buhlungu kancane noma kancane, kuya ngokuthi uyibuka kanjani.

Ngokusobala inani elikhulu lemikhumbi nezindiza zidlule oLwandle iMichigan Triangle ngaphandle kokuklwebheka, futhi abakhohlisayo bahlekisa ngomqondo nje wonxantathu odabukisayo, iBermuda noma okunye. Noma kunjalo, kumnandi ukukhuluma ngakho, akunjalo? Futhi yonke imibhikisho enengqondo nokunye okunjalo ayiduduzi neze emndenini wakwaHokansan, owawusendizeni iFlight 2501. Noma abasebenzi be URosa Belle. Noma uCaptain Donner. Futhi ngubani owaziyo ukuthi okungajwayelekile okulandelayo okubhekiswe kuLake Michigan Triangle kungaba yini, noma kungenzeka nini?