In 1991, the pilot of a Grumman Cougar jet made a radio request to increase altitude. As the aircraft flew higher, it gradually faded from radar and then vanished altogether.
In 1995, Cary Gordon Trantham was flying her Piper warrior home after a visit with her daughter. While flying over open water, she felt as if a dark blanket of fog had been thrown over her plane. The horizon disappeared and she couldn't see lights of any kind. Her compass went erratic and the panel lights were fluctuating from dim to bright. The altitude indicator began to roll and there was a buzzing in her headset. Unlike many of the Triangle stories, Ms. Trantham was able to land safely. You can read more about her story on her site Bermuda Triangle Survivor.
Eight years later in 1999, a distress call was received by a vessel sailing near a freighter called the Genesis reported the ship was having issues with their bilge pump. After this call, the crew and ship were never seen or heard from again despite intensive searches.
There have also been a few disappearances in this century. In June of 2005, a Piper plane disappeared between the Bahamas and Florida with 3 people on board. In 2007 a plane and its pilot disappeared near the Berry Islands and in 2008 a Britten Norman Islander vanished with 11 people on board near the Windward Islands.
So why the lull in strange disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle? One thought is that the advancement of navigational technology (like GPS) is responsible for the lack of Triangle mysteries. It's also possible that the anomalous area has moved. The Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field, and this magnetic field changes location over time. In fact, there is an area off the coast of Venezuela that is being called the new Bermuda Triangle. In any case, I'll be packing a compass or two and my trusty digital recorder for my cruise through the Bermuda Triangle to see if anything happens.
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