Exactly 135 years ago in a very ordinary day in December English barque "Di Grata stumbled in the Atlantic to the American brigantine" Mary Celeste " . The event included a history of the world, and eventually grew into a textbook, a really classic example of the whole incomprehensible, inexplicable devilry that occurs on, under and over the seas and oceans of our planet. Next to the work of "Marie Celeste" is always heard ominously disturbing "Bermuda Triangle", and the day on December 4 turned into a really unusual. On this day, followers of all beliefs "Bermudian cult" usually fall into a state of excitement and charged with faith in the paranormal for the whole year ..
Frankly, I personally do not consider myself a devout supporters of the most improbable hypotheses or theories about the Bermuda Triangle, but if I go somewhere called and asked directly: "Do you support our Bermuda Triangle?" - I just would have said: "I sympathize with him and with interest for his development! "I would not hesitate to agree that I was sent off should have shown this same triangle, because they see him oh as pulls. Yes, and read something new, too. As, however, and the vast majority of respondents, because any sane person tell me, will refuse rainy evening to read another scary story about how UFOs, sea monsters, aliens, or something altogether without a title absorb the entire ship or aircraft.
It is pleasant to remember that I myself had to somehow close encounter with the Bermuda Triangle on the way from Washington to Puerto Rico and in some way to test it inexplicable effect on people. In Miami, we did change to a small plane to San Jose and in anticipation of it, of course, whiling away time in the airport bar, where there were many older Americans are very fond spend cold winters in a warmer climate. A wonderful-looking old man, with whom we had a nice conversation at the counter, knowing that to him a Russian, as something strange and quickly walked away from me to my fellow traveler and loudly informed them (the Americans never really bother conventions of decency) that "We have exactly the Bermuda Triangle».
«Why do you think this is decided?" - asked one elderly lady.
«In addition, that here there sits a Russian shirt with the inscription "Virginia." (It was such a sin: bought on sale at an affordable price shirt. I lived just in Virginia.)
«So where do the Bermuda Triangle?
, "Given that this is very strange - Russian in Miami in a shirt with the words" Virginia ", flying to Puerto Rico».
«And he should be wearing a shirt with says "the Kremlin. Bomb America "? In general, where do the Bermuda Triangle? It lost ships and planes. All entertaining show us in "twilight zone" (was this an American show about the paranormal). You something that is not seen enough. What's in your glass? »
But the old man did not give up. "I did not say that it's interesting - he muttered. - I said it was strange. " He went with his glass to the other group, from there on I immediately began to glance back. Bermuda Triangle, it is clear already fully captured his imagination and got a new adherent.
The most striking thing is that the reports of the regular outbursts Bermuda Triangle and the fun was cut even quantitatively with the improvement of communication systems and the advent of GPS (ie, navigation by satellite), but not stopped appearing altogether. Not at all. This year, for the three months preceding the significant date on December 4, there were about 30. There were reports of completely missing the 200-ton cargo ship, which was released in Trinidad, but did not come to St. Vincent, "dissolving into the sea with the crew of the trawler krevetolovnogo, completely sginuvshih yachts and boats, about how for some strange reason tossed and trembled in the air airliners American company "Continental" on the way to Puerto Rico and others. Prose. Nothing interesting for the uninitiated, "nebermudovsky" look. Before the "Marie Celeste" to all of them oh how far.
Here, perhaps it is time to recall that all the same happened to the poor "Marie" and why she, as they say, such a glory. Cargo brigantine came from New York to Genoa, and Italian, as already mentioned, 4 December 1872 in the Atlantic Ocean saw it from the board, "Di Grata, they lowered the boat, climbed aboard and was surprised to not find a single crew member. Bilge hatches open. In the captain's cabin found a half-finished breakfast in the galley - ready, but not eaten breakfast for the crew and passengers. At the prow of the ship strange ragged indentations, as if it is with something that has faced (and later hot "Bermudian head" will treat them as a consequence from the attack of the giant squid or other marine muck). Compass and binnacle (compass box) were pokorezheny, personal belongings of the crew and all the values