The Dragon’s Triangle, like the Bermuda Triangle, has magnetic anomalies and has been associated with the disappearance of seagoing vessels, aircraft, and ghost ships. It is located in the Pacific Ocean and has deep trenches, volcanic areas, and ever-changing landmasses. Theories range from natural environmental changes to supernatural explanations, but the mystery remains unsolved.
The name “Dragon’s Triangle” comes from a centuries-old Chinese legend about dragons living in palaces under the sea. The current area includes a triangular line from western Japan to north of Tokyo, from Guam to Taiwan. Like the Bermuda Triangle, it has some magnetic anomalies, and vessels passing through it have reported navigation and communication malfunctions. Reports of bright lights, unstable and sudden weather changes, unexplained sudden ocean swells, eddies, thick fogs and storms coincide with the disappearance of seagoing vessels, aircraft and tales of drifting and unmanned ghost ships.
The Dragon and Bermuda Triangles line up point to point across the center of the Earth, with the same latitude and longitude. Both are found at the eastern edges of large landmasses, where sea currents collide with warm and cold water, over volcanic areas. Deep trenches are another commonality, with the triangle in the Pacific Ocean with the Mariana Trench being the deepest known point in all seas. The Dragon Triangle, in particular, brings back an ever-changing seascape with landmasses and islands that literally form and disappear overnight.
Kublai Khan made two unsuccessful attempts to conquer Japan in the 13th century, but both attempts failed while traveling through these waters and over 13 of his crew were lost on the first attempt alone. The Japanese believed that Nature intervened to protect them and attributed the victories to the “Divine Wind”.
The famous Japanese legend Utsuro bune from 1803 describes a box-shaped hollow boat, similar to a kou-hako (incense burner). Inside was a “foreign” woman described as having unique physical characteristics. There are many stories collected and books written describing this incident. The credibility of these books has been questioned, but it has been verified that these books were written before 1844, long before the modern era of UFOs.
Modern linguist and writer Charles Berlitz made his mark on the subject in his 1989 book, The Dragon’s Triangle. Of the many missing vessels recorded – ranging from small fishing boats, large 200,000-ton (181,439-ton) tankers, American and Japanese warships and airplanes, and Soviet nuclear missile submarines – few have revealed signs of wreckage, oil slicks or wrecks. . Berlitz dates UFO and USO (unidentified sunken object) activity in this area as far back as the 12th century.
Anomalies throughout history have inspired fascinating theories and lines of research. In 1950, Japanese authorities declared the area a “shipping danger zone.” In 1952, the government launched a research project to discover the true source of the mysteries, but the research vessel for this project, the Kaio Maru No. 5, disappeared by the same inexplicable fate. The vessel contained 22 crew members and nine scientists.
Many consider natural environmental changes to be the cause of the controversial anomalies. One such explanation is the large field of methane hydrates present on the ocean floor in this area. Methane clathrates (methane hydrate ice) “flashes” into a gas when it exceeds 18°F by 64.4°C. Gas eruptions can disrupt buoyancy and can easily sink a ship, leaving no debris behind. The gas also explodes if it comes into contact with an open flame. Other natural explanations involve agonic lines, volcanic activity, and the movement of tectonic plates.
There has been much speculation about supernatural theories explaining events in this region. Some have considered the region a gateway to another dimension, a parallel universe, or a black hole. Atlantean technology has been suggested, and of course no speculation would be complete without the possibility of alien involvement. Many argue that the positions of the triangles cannot be random, proposing that these areas were once opposites.
Whether a person’s preference is in scientific explanations of natural occurrences or supernatural theories, the dragon triangle is one of the world’s most intriguing mysteries. Perhaps, as science advances and the supernatural is understood more clearly, the day will come when the answers will unfold in the form of a combined explanation.
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