Editing Bermuda Triangle (section)

===Further responses===
When the British [[Channel 4]] television program ''The Bermuda Triangle'' (1992)<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/477884 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527110149/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/477884 |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 May 2009 |title=Equinox: The Bermuda Triangle |access-date=6 December 2012}}</ref> was being produced by John Simmons of Geofilms for the ''Equinox'' series, the marine insurance market [[Lloyd's of London]] was asked if an unusually large number of ships had sunk in the Bermuda Triangle area. Lloyd's determined that large numbers of ships had not sunk there.<ref name="WoodsHole Bermuda"/> Lloyd's does not charge higher rates for passing through this area. [[United States Coast Guard]] records confirm their conclusion. In fact, the number of supposed disappearances is relatively insignificant considering the number of ships and aircraft that pass through on a regular basis.<ref name="Kusche, 1975"/>

The Coast Guard is also officially skeptical of the Triangle, noting that they collect and publish, through their inquiries, much documentation contradicting many of the incidents written about by the Triangle authors. In one such incident involving the 1972 explosion and sinking of the tanker {{SS|V. A. Fogg||2}}, the Coast Guard photographed the wreck and recovered several bodies,<ref name="USCG Fogg">{{cite web |url=http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/boards/vafog.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030321022820/http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/moa/boards/vafog.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2003 |url-status=dead |title=Marine Casualty Report: SS V. A. Fogg: Sinking in the Gulf of Mexico on 1 February 1972 with Loss of Life |publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]] |access-date=13 January 2022}}</ref> in contrast with one Triangle author's claim that all the bodies had vanished, with the exception of the captain, who was found sitting in his cabin at his desk, clutching a coffee cup.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> In addition, ''V. A. Fogg'' sank off the coast of [[Texas]], nowhere near the commonly accepted boundaries of the Triangle.

''[[Nova (American TV program)|Nova]]''/''[[Horizon (British TV series)|Horizon]]'' aired the episode "The Case of the Bermuda Triangle" on 27 June 1976. The episode was highly critical, stating that "When we've gone back to the original sources or the people involved, the mystery evaporates. Science does not have to answer questions about the Triangle because those questions are not valid in the first place&nbsp;... Ships and planes behave in the Triangle the same way they behave everywhere else in the world."<ref name="NOVA,1976"/>

[[Scientific skepticism|Skeptical researchers]], such as Ernest Taves<ref name="Taves,1978">{{cite journal |last=Taves |first=Ernest H. |journal=[[The Skeptical Inquirer]] |year=1978 |volume=111 |issue=1 |pages=75–76}}</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=October 2024}}<!-- https://skepticalinquirer.org/s/?_sf_s=Taves --> and Barry Singer,<ref name="Singer,1979">{{cite journal |last=Singer |first=Barry |year=1979 |title= |journal=The Humanist |volume=XXXIX |issue=3 |pages=44–45}}</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=October 2024}} have noted how mysteries and the paranormal are very popular and profitable. This has led to the production of vast amounts of material on topics such as the Bermuda Triangle. They were able to show that some of the pro-paranormal material is often misleading or inaccurate, but its producers continue to market it. Accordingly, they have claimed that the market is biased in favor of books, TV specials, and other media that support the Triangle mystery, and against well-researched material if it espouses a skeptical viewpoint.

In a 2013 study, the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] identified the world's 10 most dangerous waters for shipping, but the Bermuda Triangle was not among them.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22806362 |title=Study finds shipwrecks threaten precious seas |date=7 June 2013|access-date = 7 June 2013 |publisher=BBC News/science}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0610/Bermuda-Triangle-doesn-t-make-the-cut-on-list-of-world-s-most-dangerous-oceans |title=Bermuda Triangle doesn't make the cut on list of world's most dangerous oceans |journal=The Christian Science Monitor | access-date=22 March 2016 |date=10 June 2013}}</ref>

[[Benjamin Radford]], an author and scientific paranormal investigator, noted in an interview on the Bermuda Triangle that it could be very difficult to locate an aircraft lost at sea due to the vast search area, and although the disappearance might be mysterious, that did not make it paranormal or unexplainable. Radford further noted the importance of double-checking information as the mystery surrounding the Bermuda Triangle had been created by people who had neglected to do so.<ref>{{cite web |last=Radford |first=Benjamin |author-link=Benjamin Radford |title=Lessons From A Middle School Bermuda Triangle Q&A |url=https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/lessons_from_a_middle_school_bermuda_triangle_qa/ |website=Center for Inquiry |date=22 February 2016 |access-date=21 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121050210/https://centerforinquiry.org/blog/lessons_from_a_middle_school_bermuda_triangle_qa/ |archive-date=21 November 2019}}</ref>

[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] attributes most Bermuda Triangle disappearances to environmental factors such as hurricanes, sudden weather shifts from the Gulf Stream, and hazardous shallow waters. The U.S. Navy dismisses supernatural claims, emphasizing natural causes and human error. Additionally, the [[United States Board on Geographic Names|U.S. Board on Geographic Names]] does not list the Bermuda Triangle as an official location, given the lack of evidence distinguishing it from other ocean regions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=What is the Bermuda Triangle? |url=https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=oceanservice.noaa.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>