Could this theory solve the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle?

THE mystery of the Bermuda Triangle has plagued people for years – but are scientists finally getting to the bottom of the problem?

MYSTERIOUS: Is the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle closer to being solved?

The triangle has allegedly swallowed up countless ships, boats and planes in the past, never to be seen again.

But scientists might be a bit closer to solving the mystery after discovering a series of craters.

The pits aren't actually anywhere near the triangle – they are just off the coast of Norway, but scientists think they might hold a clue to solving the mystery of the triangle.

The half-mile-wide 150ft-deep craters are believed to have been created by methane building up and popping under the seabed.

Scientists have a theory that a similar thing might be happening in the Bermuda Triangle, and are now looking at whether these massive gas bubbles exploding might be enough to sink ships.

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"Multiple giant craters exist on the sea floor in an area in the west-central Barents Sea... and are probably a cause of enormous blowouts of gas," researchers from the Arctic University of Norway told the Sunday Times.

"The crater area is likely to represent one of the largest hotspots for shallow marine methane release in the Arctic."

Previously, researchers and experts have speculated as to whether this might happen in the Bermuda Triangle.

The explosions could cause the craters to open up and pose a risk to ships and boats travelling over them.