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There is a section of the Atlantic ocean, in mid-latitude off the
east coast of the state of Florida (USA), in the vicinity of 24N
and 78W degrees. It's called the "Bermuda Triangle" and many ships
and aircraft have mysteriously disappeared in the region. A lot of
ships and smaller boats have been found on the bottom of the ocean
recently, apparently sunk without warning. There are a lot of
wacky, non-scientific theories about the disappearances, from UFO's
to a remnant of the old Atlantis civilization sinking.
I was thinking, after reading the posts about Rossby waves, that if
a wave with sufficiently lowered water density passed underneath a
vessel, its buoyancy would be suddenly reduced, perhaps causing it
to sink suddenly and "without cause". A wave with lowered density
would also probably attract nearby higher-density water to attempt
to equalize the density, and the inflowing water motion would
hasten the sinking.