India, May 31 -- The Bermuda Triangle has long been associated with tales of missing ships, vanished aircraft and unexplained navigational anomalies. Over the years, theories ranging from alien activity to giant underwater whirlpools have attempted to explain the mystery surrounding the infamous stretch of ocean.

Now, a scientist featured in a recent documentary believes the answer may lie beneath the sea floor itself.

Speaking in the Channel 5 documentary Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle, mineral prospector Nick Hutchings suggested that the region's volcanic past and magnetic rock formations could help explain some of the strange incidents reported there.

According to Hutchings, Bermuda is the remnant of an ancient underwater volcano t...