15 Strangest Things Found By Deep Sea Divers

more than 80 percent of our oceans are completely unmapped and unexplored and for some the mystery of what lies beneath it is just too much to resist deep sea divers have been venturing underwater for hundreds of years hoping to discover new and untold treasures and the things that they find can range from the extremely valuable to the downright bizarre from a long-lost treasure chest worth a whopping 7 billion dollars to a frightening 400 year old shark these are the 15 strangest things found by deep sea divers pure block of silver recovered from the shipwreck of the ss garissopa of world war ii [Music] sunken alien imagine coming across this scary wreckage while on a diving expedition that's exactly what happened to these curious scuba divers when they discovered a very peculiar alien statue lying on the seabed where did it come from and how did it get there these are the questions that to this day have never been answered the enormous intricate sculpture that seems to resemble a deep-sea alien was found on the ocean bed of the black sea just off the coast of anapa in russia so could it be a relic of an ancient civilization perhaps but then again maybe it's just the creation of a super talented underwater sculptor british artist jason decares taylor is well known for his incredible submerged sculptures and he's even the brains behind europe's first ever underwater museum the museum atlantico he's responsible for the world's largest underwater sculpture which rests in the bahamas the magnificent ocean atlas weighs 40 tons and stands 14 feet tall he's also the genius behind the sculpture of several school children on the edge of the ocean shelf in molinei bay and granada this remarkable work of art is now one of national geographic's 25 wonders of the world so what'd you guys think could the talented taylor be the mysterious creator of the deep sea alien just call them the underwater banksy let us know what you think in the comments below before we move on smash that like button subscribe and click the notification bell right now if you don't a venomous viper will appear in your bed tonight so do what's best for you super giant cockroaches this bizarre bottom dwelling crustacean lives in the pacific ocean and can survive anywhere between 550-7000 feet under the sea yep the creepy giant isopod looks just like a gigantic cockroach the one place we thought that we were safe from these gross pests the prehistoric isopod can grow between 7.5 and 14.2 inches but they've been spotted measured up to two and a half feet long no thank you just like real cockroaches the isopod is a bit of a foodie these living fossils are capable of eating a lot in one go however it doesn't need to eat very often living deep under the sea the giant isopod has evolved a super slow metabolism and they can actually skip meals for a whopping five years deep sea divers beware because these disgusting sea cockroaches are starving they even have a whopping four sets of jaws to tear apart their prey we don't know about you but we definitely will be having nightmares about these creepy crustaceans the ancient coelacanth scientists thought that this creepy beast had gone extinct along with the dinosaurs over 65 million years ago but they couldn't have been more wrong this extraordinary living fossa was discovered by a south african museum curator back in 1938 relatives of the fish that scientists consider was the ancestors of all land animals and experts have been both intrigued and baffled by the ancient creature ever since the coelacanth is both mysterious and elusive hiding in dark ocean waters over 2 300 feet deep covered in thick scales only ever found on extinct creatures this frightening fish can reach lengths of up to six and a half feet and weigh over 190 pounds they can even live to be 60 years old there are currently two known species of the strange coelacanth one off the coast of eastern africa and the other in the warm waters of sulawesi in indonesia but what makes this rare fish even more fascinating is its paired fins that trail away from its torso like legs they even move in an alternating pattern just like it's walking this is why experts believe that the unusual coelacanth could be the missing link between sea creatures and land mammals how crazy is that not only that but this critter has also set a few records in its long life it's the only living animal that has an intracranial joint which means it can open its mouth freakishly wide unhinging its jaw to eat large prey it also has an insanely long gestational period and carries its young for up to three years before giving birth to live offspring yeah there's certainly nothing normal about this prehistoric creature jesus statue it's probably the last place you'd ever expect to see a statue of jesus christ but just off the coast of san franciso in italy there's a bronze figure of the man himself 56 feet underneath the ocean it was first laid upon the mediterranean seabed back in 1954 as a way to pay tribute to the first ever italian man to use scuba diving gear the site by that name they just simply call it the statue because it's the location of the statue of christ what in honor daario ganzi was an italian hero and the christ of the abyss statue seemed to be the perfect way to memorialize him forever this religious structure stands eight feet tall and his hands stretch out towards the surface praising the fish and boats that swim above as you can imagine there has been quite a lot of wear and tear to this meaningful statue and one of the hands seemed to have been amputated in an incident with a huge anchor it was pulled out of the ocean and restored in 2003 and went back into the water as good as new the christ of the abyss is so beloved that multiple copies have been erected across the globe there is an exact replica of the coast of saint george's in grenada and there's even one in the waters of key largo florida and the united states this iconic statue even featured in an episode of the hit netflix show bloodline when the lead character enjoys a snorkeling trip to the christ of the abyss in florida greenland shark let's face it the last thing a deep-sea diver wants to find is an enormous ancient shark explorers in the freezing arctic waters might run into one of the most fearsome beasts in the world the mysterious and sinister greenland shark this slow-moving shark swims at a glacial pace of just one kilometer per hour and lingers in the chilly dark waters of the north atlantic before edging towards greenland and northern canada in the winter they can be found as deep as 7 200 feet but will sometimes pop up to the surface to feast this petrifying arctic monster has been seen eating seals polar bears reindeers and even moose however sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted there is a local delicacy in iceland called hakaro which is made from the fermented and dried flesh of the greenland shark if you think that sounds gross well it kinda is this stinky dish has to be fermented for so long to break down the toxic chemicals in the shark meat plus if that wasn't enough the shark may have also been way past its prime yeah this extraordinary shark reaches maturity at 150 years old and can live for over 400 years wow no wonder these sharks are so slow [Music] the original caesar's palace the legendary roman city of bahia was the las vegas of its time with the rich and powerful flocking to the famous luxury resort to let off some serious steam and speaking of steam bahia was probably most well known for its many natural volcanic vents and healing hot springs iconic figures such as nero and caesar even hung out in bahia speak taking full advantage of the many pools baths and other earthly pleasures that this italian metropolis had to offer however it was the volcanic spas that would ultimately be the awesome city's downfall nowadays it's more of a mythical atlantis than a vacation destination water levels in bahia began to creep higher and higher before the roman columns and glamorous plazas finally sunk beneath the sea submerging the memories of this ancient party destination forever what happened in baja really did stay in baya today you can take a glass bottom boat tour of the awesome underwater city and even scuba dive among the ruins how cool is that sunken soviet sub this astonishing discovery was made by the swedish diving group ocean x who had previously located a boeing b-17 plane as well as thousands of bottles of vintage champagne at the bottom of the ocean these deep-sea explorers were on a mission to find a sunken submarine back in 2015 when they stumbled across a vessel even more shocking that they could ever have mentioned the swedish search party uncovered a lost russian some class submarine that had actually sunk way back in 1916. experts suspected that the 66 foot long vessel was in fact the missing catfish which was one of seven of its kind specially made for the russian navy tragically all seven were lost at sea so this discovery was a huge deal however recovering the sub could be trickier than they first thought reportedly there may be explosives on board and shifting the sub may cause a deadly detonation maybe some mysteries are best left unsolved sarcastic fish okay we know what this sounds like but believe it or not the neoclinus blancardi also known as the sarcastic french head isn't cracking witty jokes with deep sea divers the fish didn't get its peculiar name from its sarcastic sense of humor in fact the real reason is a lot more frightening the word sarcastic means to tear apart which is exactly what this territorial fish is best known for the french head possesses a severe set of razor-sharp teeth nestled firmly inside their gigantic mouths and when threatened they will not hesitate to show them off you wouldn't want to get in the way of one of these hyper-aggressive fish while they don't pose much of a threat to human divers the sarcastic french head has been known to fight to the death with other fish and even each other yeah this scary sea creature has been spotted engaging in bizarre mouth-to-mouth wrestling matches tearing chunks out of each other to determine who's the real boss it's not the sharks you have to watch out for when you're deep sea diving it's the sarcastic guys [Music] shipwreck with possibility of treasure luxury liner rms republic sank off the coast of nantucket united states back in 1909. this huge ship like the titanic was believed to be unsinkable and at 570 feet long and 16 000 tons it was one of the largest boats in the world at the time and it seems like it was carrying one of the largest fortunes in the world too as it hit another ship it dragged down a hidden fortune of what's believed to be as much as seven billion dollars yeah there really is sunken treasure lying at the bottom of the ocean and the incredibly valuable horde is shrouded in mystery it's believed that the rms republic which was nicknamed the millionaire's ship thanks to its reputation for ferrying the mega wealthy between new york and europe was carrying an unbelievable amount of cash on that fateful day a cachet of mint conditioned american eagle gold coins worth around 25 million dollars back in 1909 is rumored to be hidden somewhere off the coast of the united states not to mention the personal belongings of the many millionaires who were aboard the ship at the time martin bayerle a scuba dive shop owner from martha's vineyard launched a search party to find the shipwrecks of the republic and hopefully track down the long-lost treasure he even managed to raise two and a half million dollars from investors who wanted a piece of the action however a 74-day search operation left them empty-handed and all they managed to recover was some dusty old bottles of champagne and china plates he believes that the stash of gold coins was a mysterious international loan to pay off a russian zar and he hasn't given up on the treasure hunt just yet so what do you guys think do you think that he'll ever find this buried treasure let us know in the comments below the antikythera this mystical machine was found in a shipwreck deep below the agnc back in 1900 however it continued to baffle experts up until around 1975 when researchers started to connect the dots on this puzzling ancient device it's widely accepted that the astonishing anti-kythera artifact is actually the world's first ever computer however the mystery remains as to who it belonged to and what it was doing at the bottom of the ocean yeah this remarkable machine was built to predict astrological events using a series of dials and gears and strangely enough it was even inscribed with zodiac symbols and ancient egyptian calendar dates it even marked the lunar and solar eclipses as well as the olympics the amazing antikythera was accurate within one degree of planetary movements and was at least 1500 years ahead of its time in terms of technology when it comes to deep sea discoveries it doesn't get much stranger than ancient computers etched with undecipherable symbols this artifact is simply mind blowing emerald treasure hoax this ambitious hoax will go down as one of the most unbelievable heists of all time when american diver jay miskovic claimed that he had bought a mysterious treasure map from a stranger in a bar in key west florida he started a gold rush that turned out to be nothing more than some kind of strange scam yep many investors in the marine salvage industry were laid astray when miskovic appeared to discover a horde of emeralds scattered in a wreck of the atocha we brought up over 80 pounds so far you're seeing probably 30 pounds of it here a 16th century spanish galleon that had sunk off the gulf of mexico however things weren't exactly as they seemed and people began to suspect that the precious gems had been planted there in a bizarre bid to drum up some kind of cash for excited investors so what really happened with this elaborate jewel hall well it seems like the case is still being dragged through the courts and after the tragic death of miskovic legal experts still can't seem to reach a resolution alien squid have you ever seen a stranger creature than this an underwater camera on an oil drilling rig managed to record footage of an epic 26 foot long magna pina squid in the gulf of mexico consider us officially terrified these creepy alien squids also known as big fin squids drift a whopping 7 800 feet below the ocean presumably scaring the life out of anything that has the misfortune of passing it by its huge fins take up 90 percent of its body and its eerily thin tentacles can reach 30 feet in length these creepy tentacles are positioned at a right angle to the rest of the magnupina's body giving them the appearance of bony elbows this spooky sea creature is giving a serious slender man vibes we definitely wouldn't want to come across this sinister squid while deep sea diving anipneus this strange sea cucumber is found deep beneath the waves feeding mostly on sediment on the ocean floor however this isn't your ordinary sea cucumber nope its frankly bizarre appearance has left experts speechless it's even been nicknamed the headless chicken fish we can see the resemblance anitas float at a depth of around 9 800 feet and their odd bodies really do look just like the necklace torso of a chicken they range in size from 4 to 9 inches and are usually a pleasant shade of bright pink it's also virtually see-through and you can even see its insides working away especially after digesting food could this sea creature get any weirder we don't think so [Music] space rocket engines as if being the billionaire ceo and founder of amazon wasn't enough jeff bezos has now dipped his toe into the waters of salvaging deep sea wreckage of course this isn't any old buried treasure bezos has led a recovery mission for the lost engines of the iconic apollo 11 rocket ship that took us astronauts to the moon for the first time the internet mogul said that he was inspired to dream big by watching the original moon mission as a five-year-old boy in 1969 and now over 50 years later he has made his dreams come true the saturn v rocket that launched neil armstrong buzz aldrin and michael collins into space actually separated 38 miles up into the sky and the engines plummeted into the ocean never to be seen again until now deep sea divers found the 9-ton wreckage 14 000 feet under the sea of the coast of florida and bezos described the site as an incredible sculpture garden of twisted f1 engines he intends to put this incredible buried treasure on display in a seattle museum in hopes that it will inspire others to do something amazing [Music] ancient silver treasure trove one of the biggest halls of deep sea treasure ever has been found inside a british cargo ship that was sunk by a german torpedo in world war ii pure block of silver recovered from the shipwreck of the ss garissopa of world war ii the extraordinary stash was discovered 300 miles off the coast of ireland and has been hidden fifteen thousand four hundred and twenty feet below the waves for decades deep sea divers have recovered more than 1200 silver bars that are thought to be worth around 37 million dollars the us-based explorers are under contract with the british government and once their mission is complete they will get to keep an impressive 80 percent of the bounty the remainder of the fortune will go back to the british treasury and will go down in history as the heaviest and deepest recovery of precious metal from a shipwreck ever who knows what else could be down there excuse me while i go and grab my scuba diving gear underwater cities and bury treasure who knew that the ocean bed was so exciting we may have explored most of the world but we haven't even scratched the surface when it comes to the seven seas so which one of these awesome deep sea discoveries was your favorite let us know in the comment section below and don't forget to give us a big thumbs up if you enjoyed this video you can also hit subscribe for more awesome missing files content thanks for watching and see you next time

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Length: 18min 42sec (1122 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 26 2020