Top 10 Deep Sea Mysteries That Will Freak You Out

[Music] space may be the final frontier but we still have plenty to figure out right here on planet Earth welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten deep-sea mysteries sailors have encountered only a few colossal squids all of them dead and badly damaged the oceans roadkill for this list we're only interested in underwater mysteries not mysterious events are phenomena that take place on the surface of the deep blue based on the destruction of the whale carcass that we have seen that had been attacked by the predator we know that we're gonna need a much much bigger decoy number 10 the Gulf of Mexico shipwreck there may be more than 2,000 known shipwrecks scattered across the seabed in the Gulf of Mexico but few have captured the attention of both the public and scientists like this vessel estimated to be 200 years old and hidden away below some 2600 feet of water this ship has been the subject of one of the most elaborate and challenging underwater archaeological expeditions in history it was discovered by chance during the laying of an ExxonMobil pipeline multiple underwater Rovers have been sent down to gather information but every attempt has consistently suffered from unlikely technical failures leading some to believe that the ship is cursed and meant to remain a mystery you better go to your n1 number 9 the colossal squid the Kraken might be a mythical creature but the colossal squid is big elusive and scary enough to work as a stand-in to put the colossal squid in perspective let's consider these slightly smaller giant squid first caught on film in 2012 the giant squid has been known to measure up to 43 feet long and weigh an estimated 1,000 pounds the colossal squid on the other hand reaches up to 46 feet long and a whopping 1,650 pounds while the giant squids tentacles feature suckers with teeth on them the colossal squid boasts a number of sharp hooks only one mature living specimen has ever been caught and studied leaving us with many unanswered questions about this deep-sea monster number eight lepto Seppala CG Gatti's what's longer the body of the elusive giant left a cephalus or the name of the man who first described it Peter Henry John Cassell the specimen caught by Cassell off the coast of New Zealand in 1959 measured roughly 35 inches in length but its Anatomy was consistent with the larval stage of the species suggesting that in eel terms it was just a baby considering that lepto supplier typically two to four inches in length castle's discovery certainly sparked controversy based on his calculations an adult left Assefa less could grow into a 98 footlong eel once it fully matures other examples of El Gigante us have been reported but no one has come across a mature specimen to confirm castles theory number seven the Aegean Sea ruins has one of the world's oldest civilisations Greece certainly has its fair share of historical sites but the Aegean Sea ruins present one of the most noteworthy discoveries in recent Greek history found off the coast of Delos in 2014 what first appeared to be the remains of a port was later discovered to be a pottery workshop complete with kiln and various pots a retaining wall pathways towers and other unidentified buildings covering nearly 12 acres of seabed Greek media outlets have dubbed it an underwater Pompeii the failed coastal settlement is estimated to have succumbed to the sea some 4,500 years ago researchers suspect it may be the ancient city of Kane where the Athenians defeated the Spartans but tonight we died number six the Cuban underwater city the discovery of an ancient underwater city is always cause for excitement but when that city sits beneath one of the most mysterious geographical locations on earth the Bermuda Triangle wild theories abound in 2001 sonar scans off the coast of Cuba revealed a series of distinctly geometric structures considering the structures sit at a depth of 2,000 to 2,400 60 feet underwater it's hard to fathom how or when they would have been constructed some experts have gone so far as to say they can identify pyramids and even a Sphinx other theories have called it the lost city of Atlantis curiously there's been a distinct lack of follow-up research which has many conspiracy theorists yelling cover-up world leaders signed secret memos directing scientific studies of alien technology and biochemistry number five the Baltic Sea anomaly there is estimated to be over 100 thousand shipwrecks sitting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea and they may not all be from this planet known by some as the Baltic UFO this anomaly was discovered by ocean ex-team a group of Swedish divers the structure roughly 200 feet in diameter has prompted numerous theories as to just what it could be a spaceship an anti-submarine device or simply a geological formation but the distinct shape of the structure which bears an uncanny resemblance to the Millennium Falcon coupled with the fact that electronic devices seem to stop functioning when near it keeps people questioning its origins what a piece of junk so make point 5 past light speed it may not look like much but she's got it where it counts kid number four the milky sea effect we may have the technology to understand the how of this mystery but scientists are still scratching their heads as to the why for centuries sailors have described crossing mysterious milky glowing patches of sea seafarers are known to be a superstitious lot so little stock was put into these tales until 1985 when a research team managed to take samples of the milky seawater they identified the cause as bacterial in nature finally giving this seafaring story legs to stay while subsequent studies and satellite imaging have given us a better understanding of this bioluminescent phenomenon which can cover an area the size of Connecticut we have yet to understand why the bacteria suddenly congregate in this manner [Music] number three surviving megalodons according to wikipedia the Megalodon is officially extinct most scientific sources agree with that position but thanks to the Discovery Channel's Megalodon the monster shark lives which was marketed as a dramatized documentary I believe that we just encountered Megalodon there is renewed interest in the possible continued existence of this fierce predator it's estimated at a maximum of fifty nine feet long three times larger than the biggest great white shark the coelacanth fish was thought dead for 65 million years before it's rediscovery in 1932 and the 15 foot long megamouth shark was unknown until 1972 so maybe the Megalodon is still around holy [ __ ] after all there have been countless eyewitness reports of sharks in excess of 50 feet in length which also helps keep this myth alive you're gonna need a bigger potion number two the Bimini Road multiple underwater ruins have claimed the title of the real lost city of Atlantis impossible you say well no no not for them but few inspire enthusiasm like this large arrangement of stones in the Bahamas although some have dubbed it the road to Atlantis it's more often called the Bimini Road due to its location beneath the water near North Bimini Island later expeditions suggest the Bimini wall may be more appropriate running a half mile long and made of sandstone blocks it's one of three similar patterns of rock formations in the area whether it's a road or an ancient wall no one can quite figure out how the stones were engineered to create such a captivating and perplexing sight Nature doesn't do that man does and they realized this is a harbor a breakwater for a harbor before we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable mentions [Music] what's gonna weigh to shock that beak what could kill a three mated great one there was no doubt the seemingly indomitable shark alpha had been attacked and eaten by a super predator of the deep number one the Atlantis of Japan two thousand years ago a city sank into the ocean off the coast of Yonaguni Jima following massive seismic activity or so the story goes as is the case with many underwater discoveries the Yonaguni monument and its surrounding structures have been dismissed by some as a rock formation naturally shaped by erosion however the structures are distinct in their sharp angles animal-like shapes and apparent columns leading many to side with the ancient civilization argument right there God does not build in straight lines the most difficult structure to defend as having been naturally formed is a stepped pyramid that stands at 25 meters in height according to a local marine geologist Masaaki Kimura this may be mu one of several lost continents theorized throughout the ages [Music] [Music] do you agree with our list what deep sea mystery do you find to be the most interesting are the stone slabs the work of man or merely a highly unusual natural formation for more elusive top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to 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Length: 10min 42sec (642 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 25 2016