The most amazing underwater finds

2024 Author: Henry Conors | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-12 02:41

Underwater finds are often unusual and surprising, and even entail their own history and leave their mark on the new owner. Sometimes it is very difficult to explain these things, what they are for and what they mean. You can find at the bottom of the sea or the ocean not only jewelry, but also things of historical value, and in the underwater world there are rare and completely unknown animals.

As for beach underwater finds, their range is great, because everything that tourists lost on the seashore can be found without even going into the water. So, after a storm or a strong wind, household items, small items, and jewelry are thrown from the water onto the beach sand among shells and sea pebbles, and sometimes you can find, among other things, bathing accessories.

Apollo Mechanical Engine

To date, the most unusual discovery of the deep sea is the mechanical part of the Apollo 11 ship. It was not possible to unravel its purpose. It is knownthat it has lain in water for more than one millennium and is used for calculations. A version has been put forward that this is a similar object to a computer and calculates both solar and lunar eclipses. After the two found engines were raised, they were repaired, and now they are on display in America.

Amorphs found by the president himself

In 2011, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin himself found the remains of ancient ceramic vessels at the bottom of the Black Sea near the Taman Bay. The head of government doesn't go scuba diving that often, and these finds were only two meters deep. True, his press secretary, D. Peskov, said that the president did not find these amorphs on his own, someone made sure that they were there by the time Putin was immersed. But there is no doubt that this is a real underwater find, which was raised from the bottom of the sea. They just found them a little earlier.

Ship of the ancient Byzantines

People have always traveled across the seas and oceans, made expeditions, sea battles and robberies of pirates took place more than once, ships were damaged and sank. Naturally, underwater finds of ships can also be seen on the seabed. So, for example, in 2009, a ship of the Middle Ages belonging to the Byzantines was found on the Black Sea coast of the sunny Crimea. The ship was found at a depth of 124 meters near Cape Foros. It is still at the bottom of the sea and has not been fully explored. Experts believe that it was a warship and it served to catch pirates. They hope to find surviving valuables on it. Alreadynow under water it is clear that there are amorphs, masts, yards and oars. It is possible that when this ship is raised, scientists will find something else that can serve as a discovery in science.

Underwater discovery of World War II

Japanese submarine I-400 went missing during the war. And in 1946, she was found under water 700 meters deep on the banks of the Ohau. For that time, it was considered the most advanced in technical terms. After all, it cost nothing for her to go through the entire planet 1.5 times, while not refueling. And on board this submarine, they usually carried three bombs weighing about 2 tons each. The military of the United States of America already at the end of World War II captured the boat I-400 and delivered it to Pearl Harbor. During the Cold War, the Soviet authorities demanded the right to access the submarine, but America denied it, citing the fact that they did not know where it was.

Lard in s alt water

And also today such unusual underwater finds of the Second World War as lard are known. For several decades in Scotland, the sea has been throwing this animal fat ashore after a storm. And all because during the war the ship with the goods was wrecked in these places. Local residents made the observation that every time after another storm on the water, along with the waves, the surviving cargo comes out of this ship and sometimes right in barrels for its storage. And they also believe that lard has not yet lost its taste. And during the war, when there was hunger and poverty,such pieces of the people of the coast were completely happy. So, the submarine is a store, a godsend now for both tourists and local residents. Moreover, you can be content with a fatty product without sinking to the bottom of the sea at all, it will itself deliver a portion of fat to the shore.

Submarine "Pike" 216

And also the sea took with it a lot of submarines and ammunition during the Great Patriotic War, so the "Pike" (submarine) became a godsend for contemporaries. Moreover, the most surprising thing about this find is that it was found in a whole state with all its contents. The crew on this ship participated in 14 battles, they managed to sink one enemy ship and damage another, and yet the boat was defeated and took 48 victims with it. For a long time she was considered missing. Ukrainian divers found it near the shore of Tarkhankut at a depth of 50 meters.

Lost City

Perhaps one of the most mysterious underwater finds is an entire sunken city in the Indian Ocean. It was discovered in 2002 at a depth of 36 meters. Scientists calculated the age of the city and came to the conclusion that it is 9500 years old. That is, the city sank during the melting of glaciers. This discovery suggests that people on earth existed much earlier than historians thought. In a mysterious place, not only architectural remains have been preserved, but also human ones.

Ancient microbes

And these underwater finds are remarkable not only for their size, but also for their age. In 2012, microbes were found in the ocean that originated during the Jurassicperiod when dinosaurs existed. These bottom dwellers still live. Thus, it turns out that their age is 86 million years. Their longevity is explained by the fact that their metabolism is too slow. Today, microbes are the most ancient organisms on Earth.

Curse of Treasure

The story of American Jay Miskovich began with the purchase of a treasure map in 2010. So, diving and a thirst for treasure did their job, and he managed to find several million emeralds off the coast of Florida at a depth of 21 meters. So, his discovery by spearfishing weighed 36 kilograms. Until now, no one knows where they came from, and even more surprising was the fact of disputes because of them.

It would seem that with such a fortune, Miskovich should become the richest person. But it was not there. The authorities found out about the find and through the court demanded that the treasures found free of charge be transferred to the state. Therefore, Jay was never able to get a cent for his find. Thus, his life was divided into "before" and "after" finding emeralds. After all, now he was involved in litigation, endless disputes about the ownership of the treasures found. Miskovich committed suicide two years later. Apparently, he was forced to pull the trigger of a gun in his house by desperation from investigations and litigation, as well as the inability to get the money he was counting on and cover all his debts.

Ships of sea robbers

Back in 1966year, the sunken ship of the most terrible and well-known pirate, nicknamed Blackbeard, was discovered. The ship ran aground off the coast of the Arctic Ocean in 1718 and sank to the bottom.

In 2013, the administration of North Carolina decided to lift all ammunition from the ship. Cannons weighing about a ton each were raised on land. A year later, the guns on board the ship were also raised.

A new species of sharks

In the Indian Ocean, among several hundred sharks, eight individuals of a new species were found. So, marine laboratory scientist Paul Clerkin went on an expedition in 2012 to study predatory fish and noted that these few sharks are not at all like the rest. Surprisingly, they are completely different, and the similarity is only in the structure of the spine.

Huge Animals

Each of us has seen and heard more than once in the news or newspapers that once again some giant monster washed ashore. They were always different, and the length of some sometimes reached 12 meters. So once a huge squid got into the frame of a Japanese scientist's camera, he was able to capture it on camera alive and in the aquatic environment in 2001.

By the way, a giant crab was also caught in Japan. Despite the fact that he is still quite young, and already 3 meters long. This arthropod was given the nickname "Crab Kong". The fishermen, having caught such prey, were already delighted with such a successful future dinner, but Robin James, a biologist by education, took the sea giant under his protection.

Silver Treasure

In 1941, the British ship SS Gairsoppa was carrying 240 tons of silver. But he came under torpedo fire from the Nazis and crashed. When this ship was found in 2012, it was 480 kilometers from the coast of Ireland. People believed that this ship was already impossible to find. But they managed not only to find its location, but also to lift 61 tons of silver from its side. After converting these 20% of the total amount of silver that remained on board into modern money, the value turned out to be $36 million.

The underwater world is full of mysteries, because it has not yet been fully explored by man. Scientists say that now no more than 5% of the aquatic environment has been studied. Therefore, one can only guess how much jewels, sunken ships and entire cities that were built several centuries ago remained at the bottom, and what other living organisms live under water on our planet Earth.