Within their depths, the oceans hold many mysteries. While many of these mysteries have been solved by scientists and analysts, there are still a number of unsolved oceanic mysteries that fascinate us. Sailors all over the world have witnessed and experienced a variety of mysterious ocean phenomena.
As a result, the various unexplained mysteries of the oceanic domain become interesting topics for discussion and debate. Some of the oceanic mysteries, both solved and unsolved, that have been popular topics of verbal analysis are:
1. The Bermuda Triangle
The Bermuda Triangle is one of the most infamous sea legends, named after the triangular shape of around 500,000 square miles of ocean between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. When Christopher Colombus first sailed through the area, he claimed to see a massive ball of light in the sky that crashed into the horizon and lit it up. Soon after, strange events began to be reported in the area, including several boats disappearing with no one radioing in a distress signal, and an entire squadron of US torpedo bombers vanishing into thin air in one incident in 1945.
2. The Stronsay Beast
Scotland appears to have sea monsters on “loch.” Not only do they have the now-famous Loch Ness Monster stories, but in 1808, a strange carcass washed up on the shores of Stronsay, which many believe to be another Plesiosaurus. Scientists believe it was a 36-foot-long decaying basking shark, but do basking sharks have paw-like fins with articulating joints, as eyewitnesses claimed?
3. Devil’s Sea
Do you want to never go on a boat again? The Devil’s Sea is the place to be. It is one of the world’s twelve vile vortices (or vortexes), along with the Bermuda Triangle. It’s a place where planes fall like birds and large methane deposits cause gas explosions. It’s also where the United States lost over 20 submarines during WWII and ships twice the size of the Titanic went missing.
4. Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in our oceans, measuring 36,201 feet. That’s right, you could put Mt. Everest on the bottom and it would be completely submerged, with an additional 7,000 feet of water on top. Only four expeditions have successfully descended due to the sheer size and pressure. Who knows what lurks beneath the surface? There is simply too much of it!
5. Baltic Sea anomaly
That isn’t the Millenium Falcon. It was discovered in 2011 by two researchers using a sonar scan 300 feet deep on the Baltic Sea’s ocean floor. Many people assumed it was a crashed spacecraft or a strange natural formation because of its strange shape. Even crazier, some now believe it could be secret war technology.
6. Convergence of Baltic and North Seas
This oceanic phenomenon has sparked heated debate. The confluence of the North and Baltic Seas occurs in the Danish province of Skagen. However, due to the differing densities of the seas’ waters, the sea waters remain separate despite their convergence. This ocean phenomenon is said to be mentioned in the holy Quran.
7. Bioluminescence
The light produced by marine creatures as a defense mechanism is known as bioluminescence. When certain chemicals in the creature’s body react with atmospheric oxygen, bioluminescent light is produced.
