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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 best
start believin in ghost stories
miss Turner your n1 number 9 the
colossal squid guy and squid astern sir
the Kraken might be a mythical creature
but the colossal squid is big elusive
and scary enough to work as a stand-in
release the Kraken 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 sig anteus
what’s longer the body of the elusive
giant Leptis appleís or the name of the
man who first described it peter henry
john castle the specimen caught by
castle off the coast of new zealand in
1959 measured roughly 35 inches in
length but it’s Anatomy was consistent
with the larval stage of the species
suggesting that in eel terms it was just
a baby
considering that lepto sefa are
typically 2 to 4 inches in length
castles discovery certainly sparked
controversy based on his calculations an
adult Leptis ephah list could grow into
a 98 footlong eel once it fully matures
other examples of El Gigante is have
been reported but no one has come across
a mature specimen to confirm castles
theory in number 7 the Aegean Sea ruins
as 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
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 bet
your breakfast in heat hockey but
tonight we died hey 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
100,000 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 x-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 to make point 5 past light speed
may not look like much but she’s got it
where it counts kid number 4 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 a 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
stand on 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
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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 though 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 of breakwater for a harbor
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
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what’s gonna wait a shark that big 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
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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 watchmojo.com
[Music]
[Music]
Oh
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 best
start believin in ghost stories
miss Turner your n1 number 9 the
colossal squid guy and squid astern sir
the Kraken might be a mythical creature
but the colossal squid is big elusive
and scary enough to work as a stand-in
release the Kraken 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 sig anteus
what’s longer the body of the elusive
giant Leptis appleís or the name of the
man who first described it peter henry
john castle the specimen caught by
castle off the coast of new zealand in
1959 measured roughly 35 inches in
length but it’s Anatomy was consistent
with the larval stage of the species
suggesting that in eel terms it was just
a baby
considering that lepto sefa are
typically 2 to 4 inches in length
castles discovery certainly sparked
controversy based on his calculations an
adult Leptis ephah list could grow into
a 98 footlong eel once it fully matures
other examples of El Gigante is have
been reported but no one has come across
a mature specimen to confirm castles
theory in number 7 the Aegean Sea ruins
as 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
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 bet
your breakfast in heat hockey but
tonight we died hey 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
100,000 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 x-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 to make point 5 past light speed
may not look like much but she’s got it
where it counts kid number 4 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 a 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
stand on 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 though 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 of breakwater for a harbor
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
what’s gonna wait a shark that big 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 watchmojo.com
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