roughly 71% of the earth is covered in
water that’s a lot of room for the
strange and peculiar to take place
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
ocean mysteries in fact these waters may
have claimed up to 300 vessels for this
list we’re only interested in mysteries
that take place on the surface of the
ocean and are excluding any deep-sea or
underwater mysteries our arrival in
Haiti would end a career of mystery and
misfortune a career of the cursed ghost
ship mary celeste number 10 The Devil’s
sea this 60 mile stretch of ocean may
not appear on any map but experienced
sailors know well enough to stay away
also called the Pacific Bermuda Triangle
and the Dragons triangle the area is
known for causing electronic
malfunctions and the sudden
disappearance of ships I’m telling you
there must be some kind of glitch with
the machine it was there a second ago
lost my own eyes
it’s also been linked with the
disappearance of Amelia Earhart UFO
sightings and even temporal
abnormalities what’s more stories of sea
monsters date back to 1000 BC in the
surrounding areas scientific skeptics
have blamed seismic activity from
underwater volcanoes for the so called
paranormal activities but seafaring folk
know to trust the instincts of animals
and rumor has it that birds refused to
fly over the area and dolphins and
whales won’t surface there either
number 9 the Bermuda Triangle
the Bermuda Triangle may sound innocent
enough but what about the devil’s
triangle the Atlantic hole or the
triangle of death this area of Atlantic
Ocean between Florida Bermuda and Puerto
Rico has been the site of multiple
disappearances most notably
in 1918 the USS Cyclops vanished without
a trace
taking 309 Souls with her however the
triangles peril is largely overblown
which is why it’s all the way down here
at number 9 in fact on the World Wide
Fund for Nature x’ list of the most
dangerous waters in the world it doesn’t
even crack the top
ten so you’re saying that the Queen
Andrus disappeared into the Bermuda
Triangle a reasonable and somewhat
boring potential explanation for the
triangles weirdness the fast flowing
Gulf Stream goes right through the
triangle and can easily carry floating
vessels far away still with so many
theories about aliens and Atlantis
associated with it
we gotta admit it does have some
mystical allure
number eight murder at sea
be warned this mystery is a disturbing
one in 2014 a video was found on a
cellphone left in the back of a taxicab
on the island of Fiji the video captures
the brutal execution of at least four
men believed to be Somali pirates
helpless one even raises his arms in a
sign of surrender but one by one they
are shot and killed as a voice over a
loudspeaker yells out the command shoot
shoot shoot laughter can be heard mixed
with the sound of some 40 shots fired
the victims were surrounded by no less
than three boats yet no witnesses have
come forward with no clear location
marker no government has been willing to
investigate number seven Sarah Jo and
the Buried jawbone in 1979 five men left
the island of Maui on board the fishing
boat the Sarah Jo a sudden storm picked
up and the ship never returned almost a
decade later John Naughton a marine
biologist who aided in the original
search for the crew made a startling
discovery
while exploring an uninhabited island
2,000 miles away from Hawaii
he found the wreck of a small boat and a
human jawbone belonging to Sarah Jo
fisherman Scott Morman buried in a
shallow grave a government survey of the
landmass conducted six years earlier
found neither the boat nor the grave so
when did they get there and who buried
the jawbone we may never know number six
whale deaths in the Gulf of Alaska the
protection of whales is a crucial modern
day wildlife issue but how do you save
them if you can’t identify what exactly
is threatening them in 2015 marine
scientists were at a loss to explain
this unusual mortality event in which
more than 30 whales were found dead
along the Alaskan coast the ocean waters
in the region have been rising too
unnaturally high temperatures in recent
years so toxic algae blooms were the
first and primary suspect but when no
other species in the region appeared to
be significantly affected scientists
were forced to revisit their hypothesis
biomagnification could account for the
toxins only reaching fatal levels in
larger
predators but the evidence has so far
proven inconclusive number five there
may ha island it’s nothing that cannot
be found except by those you already
know where it is how does one lose an
island exactly that’s what cartographers
have been asking each other for years
trying to understand the mystery of this
elusive island off the coast of Mexico a
number of maps dating from 1535 to 1775
clearly depict the landmass but in the
following centuries its presence on
geographical documents has been spotty
at best the last known map to include
the island was printed in 1921 are you
sure we’re going the right way I don’t
know this map doesn’t make any sense
that’s because you’ve got it upside-down
chowder head some might ask one little
island what’s the big deal but its
existence actually plays a crucial
deciding role in the claims between
Mexico and the US over underwater oil
reserves resulting in a number of
conspiracy theories including the
possibility that the CIA literally
destroyed the island
number four SS baychimo ghost chip of
the Arctic you’d think that a ship
trapped in ice would be easy to get a
hold of since it can’t just sail away
but while humankind has mastered
traveling much of the globe
the Arctic still presents a uniquely
challenging environment to navigate in
1931 this cargo ship found itself stuck
firmly in the ice unable to dislodge
their vessel the crew abandoned ship in
search of help upon their return to its
last known location two days later the
ship was nowhere to be found
it was located again the next year but
poor weather conditions again boarded
the effort to salvage it it has been
relocated repeatedly over the years and
even boarded briefly in 1939 but it’s
never been recovered number three
glowing circles in the Persian Gulf and
East Indian Ocean scientists have
confirmed that the glowing milky sea
effect is the result of bioluminescent
bacteria but this explanation fails to
address the unique glowing circles found
in the East Indian Ocean and the Persian
Gulf particularly the manner in which
they appear to spin or rotate
oceanographer Kurt kala has suggested
that a combination of underwater
earthquakes and glowing plankton could
account for both the glow and the
movement but the high speeds at which
the wheel-like shaped spin make this
explanation doubtful how else can we
explain this strange phenomenon when in
doubt blame it on aliens and that’s
exactly what a significant number of
people have done number two Salish Sea
feet a rabbit’s foot might be lucky but
there is nothing fortunate about
discovering severed human feet
the average Beachcomber rarely comes
across anything truly remarkable on a
given day but since 2007 over 16 human
feet often still wearing shoes have
washed up on the shores of the Salish
Sea on the coast of British Columbia and
Washington of the grizzly collection of
remains only two left feet have been
found both of which were successfully
matched with corresponding right feet
this
to be a pair great okay two down eleven
ago no other matching body parts have
turned up and attempts to trace the
origin of the feat based on regional
shoe sale markets have also been
inconclusive and this mystery is nowhere
near over two feet were found as
recently as 2016 Oh unless it rain fit
these puppies definitely washed ashore
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
number one the Mary Celeste even in the
modern day a life at sea is not for the
faint at heart but back in the day it
was a particularly treacherous lifestyle
think ice trucking or king crab fishing
sailors had to avoid piracy mutiny
sudden storms navigational errors food
and waterborne illnesses and much more
but what was it that doomed the crew of
the Mary Celeste of the many ghost ships
that color humanity seafaring history
none has so intrigued or stumped
historians discovered adrift at sea on
December 5th 1872 she was entirely
deserted the belongings of her crew
undisturbed and the food and alcohol
stores intact no explanation can satisfy
the strange conditions in which the ship
was discovered in her wake speculation
wild guesses and many theories were
proposed none fitting all the facts or
by any means do you agree with our list
when ocean mystery do you find the most
captivating Bermudas name comes to
strike fear into the hearts of sailors
for more elusive top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com but ten persons the
captain his family and crew had vanished
without trace leaving few clues as to
their fate
water that’s a lot of room for the
strange and peculiar to take place
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
ocean mysteries in fact these waters may
have claimed up to 300 vessels for this
list we’re only interested in mysteries
that take place on the surface of the
ocean and are excluding any deep-sea or
underwater mysteries our arrival in
Haiti would end a career of mystery and
misfortune a career of the cursed ghost
ship mary celeste number 10 The Devil’s
sea this 60 mile stretch of ocean may
not appear on any map but experienced
sailors know well enough to stay away
also called the Pacific Bermuda Triangle
and the Dragons triangle the area is
known for causing electronic
malfunctions and the sudden
disappearance of ships I’m telling you
there must be some kind of glitch with
the machine it was there a second ago
lost my own eyes
it’s also been linked with the
disappearance of Amelia Earhart UFO
sightings and even temporal
abnormalities what’s more stories of sea
monsters date back to 1000 BC in the
surrounding areas scientific skeptics
have blamed seismic activity from
underwater volcanoes for the so called
paranormal activities but seafaring folk
know to trust the instincts of animals
and rumor has it that birds refused to
fly over the area and dolphins and
whales won’t surface there either
number 9 the Bermuda Triangle
the Bermuda Triangle may sound innocent
enough but what about the devil’s
triangle the Atlantic hole or the
triangle of death this area of Atlantic
Ocean between Florida Bermuda and Puerto
Rico has been the site of multiple
disappearances most notably
in 1918 the USS Cyclops vanished without
a trace
taking 309 Souls with her however the
triangles peril is largely overblown
which is why it’s all the way down here
at number 9 in fact on the World Wide
Fund for Nature x’ list of the most
dangerous waters in the world it doesn’t
even crack the top
ten so you’re saying that the Queen
Andrus disappeared into the Bermuda
Triangle a reasonable and somewhat
boring potential explanation for the
triangles weirdness the fast flowing
Gulf Stream goes right through the
triangle and can easily carry floating
vessels far away still with so many
theories about aliens and Atlantis
associated with it
we gotta admit it does have some
mystical allure
number eight murder at sea
be warned this mystery is a disturbing
one in 2014 a video was found on a
cellphone left in the back of a taxicab
on the island of Fiji the video captures
the brutal execution of at least four
men believed to be Somali pirates
helpless one even raises his arms in a
sign of surrender but one by one they
are shot and killed as a voice over a
loudspeaker yells out the command shoot
shoot shoot laughter can be heard mixed
with the sound of some 40 shots fired
the victims were surrounded by no less
than three boats yet no witnesses have
come forward with no clear location
marker no government has been willing to
investigate number seven Sarah Jo and
the Buried jawbone in 1979 five men left
the island of Maui on board the fishing
boat the Sarah Jo a sudden storm picked
up and the ship never returned almost a
decade later John Naughton a marine
biologist who aided in the original
search for the crew made a startling
discovery
while exploring an uninhabited island
2,000 miles away from Hawaii
he found the wreck of a small boat and a
human jawbone belonging to Sarah Jo
fisherman Scott Morman buried in a
shallow grave a government survey of the
landmass conducted six years earlier
found neither the boat nor the grave so
when did they get there and who buried
the jawbone we may never know number six
whale deaths in the Gulf of Alaska the
protection of whales is a crucial modern
day wildlife issue but how do you save
them if you can’t identify what exactly
is threatening them in 2015 marine
scientists were at a loss to explain
this unusual mortality event in which
more than 30 whales were found dead
along the Alaskan coast the ocean waters
in the region have been rising too
unnaturally high temperatures in recent
years so toxic algae blooms were the
first and primary suspect but when no
other species in the region appeared to
be significantly affected scientists
were forced to revisit their hypothesis
biomagnification could account for the
toxins only reaching fatal levels in
larger
predators but the evidence has so far
proven inconclusive number five there
may ha island it’s nothing that cannot
be found except by those you already
know where it is how does one lose an
island exactly that’s what cartographers
have been asking each other for years
trying to understand the mystery of this
elusive island off the coast of Mexico a
number of maps dating from 1535 to 1775
clearly depict the landmass but in the
following centuries its presence on
geographical documents has been spotty
at best the last known map to include
the island was printed in 1921 are you
sure we’re going the right way I don’t
know this map doesn’t make any sense
that’s because you’ve got it upside-down
chowder head some might ask one little
island what’s the big deal but its
existence actually plays a crucial
deciding role in the claims between
Mexico and the US over underwater oil
reserves resulting in a number of
conspiracy theories including the
possibility that the CIA literally
destroyed the island
number four SS baychimo ghost chip of
the Arctic you’d think that a ship
trapped in ice would be easy to get a
hold of since it can’t just sail away
but while humankind has mastered
traveling much of the globe
the Arctic still presents a uniquely
challenging environment to navigate in
1931 this cargo ship found itself stuck
firmly in the ice unable to dislodge
their vessel the crew abandoned ship in
search of help upon their return to its
last known location two days later the
ship was nowhere to be found
it was located again the next year but
poor weather conditions again boarded
the effort to salvage it it has been
relocated repeatedly over the years and
even boarded briefly in 1939 but it’s
never been recovered number three
glowing circles in the Persian Gulf and
East Indian Ocean scientists have
confirmed that the glowing milky sea
effect is the result of bioluminescent
bacteria but this explanation fails to
address the unique glowing circles found
in the East Indian Ocean and the Persian
Gulf particularly the manner in which
they appear to spin or rotate
oceanographer Kurt kala has suggested
that a combination of underwater
earthquakes and glowing plankton could
account for both the glow and the
movement but the high speeds at which
the wheel-like shaped spin make this
explanation doubtful how else can we
explain this strange phenomenon when in
doubt blame it on aliens and that’s
exactly what a significant number of
people have done number two Salish Sea
feet a rabbit’s foot might be lucky but
there is nothing fortunate about
discovering severed human feet
the average Beachcomber rarely comes
across anything truly remarkable on a
given day but since 2007 over 16 human
feet often still wearing shoes have
washed up on the shores of the Salish
Sea on the coast of British Columbia and
Washington of the grizzly collection of
remains only two left feet have been
found both of which were successfully
matched with corresponding right feet
this
to be a pair great okay two down eleven
ago no other matching body parts have
turned up and attempts to trace the
origin of the feat based on regional
shoe sale markets have also been
inconclusive and this mystery is nowhere
near over two feet were found as
recently as 2016 Oh unless it rain fit
these puppies definitely washed ashore
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
number one the Mary Celeste even in the
modern day a life at sea is not for the
faint at heart but back in the day it
was a particularly treacherous lifestyle
think ice trucking or king crab fishing
sailors had to avoid piracy mutiny
sudden storms navigational errors food
and waterborne illnesses and much more
but what was it that doomed the crew of
the Mary Celeste of the many ghost ships
that color humanity seafaring history
none has so intrigued or stumped
historians discovered adrift at sea on
December 5th 1872 she was entirely
deserted the belongings of her crew
undisturbed and the food and alcohol
stores intact no explanation can satisfy
the strange conditions in which the ship
was discovered in her wake speculation
wild guesses and many theories were
proposed none fitting all the facts or
by any means do you agree with our list
when ocean mystery do you find the most
captivating Bermudas name comes to
strike fear into the hearts of sailors
for more elusive top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com but ten persons the
captain his family and crew had vanished
without trace leaving few clues as to
their fate
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