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The world's oceans are full of mysteries, and this gives us the opportunity to dream and fantasize. It takes about 70 % our planet, and only 5 % water space have been studied. This means that under the watery shell of the Earth there are many secrets that have not yet been discovered.

website collected 10 amazing objects found underwater. But this is just a drop in the ocean. We cannot even imagine what awaits us in the depths of the water.

Great Blue Hole, Belize

The Great Blue Hole is a unique natural object, along the contour of which there are coral reefs. This is the largest formation of its kind in the world, with depth 120 m and an area of 10 football fields.

It is located 100 km east of the Belize coast. The beginning of formation dates back to the last ice age - approximately 65 million years ago. This place became popular thanks to the famous underwater explorer Jacques-Yvous Cousteau. In 1971, he declared the Big Hole one of the top 10 dive sites.

Movement of tectonic plates

In recent years, as a result of the movement of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, the distance between them has increased significantly. This impressive phenomenon can be seen both on land and diving deep underwater. The phenomenon was captured by several underwater photographers.

Marine biologist Alexander Mustard noted that visitors can be very surprised by the crystal clear water and enchanting views. The speed of movement of the plates is about 2.5 cm per year.

Ancient city of Heraklion, Egypt

The ruins of the ancient city of Heraklion were discovered by a French archaeologist Frank Goddio V 2000 at a distance of 6.5 km from the coastline of Egypt at a depth of 50 m.

There is a legend that the city was once visited by Helen of Troy and the Greek hero Hercules, in whose honor the city received its name. To this day, scientists conduct thorough research and bring priceless archaeological finds to the surface.

Underwater pyramids of Yonaguni, Japan

Underwater pyramids Yonaguni are the most mysterious place in Japan. They were found in 1987 during a diver's dive off the coast of the island of the same name in the Japanese archipelago.

The pyramids have many terraces and platforms of various sizes, the surface is pitted with ditches and trenches. One of the walls of the monument breaks vertically downwards, going to a depth of about 27 m. According to experts, the age of the pyramids can reach more than 10 thousand years.

Underwater river at the bottom of the Black Sea

Amazing underwater river at the bottom Black Sea was discovered by British scientists. If this river were on land, it would become the 6th largest in the world. Its width is about 1 km, and the depth in some areas reaches 35 m. There are even waterfalls, currents and whirlpools.

Scientists have determined that the underwater river was formed as a result of the penetration of saltier water from the Marmara Sea into the Black Sea several centuries ago.

Underwater city Shichen, China

Once upon a time in Zhejiang Province there was a mysterious city called Shichen. His mystery was that one day he simply disappeared. As it turned out later, the valley in which the city was located was turned into an artificial reservoir for the construction of a new hydroelectric power station. The authorities had to relocate 290 thousand people. A dam was built on the territory of the city, as a result of which Shichen ended up at the bottom of the lake.

It's hard to believe, but after more than half a century, the city's wooden beams and staircases are in good condition, as if time flows somehow differently there.

Underwater sculpture park

The unique museum was created by an English sculptor Jason Taylor. It is located at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea, not far from the coast of Grenada. The first exhibits were sunk to the seabed in 2006.

The world's oceans hide a huge amount of treasures at its bottom, which are periodically found by researchers or even ordinary fishermen. This article will tell you what interesting things have been found at the bottom of the seas and oceans over the past 10 years.

An ancient ship at the bottom of the Black Sea

Researchers managed to find at the bottom of the Black Sea the remains of a ship that sank about 2,400 years ago. The amazing find indicates that already in ancient times, maritime transport in this region was very busy.

The ship, loaded with amphorae, ancient Greek ceramic containers for transporting liquid and bulk substances, as well as food, sank in the 4th century BC. At that time, Ancient Greece was experiencing a flourishing economy and culture. The bones of a large freshwater catfish were found in one of the amphorae. The fish was dried and cut into pieces. Fried catfish was very popular in Greece.

The Massachusetts Institute of Oceanography conducted research that showed that catfish were caught between 488 and 228 BC. A group of American and Bulgarian scientists led by Robert Ballard, an oceanologist who once found the Titanic, reported that the ship lies at a depth of about 100 meters, several kilometers off the coast of Bulgaria. “The Greeks went to the Black Sea for fish and gold,” said the oceanologist. The Aegean Sea is “beautiful but sterile.” It contains very few nutrients, and therefore cannot serve as a rich source of marine bioproducts.

The ship was transporting goods from the Black Sea colony to Greece. The scientists reported their discovery at a conference of the National Geographic Society, which funded the expedition. Other sponsors included the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Institute of Ocean Research and the Mystery Aquarium Research Institute in Connecticut, where Ballard works. The expedition was led by Dwight Coleman, a research scientist at the research institute, reports. According to him, the remains of the ship were discovered by three Bulgarian research participants, who on August 1, the last day of the expedition, sank to the bottom of the sea in an underwater vehicle. The Greeks stored wine, olive oil, fish and other products in amphorae. Researchers saw several dozen of these vessels at the bottom. The height of the vessel raised from the bottom of the sea is one meter. This is the usual size of a Greek amphora. In the future, scientists want to find out what is in other amphorae, as well as find pieces of the wooden body, tools, and coins, which could be used to more accurately determine the age of the vessel.

Chinook helicopter body at the bottom of the Aegean Sea

The discovery was made by a fishing vessel, which discovered a large metal object at a depth of 900 meters. The frigate of the Greek Navy "Navarin" joined the search, whose crew, using sonar, confirmed the discovery of a helicopter body several kilometers south of the Chalkidiki peninsula. A Chinook helicopter of the Greek army, heading to Mount Athos, crashed into the sea for an unknown reason. On board was the head of one of the oldest Orthodox churches, Patriarch of Alexandria Peter VII, as well as 16 people accompanying him.

Galleon Notre Dame de Deliverance, Atlantic Ocean

The American company Sub Sea Research, specializing in underwater work, appealed to the authorities of Florida with a request to allow it to raise from the bottom the galleon Notre Dame de Delivrance, which sank off the coast of this state during a storm in 1755, which contains treasures totaling 3 .2 billion euros. Reports of the discovery aroused great interest in Spain, since the galleon, although sailing under the flag of France and had a French crew, was chartered by the authorities of Madrid to transport treasures from the Spanish colonies of Mexico, Peru and Colombia to Spain from the New World.

“Notre Dame de Delivrance” is the largest underwater treasure ever discovered on the seabed. According to documents of that era, on the galleon, whose length is 50.5 meters, there were 473 kilograms of gold bullion destined for the Spanish king Charles III, 15, 5 thousand gold doubloons, more than 1 million coins, 24 kilograms of pure silver and other treasures. One of the Florida courts allowed the American company that discovered the remains of the Notre Dame de Deliverance to begin work on extracting the cargo, citing the fact that otherwise they could fall into the hands of illegal seekers of underwater treasures who had nothing to do with the find.

Meanwhile, Spanish and French authorities sharply opposed this court decision. Pointing to an agreement signed in 1902 with the United States, they believe that they have ownership of this wealth, since it belonged to Spain, was transported by the French, and, in addition, the bodies of sailors from both countries rest on the sunken sea.

The United States State Department recognized Spain's rights to these treasures. The American foreign policy department refers to the precedent created in 2001 by the US Supreme Court, when the court prohibited sea treasure seeker Ben Benson and the state of Virginia, which supported him, from touching without permission from Spain the cargo he discovered on the Spanish frigate Juno, which also sank during a storm. To date, the issue remains open, since the Sub Sea Research company and the authorities of the state of Florida consider the United States Department of State to be incompetent to make a decision about the fate of the galleon.

Reconnaissance aircraft, Adriatic Sea

Early in the morning, a fisherman from Montenegro set his nets three miles from the coast in the hope of a good catch. However, a modern reconnaissance aircraft fell into his network. In the afternoon, the fisherman began to pull out his catch, but the nets turned out to be very heavy. The plane is believed to have been shot down by a missile during NATO's military operations in Yugoslavia in 1999.
At first, this did not surprise him, since the fisherman had previously pulled out old grenades and mine casings that troops threw into the sea. But this time an airplane wing appeared from the water. Based on its appearance, the fisherman determined that it was an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. He towed the unusual catch to the shore and handed it over to police and army officials. Most likely, the find will become an exhibit at the Belgrade Aviation Museum. It already contains “gifts” from NATO, including the wreckage of an American stealth plane shot down by Yugoslav air defenses.

Spanish galleon "San Jose" with treasures on board, Pacific Ocean

A 17th-century Spanish galleon loaded with gold and silver bars has been discovered off the Pacific coast of Panama. The ship San Jose sank in 1631. The value of its cargo is estimated at $50 million. Historians knew that the San Jose sank in the Pearl Islands on June 17, 1631. However, the exact location of the crash remained unknown for a long time. On board the San Jose there were about 700 tons of goods, including gold and silver bars, transported to Spain, Interfax reports.

The galleon sank after hitting reefs. The search for the San Jose was renewed after another Spanish galleon was found off the Caribbean coast of Panama. Currently, there are no projects to raise both vessels due to lack of funding. Panama is negotiating with foreign sponsors to raise the galleons. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, Panama served as a transit point for the transport of gold and silver from South America to Spain.

Oil and gas company helicopter, Atlantic Ocean

At the bottom of the sea near Rio de Janeiro, a search and rescue team discovered a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter. The helicopter, owned by the Petrobras company, was transporting personnel to an oil platform in the offshore development area of ​​the Campus basin. Company representatives find it difficult to name the probable causes of the disaster. Immediately after the crash, five people were rescued from the helicopter; the flight mechanic died. It is suspected that five more people were trapped in the helicopter at the time of the fall and were unable to get out. The rotorcraft was found by a mini-robot at a depth of about 330 meters.

Icebreaker "Chelyuskin", Chukchi Sea

The head and initiator of the expedition, scientist-historian Alexei Mikhailov, said that the documents on board the sunken icebreaker could have been well preserved. “At this water temperature and in the absence of sufficiently high biological activity, there is a possibility that even paper and fabric have not undergone serious changes, and everything remains in some state in which it is possible, with fairly clear preservation methods, to still be preserved and even read ", he said.

“Cheloyuskin” was caught in the ice and sank in 1934, one crew member died, and the remaining 104 people were forced to abandon the ship and drift on the ice floe. The people were subsequently evacuated during a special air operation.

Wreckage of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's plane, Mediterranean Sea

A group of French submariners finally managed to find the exact place of death of the famous French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The wreckage of the plane on which the author of The Little Prince flew on his last mission was examined by divers in the sea near Marseille. Based on the results of studying the numbers on the plane, experts came to the final conclusion that it was indeed flown by a writer who went missing during a flight mission 60 years ago.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who took part in the creation of the first French airmail lines in Africa and Latin America in the 1920s, participated in the fighting of the Allied forces as a pilot.

On July 31, 1944, he flew from Corsica to the Mediterranean coast of France on a mission to photograph the area. Despite favorable weather conditions, the aviation writer, who was by then 44 years old, did not return from the mission. For a long time it remained unknown whether his plane crashed in the mountains in France or fell into the sea.

In 2000, the wreckage of the plane carrying Exupery was found at a depth of 70 meters near Marseille. In the same area, a sailor had earlier caught a bracelet with the engraving “Saint-Ex” (that’s what the writer’s friends called him). However, until October 2003, the government banned research into the site of the writer's supposed death. The search for the romantic pilot or at least the wreckage of his plane lasted 60 years. For the French, finding the remains of Saint-Aix was a matter of honor. And although the writer’s body was never found, the discovery of his plane will put an end to the controversy about the place of Saint-Exupery’s death.

Submarine K-27, Kara Sea

The burial site of the nuclear submarine K-27 and 237 containers with solid radioactive waste were found in the Stepovo Bay of the Kara Sea during a scientific expedition that ended here. In the area of ​​​​Novaya Zemlya, the area of ​​​​the proposed burial of the reactor compartment of a nuclear submarine was examined. The nuclear submarine K-27 was launched in October 963. This cruiser was the world's first nuclear submarine hunter. Its uniqueness lay in its reactor with liquid metal coolant.

On May 24, 1968, the boat crashed near Severodvinsk. In 1981, the USSR Council of Ministers decided to sink the submarine in the Kara Sea. This decision was caused by the impossibility of restoring the boat and the danger of nuclear contamination. The boat was sunk at a depth of 33 meters; it was later recognized that the burial depth did not meet safety standards. Western experts have invariably criticized such boats for their high noise level. It was about the further modification of this cruiser that Tom Clancy wrote in his book “The Hunt for Red October.”

Atlantis?

German scientist Dr. Rainer Kuehn claims that he managed to find the location of the legendary Atlantis.

According to him, it was not an island at all, as is commonly believed, but was located on the Spanish coast. After examining satellite photographs of the area near the Andalusian city of Cadiz, he discovered traces of two buildings that could be ancient temples. The region suffered a devastating flood between 800 and 500 BC, which may have given rise to the legend of the drowned island.

Around the ruins of the temples, partially preserved circles are visible, which may be the remains of canals or ditches radiating in circles from the central island, as described by Plato. According to the scientist, one of the temples - the “silver” one - was dedicated to Poseidon, and the second - the “golden” one - was a temple-palace that Poseidon built for his wife Cleita. According to Kuen, these circles are somewhat larger than those that the ancient Greek philosopher Plato spoke about, but the scientist is sure that he either deliberately underestimated the size of the island, or the ancient Greek unit of length measurement itself - the stage was 20 percent larger than is now commonly believed.

The world's oceans cover about 70 percent of the Earth's surface, but only 5% of it has been studied by people. It turns out that humanity has no idea what secrets the deep blue waters hide. And this review contains a “dozen” of incredible ocean finds that open up new facets of the past for people. The present, and sometimes even allow you to look into the future.

1. Movement of tectonic plates

Iceland coast
In recent years, the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates have been moving further apart from each other as the North American plate moves westward. This impressive phenomenon can be seen both on land and deep underwater when diving between these two plates near Iceland. This has already been done by a number of underwater photographers and scuba divers.

Diver and marine biologist Alexander Gorchak, who explored this area, described his experience as something incredible. However, he notes that untrained visitors to the site can easily become disoriented and dizzy due to the colossal “walls” of slabs and crystal clear water. Now the plates are moving apart at a rate of about 2.5 cm per year.

2. The city of Pavlopetri

southern coast of Greece
Discovered in 1967 by Dr Nick Flemming, this Neolithic port city can be found underwater off the southern coast of Greece. Ancient pottery was discovered at this site, so archaeologists suggested that the city of Pavlopetri conducted trade both on land and at sea. According to Flemming, Pavlopetri is thousands of years older than most of the ancient underwater ruins that have already been discovered. The estimated area of ​​the city is about 100,000 square meters.

The remote location preserved the ruins from looting and final destruction. Neolithic pottery is one of the most notable finds in this underwater city. It was thanks to her that researchers realized how ancient these ruins are. It was initially believed that Pavlopetri was built during the Bronze Age. But after further research, the city turned out to be more than 1,000 years older than previously thought.

3. Underwater river

Black Sea
At the bottom of the Black Sea there is a whole ecosystem with a flowing river, rapids and waterfalls. It sounds crazy - a river flowing along the bottom of the sea... In fact, this is because the water in the river is much more salty and therefore dense than the surrounding water in the Black Sea. The high salinity of this water allows it to flow quickly through the sea, thereby creating a river. As if that weren't already unusual enough, the river's large volume (35 meters deep and 1 kilometer wide) is thought to make it the sixth deepest river in the world.

Finding this wonderful little ecosystem in the sea could be critical to researchers' understanding of Earth's oceans as a whole. A discovery like this could potentially help scientists better understand life underwater and the different conditions that allow such phenomena to occur on our planet.

4. Pearl Canyon

Bering Sea
Those who think that an underwater river is impressive will surely enjoy this underwater canyon. It is so huge that it can only be seen from space. Located in the Bering Sea, the Pearl is also the deepest submarine canyon. Given its volume of 5,800 cubic kilometers and depth of 2.6 kilometers, the Pearl could fit the entire Grand Canyon. Submarines can safely travel through this canyon.

5. Bimini Road

coast of the Bahamas
One of the most popular tourist attractions in the Bahamas is the Bimini Road, an undersea road that opened in the 1930s. The origin of this formation at the bottom is unknown, although many believe it is a path leading to the lost city of Atlantis. Located at a depth of only 6 meters, Bimini Road is accessible to anyone who wants to dive and see the mysterious formation with their own eyes.

6. British Atlantis

North Sea
Although the real Atlantis has yet to be found, a similar discovery has been made deep in the North Sea. "Doggerland" is the name of a huge landmass that sank into the ocean at least 8,500 years ago. Researchers believe that this area of ​​land previously stretched from Scotland to Denmark and was once inhabited by mammoths. After the Mesolithic people settled this land, it eventually sank to the bottom of the sea.

Those who discovered Doggerland called it "the true heart of Europe" due to its large size and the hypothetical huge community of hunter-gatherers (numbered in the tens of thousands) that lived there. What makes Doggerland particularly impressive is that it has taught scientists that the islands that are now Great Britain were once connected to the rest of Europe. Although this is not the real Atlantis, this underwater world is just as interesting.

7. Ruins of Atlit Yam

Mediterranean Sea
Ancient cities found in the depths of the sea are always intriguing, no matter how many have been discovered. The ruins of Atlit Yam are located at a depth of 8-12 meters in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. Discovered in 1984, the city is believed to date back to the Neolithic era and is one of the largest underwater settlements ever found. During exploration, remains of houses, wells, people and animals, as well as objects, artifacts and mysterious structures dating back thousands of years, were found in Atlit Yam.

One of its most impressive structures is believed to be a ritual site, consisting of huge stones arranged in a circle around what used to be a spring. Sixty-five burial sites of human remains have been found around and in the city, some of which have provided scientists with evidence of the earliest known cases of tuberculosis. Bones of wild and domesticated animals were also discovered, suggesting that those who inhabited Atlit Yam hunted and raised animals for food.

8. Black smokers

coast of Norway/Greenland
Underwater, unusual smoke-like formations sometimes occur when seawater meets magma. These hydrothermal vents are a type of hot spring that shoot out jets of water and liquids that reach temperatures of 370 degrees Celsius or more. They are often called "black smokers" because of the color of their "smoke", which is a suspension of sulfur compounds with iron, copper and zinc.

Similar holes have been found in various places in the world's oceans, but the northernmost group of "smokers" was discovered in the Arctic Circle between Norway and Greenland in 2008. This place has five black smokers that look like underwater towers with black "smoke" coming out of the tops. One of them is almost four floors high.

9. Phantom Fleet

Chuy Lagoon
Shipwrecks are some of the most interesting things you can find in the ocean. They tell the story of other times, and often through them people learn what happened hundreds of years ago. Chuuk Lagoon is located in the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean, north of New Guinea and east of the Philippines.

The wreckage of countless Japanese ships and aircraft that were destroyed in World War II was discovered here. Jacques Cousteau made a film about the Phantom Fleet in 1969. It is claimed that the remains of bodies still remain among the ships and aircraft, and the site itself is partially visible above the surface of the water.

10. Great Blue Hole

coast of Belize
The Great Blue Hole in Belize attracts curious divers and thrill-seekers every year. Located off the coast of Belize, this natural sinkhole is the largest underwater sinkhole in the world. The hole was first made into a film in 1971 by Jacques Cousteau, and since then the place has become a tourist attraction.

The Great Blue Hole was formed from a limestone cave during the last ice age hundreds of thousands of years ago. Its dimensions are truly impressive - this “hole” at the bottom of the sea is 300 meters across and its depth is 125 meters.

Today they are of great interest. Sometimes these finds are valued at millions of dollars.

In addition to the legendary and mysterious Atlantis (which everyone knows about, but no one has yet found), there are a good hundred more myths and legends that also claim to be true. So, one of these myths was confirmed, namely, archaeologists found the missing city of Heraklion!

It is believed that ancient Heraklion was destroyed by a strong earthquake and disappeared from the face of the earth literally overnight. This is the similarity of the myth with the legend of Atlantis, which also disappeared in a matter of hours. And now, thousands of years later, the legendary city was discovered. Here's what we know about him now.

The ruins were hidden from researchers under a layer of water and silt at a depth of about 10 meters in Abukir Bay, which is about three kilometers from the coast of Alexandria. During one of his dives, French archaeologist Frank Godiot suddenly came across a black granite slab on which the word “Heraclion” was carved in white on black.

In addition to the well-preserved stele, thousands of other objects were discovered that left no doubt: this is the same legendary city about which contemporaries know little, although it often appears in the works of the ancients. Diodorus wrote that Hercules, the son of Zeus, blocked the flow of the Nile and thereby saved the lives of people living on its banks. In gratitude, the residents erected a temple dedicated to the hero and named the city in his honor.

Heraklion was assigned an important role - it was the main seaport at the mouth of the Nile. The city's inhabitants were well educated thanks to contacts with foreign merchants and sailors who often visited the city on their way to Egypt. The main temple of the city was dedicated to the god Amun.

But one day Heraklion disappeared. In the 1st century BC. e. There was a strong earthquake that destroyed it to the ground. Most of the townspeople died, the survivors fled, abandoning all their property. Then the ruins were covered by water, and the city turned into a myth...

Near the destroyed walls, archaeologists found three huge pink granite statues that supposedly collapsed during the earthquake. Two statues depict an unknown pharaoh and his wife. The third statue is Hapi, the Egyptian god of the Nile flood.

Inside the main temple is a monumental tomb made of pink granite, covered with hieroglyphs. Its upper part is still difficult to read, but a preliminary translation of the text of the lower part proves that this is undoubtedly the Temple of Heraklion.

But the most impressive thing is the two-meter black granite stele - an almost complete copy of the stele found in 1899. This is the first case of duplication of stelae in Egyptology. The text on the stele from Nokratj, now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, states that Pharaoh Noctanebus I imposes a 10 percent tax on Greek artisans.

The text ends with the words: “Let this be carved on a stele erected at Nokratje, on the banks of the Anu Canal.” The recently discovered stele is no different from the first, except for the last sentence, which says: “Let this be carved on the stele installed at the entrance to the Greek sea at Heraklion-Thonis.”

The underwater search has just begun, but Godiot’s group has already found a wide variety of objects. All of them date back to the 1st century BC. e. and earlier and are in very good condition, although they have been under water for 2 thousand years. These are gold earrings, bracelets, hairpins, rings, hundreds of coins, the surface of which is only slightly scratched...

Share this story with others! After all, it’s not every day that archaeologists find disappeared cities, and even those shrouded in ancient myths. And we are looking forward to new finds from Heraklion, which can tell us a lot of new things!

From time to time, people find really strange things at the bottom of the seas and oceans. Some of the artifacts found are simply stunning. Read more about ancient ruins, incredible animals and treasures...
Ancient computer

The Antikythera mechanism is one of the most amazing discoveries of the modern era, despite the fact that it lay in the ocean for thousands of years. It is the oldest known computing mechanism.
However, it is still not clear how the mechanism was used. There is speculation that this is the first analogue computer due to its apparent complexity.
The computer was supposedly designed to predict lunar and solar eclipses based on progressions of Babylonian arithmetic cycles, but the ancient computer's true function remains a mystery.
Apollo engine

In March 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos conceived a completely crazy but fascinating idea: he went in search of the engines that were used during the takeoff of the Apollo 11 manned spacecraft.
They have been lying on the ocean floor since the rocket launch in 1969. The two engines and some parts that were recovered have now been recovered and are on display at the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kansas, USA.
Ancient city

“How can an entire city drown?” - you ask. Surprisingly, this happens more often than you think. Sea levels are constantly rising due to melting ice caps and other factors, flooding cities. And these are unfortunate historical facts.
Fortunately, modern technology allows us to rediscover and study these underwater ruins. One of the most famous examples is located off the coast of Egypt - the city of Thonis, better known as the city of Heracleion.
The found statue represents a foundation that is more than a thousand years old.
Through the parts of the ancient city that were discovered and the materials used, researchers are looking into the former significance of the submerged ancient city, which is believed to have been a center of Mediterranean trade. These ruins were discovered in 2000.
Emerald Treasure

Jay Miscovish from Key West, Florida, USA, bought a treasure map from a friend in a bar in 2010. Treasure hunter and diving enthusiast Miscovich went further to find out the condition of the multimillion-dollar emerald treasure he began searching for on the seabed off the coast of Florida.
The total weight of the found treasure, consisting of real emeralds, was more than 36 kg. The exact origin of these treasures is not yet known.
It is interesting that some time after the discovery of numerous precious stones, Jay Moskovich faced legal battles with US federal agents. And in 2013, he was found shot dead in his own home. The death was identified as suicide.
Coelacanth

Previously it was believed that they became extinct 65 million years ago. One species of coelacanth fish was discovered in 1938 by local fishermen off the coast of Africa. And the second species was discovered in Indonesia. What is most interesting is that coelacanths have not succumbed to evolution at all over the many millions of years of their existence.
They are included in this list because they are very rare fish, about which, unfortunately, there is very little information in the fossil record. In terms of food, fish is of absolutely no value, since it is completely unsuitable for human consumption.
Pirate ships

The wooden ships that have been lying on the seabed for centuries are breathtaking. For example, in 1718, the ship of the legendary pirate known as Blackbeard sank to the bottom after running aground off the coast of the Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean).
And in 1966, what remained of this ship was discovered, including thousands of artifacts.
In 2013, the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources led the effort to remove the heavy artillery from the vessel. Several cannons weighing more than 900 kg each were lifted. And in 2014, a total of twenty different guns were recovered from a pirate ship.
New sharks

Hundreds of sharks were pulled from the deep in the Indian Ocean in 2012, with at least eight of them being a new species. Paul Clerkin, a graduate student at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in California, USA, led the expedition and was delighted with the results.
"They're not like the classic great white sharks you see on television," he told NBC News. They are similar to the usual sharks with a jagged spine and, perhaps, this is the only similarity.
Microbes from the Jurassic period

Something much older than coelacanth fish has been discovered in the depths of the ocean. In 2012, microbes originally from the Jurassic period were discovered at great depths.
They were barely alive. These tiny organisms had not eaten for 86 million years, and barely had enough oxygen to maintain their metabolism.
It's hard to believe that these microbes were still alive, but there is more than enough reason to consider these tiny creatures to be among the oldest of all living organisms on the planet.
British Silver

More than 61 tons of silver, worth $36 million, were recovered from the Atlantic Ocean. This is rightfully considered a world record for a treasure discovered in one place. The wealth was on board the British ship SS Gairsoppa, which sank in 1941 after being torpedoed by the Nazis.
The ship sank 480 km off the coast of Ireland, and it was believed that it would never be found.
As of the summer of 2012, representatives of Odyssey Marine Exploration (Tampa, Florida, USA) claimed that only about 20% of the total silver that should have been on board had been recovered. The total weight is believed to be about 240 tons.
Giant animals

No list of strange underwater discoveries would be complete without some kind of giant monster. Several creatures are known to have washed ashore over the centuries, with some reaching over 12m in length.
For example, this is a giant squid that was filmed in its natural environment in 2001 by Japanese scientists.
Or this record-breaking crab, nicknamed “Crab Kong”. This arthropod has not even reached its maturity yet, but is already 3 m in diameter. The Japanese giant crab was caught near the city of Tokyo.


Initially, the fishermen who caught it wanted to make soup from the sea “monster,” but then it was given to the biologist Robin James who intervened in the case, who took it into his care.