Report on Mysteries of the Ocean

- By Swayam Mansingh
Mystery is the story of unknown which has always attracted people. The search for the truth
has led to many disagreements. Some believe in the "super natural", while others do not.
Both types of people have their own reasonings for believing or not believing in it. There are
many such world-famous mysteries that are still unsolved today. Following are few of the
famous ocean mysteries:

1. The Giant Squid

This huge animal could be the mythical kraken featured in “Pirates of the Caribbean”.
Although it’s unlikely that the giant squid actually attacked ships, very little is known
about this mysterious creature of the deep. Scientists have learned virtually nothing about
the lives of these deep-sea giants, not even how big they get, although some estimates
predict they grow up to 66 feet.

2. The giant cannibal shark

In 2003, scientists decided to tag a 9-foot-long great white shark to study temperature
changes in the ocean. Weirdly, several months later, the tag recording the information was
found on shore. When researchers looked at the tags information, they were stunned.
About four months after the tag was put on, the shark seemed to have dove around 1,900
feet, which suggests it was attacked and eaten by something. But what could eat a 9-foot
great white? An even bigger shark, some scientists say.

3. Mariana Trench
The Mariana Trench is the deepest point in all of our oceans, coming in at 36,201 feet
deep. That's right, you could stick Mt. Everest on the bottom and it would be completely
covered by water with an extra 7,000 feet of extra water on top. Because of the sheer size
and pressure, only four expeditions have successfully descended.

4. The submarine disappearances in 1968

Four separate submarines went inexplicably missing in the SAME exact year. These were
the USS Scorpion, a Soviet submarine K-129, a French submarine Minerve, and the INS
Dakar. The last two subs disappeared only four days apart. The Minerve has still never
been found, even though it only disappeared an hour away from its home port. Is it just
coincidence that four giant machines would all have misfortunes the same year, or is it
something more sinister?

5. The real Atlantis

Some say that the lost underwater city of Atlantis has been discovered right off of the
island of Delos in Greece. An entire planned town was found with several buildings,
courtyards, and so many pieces of pottery.
6. The HMS Daedalus' Sea Serpent
For over twenty minutes, the crew of the HMS Daedalus, a Royal Navy warship, watched
what they claim to be a giant, 100-foot-long snake with a dragon's head swim near their
boat. Don't trust the Daedalus crew? It was spotted a second time by the American brig
Daphne, who even shot at the creature and tried to follow it, only to lose it at sea.
Scientists today think they most likely saw a whale, but wouldn't a bunch of experienced
sailors know the difference between a whale and a serpent?

7. The Bermuda Triangle

Named for the triangular shape of around 500,000 square miles of ocean between Miami,
Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, the Bermuda Triangle is one of the most notorious sea legends.
When Christopher Colombus first sailed the area, he claimed to see a giant ball of light in
the sky that crashed into the horizon and made it glow. Soon, all sorts of strange events
began being claimed in the area, including several boats disappearing with no one
radioing in a distress signal, and in one incident in 1945, an entire squadron of US torpedo
bombers vanished into thin air.

8. Devil’s Sea
Devil's Sea is one of the twelve vile vortices (or vortexes) of the world right up there with
the Bermuda Triangle. It's a place where planes drop from the sky like birds and large
methane deposits cause gas explosions. It's also where the US lost over 20 submarines
during WWII and ships that are twice as big as the Titanic go missing.