Underwater finds are often unusual and surprising and even entail their own history and leave their mark on the new owner. It is sometimes very difficult to explain these things, what they are for and what they mean. You can find on the bottom of the sea or ocean not only jewelry, but also things of historical value, as well as rare and not at all known animals that are found in the underwater world.
As for the beach underwater finds, their assortment is great, because everything that tourists have lost on the seashore can be found without even going into the water. So, after a storm or a strong wind from the water, household items, small things, and jewelry are thrown out among shells and sea pebbles on the beach sand, and sometimes you can find bathing accessories among other things.
Apollo mechanical engine
To date, the most unusual find of the deep sea is the mechanical part of the Apollo 11. It was not possible to solve its purpose. It is known that in water it has lain more than one millennium and serves for calculations. A version has been put forward that this is a similar subject to a computer and calculates eclipses, both solar and lunar. After the two found engines were lifted, they were repaired, and now they are on display in America.
Amorphs found by the president himself
In 2011, Vladimir Putin himself found at the bottom of the Black Sea in the Taman Bay region the remains of ancient ceramic vessels. The head of government is not so often diving, and these findings were only two meters deep. True, his spokesman D. Peskov told that the president did not find these amorphs on his own, someone made sure that they were there at the time of Putin's immersion. But there is no doubt that this is a real underwater find that was raised from the bottom of the sea. They just found them a little earlier.
The ship of the ancient Byzantines
People have always traveled across the seas and oceans, made expeditions, more than once there were sea battles and robberies of pirates, ships were damaged and sank. Naturally, underwater finds of ships can also be seen on the seabed. So, for example, in 2009 on the Black Sea coast of the sunny Crimea, a ship of the Middle Ages was found that belonged to the Byzantines. The vessel was discovered at a 124-meter depth at Cape Foros. It is still at the bottom of the sea and has not been fully studied. Experts believe that it was a military ship and it served to capture pirates. They hope to find surviving valuable things on it. Already now under the water it can be seen that there are amorphous, masts, yards and oars. It is possible that when lifting this ship, scientists will find something else that can serve as a discovery in science.
Underwater find of the Second World War
During the war, the Japanese submarine I-400 went missing. And in 1946 she was found under water 700 meters deep on the banks of Ochau. For that time, it was considered the most advanced in technical terms. After all, she did not cost anything to go the whole planet 1.5 times, while not refueling. And on board this submarine usually carried three bombs weighing about 2 tons each. The military of the United States of America at the end of World War II captured the I-400 boat and delivered it to Pearl Harbor. During the Cold War, the Soviet government demanded the right of access to the submarine, but America refused, referring to the fact that it does not know where it is.
Lard in salt water
And today, such unusual underwater finds of the Second World War as pork fat are known. For several decades, in Scotland, the sea throws this animal fat ashore after a storm. And all because during the war the ship with the goods crashed in these places. Local residents made an observation that every time after another storm in the water, along with the waves, the surviving cargo leaves the vessel and sometimes directly in the barrels for storage. And they also believe that lard still has not lost its taste. And during the war, when there was hunger and poverty, such pieces of the people of the coast were completely happy. So, the submarine is a shop, a find now for tourists and local residents. Moreover, you can be content with a fatty product, not at all sinking to the bottom of the sea, it itself will bring a portion of fat to the shore.
Submarine "Pike" 216
And also the sea took away a lot of submarines and ammunition with it during the Great Patriotic War, so the "Pike" (submarine) became a find for contemporaries. Moreover, the most amazing thing about this find is that it was found in general condition with all its contents. The crew on this ship participated in 14 battles, they managed to flood one enemy ship and damage another, and yet the boat was defeated and killed 48 victims. For a long time she was considered missing. Divers of Ukraine found it near the coast of Tarhankut at a depth of 50 meters.
Lost city
Perhaps one of the most mysterious underwater finds is the whole sunken city in the Indian Ocean. It was discovered in 2002 at a depth of 36 meters. Scientists calculated the age of the city and concluded that it was 9,500 years old. That is, the city sank during the melting of glaciers. This discovery suggests that people on earth existed much earlier than historians assumed. In a mysterious place, not only architectural remains were preserved, but also human ones.
Ancient microbes
And these underwater finds are not only remarkable for their size, but also for age. In 2012, microbes that originated during the Jurassic period were found in the ocean, this is when dinosaurs existed. These bottom dwellers still live. Thus, it turns out that their age is 86 million years. Their longevity is due to the fact that their metabolism is too slow. Today, microbes are the oldest organisms on Earth.
Curse treasure
The story of the American Jay Miskovich began with the purchase of a treasure map in 2010. So, diving and the thirst for treasure did their job, and he managed to find several million emeralds off the coast of Florida at a depth of 21 meters. So, his find by spearfishing weighed 36 kilograms. Until now, no one knows where they came from, and the fact of disputes over them became even more surprising.
It would seem that with such a state, Miskovich should become the richest man. But it was not there. The authorities found out about the find and, through the court, demanded to transfer the treasures found free of charge to the state. Therefore, Jay could not get a cent for his find. Thus, his life was divided into "before" and "after" finds of emeralds. After all, now he was involved in legal proceedings, endless debates about the ownership of the treasures found. Two years later, Miskovich committed suicide. Apparently, the triggerlessness from investigations and litigation, as well as the inability to get the money he was counting on and block all his debts, made him pull the trigger of a gun in his house.
Ships of the sea robbers
Back in 1966, a wreck of the most terrible and well-known pirate nicknamed Blackbeard was discovered. The ship ran aground off the coast of the Arctic Ocean in 1718 and sank to the bottom.
In 2013, the North Carolina administration decided to lift all ammunition from the ship. Guns weighing about a ton each were raised to land. A year later, they also raised the guns on board the ship.
A new species of sharks
Among the several hundred sharks, eight individuals of a new species were found in the Indian Ocean. So, the marine laboratory scientist Paul Klerkin went on an expedition in 2012 to study predatory fish and noted that these few sharks are completely different from the rest. Surprisingly, they are completely different, and the similarity is only in the structure of the spine.
Huge animals
Each of us has already seen and heard in the news or in the newspapers that once again a giant monster has been washed ashore. They were always different, and the length of some sometimes reached 12 meters. So one day a huge squid fell into the frame of a camera of a Japanese scientist, he was able to capture it on camera alive and in the aquatic environment in 2001.
By the way, a giant crab was caught there in Japan. Despite the fact that he is still quite young, and already 3 meters long. This arthropod was given the nickname "Crab Kong." Fishermen, having caught such a prey, were already delighted with such a successful future dinner, but Robin James, a biologist by training, took the sea giant under his protection.
Treasure of silver
In 1941, the British ship SS Gairsoppa transported 240 tons of silver. But he was hit by torpedoes from the Nazis and crashed. When this ship was found in 2012, it was located 480 kilometers off the coast of Ireland. People believed that this ship was impossible to find. But they managed not only to find his whereabouts, but also to raise 61 tons of silver from his side. After recalculating with modern money these 20% of the total amount of silver left on board, the cost was 36 million dollars.
The underwater world is full of mysteries, because it has not yet been fully studied by man. Scientists say that no more than 5% of the aquatic environment has been investigated. Therefore, one can only guess how much remains at the bottom of the jewelry, sunken ships and entire cities that were built several centuries ago, and what other living organisms live under water on our planet Earth.