9 Mysterious Underwater Objects Very Few People Know About

We all know space is exciting and I, personally, can’t wait until we can go to Mars as tourists. However there’s still an entire part of our own planet that have not been thoroughly explored or explained. And that, dear reader, is the ocean. It is estimated that there are more undiscovered species of animals in the ocean than there are discovered species on land.

What’s more — because exploring underwater can be expensive and complicated, there are many, many occurrences that have not been explained by science or properly and thoroughly explored. So, here are 9 mysterious underwater objects that very few people know about.

Titanic

Surely, everyone knows about the Titanic. However there are many little-known facts about the ship and the circumstances of its sinking. For example, did you know that the people in charge of looking out on the ship (for things like, say, icebergs!) couldn’t use binoculars? That’s right! The binoculars were locked away in a cabinet that nobody had the keys to.

Another little-known fact is that all 700 third-class passengers had to share just two bathtubs amongst themselves.

And, finally, the ships main chef, Charles Joughin, was able to survive significantly longer in the cold waters because of the copious amounts of whiskey he drank while cooking the 10-course meal on the evening the ship sank.

Underwater sculpture park

Just off the coast of the island of Grenada there is an underwater museum created by an English sculptor, Jason deCaires Taylor. The first exhibit was placed underwater in 2006, but since then the underwater museum and park has grown. It now consists of more than 65 different items, and is expanding with every passing year.

Although the project is valuable for the artistic endeavor alone, it is also good for the local wildlife ecosystem!

Lost Kingdom Of Cleopatra – Legendary Lost City Of Heracleion

We all know climate change is a problem and rising water levels are a real threat to coastal towns. But rising sea levels aren’t a problem that is unique to our time (although the reasons are). The Egyptian city of Thonis-Heracleion was the port city to Egypt during the times when Cleopatra ruled it. This city is now submerged near Alexandria, in the Aboukir Bay.

The city was buried in the sands of the ocean for 1,200 years, and only thanks to technological advancements were archeologists able to dig it up and piece together clues to discover what the city likely looked like when it was, you know… on the ground and not under the water.