Strange Things Found On The Ocean Floor

From treasure to hidden cities there have been many weird bizarre and indeed valuable things discovered at the bottom of the sea.

Strange things found on the ocean floor.

Plankton is the contributor of oozes. By nicci martel dec 23 2018. Or in the reef you ve snorkeled in. They could be at the beach you swam into a while ago.

An ocean exploration team led by swedish researcher peter lindberg has found what some are suggesting is a crashed flying saucer. These centuries old microbes however are everywhere. The other creepy things you ve seen on this list are usually only seen in the deep dark parts of the ocean. 15 pics of strange things actually found on the ocean floor 10 on beaches we think we ll stick to dry land.

Here s a list of some of the most unique. The state of new jersey is known for many things but deep sea train wrecks are not one of them well not until 1985 when two rare trains from 1850 were discovered in. The sediment in areas of the ocean floor which is at least 30 biogenous materials is labeled as an ooze. Lindberg s team which has had success in the past recovering.

There are two types of oozes. Russian surveillance vessel red sea. Whether they belong there or not the sheer volume of strange discoveries that have been recovered from the sea is mind boggling and it grows day by day. 16 tank and masks haunting reminder of the war the nippo maru can be found in truk lagoon micronesia and is quite an astonishing site for divers.

Calcareous oozes and siliceous oozes. Here are 15 amazing things discovered on the ocean floor. They could even be present in the salt water you accidentally drank while swimming. An ancient computer.

That s right long before microsoft or apple there was apparently this wonder the antikythera mechanism. Read our list of strange ocean discoveries some of which even made it on to shore and be reminded of just how mysterious a place the ocean still can be. Terrigenous sediment is the most abundant sediment found on the seafloor followed by biogenous sediment. Here we take a look at 10 of the weirdest things found on the ocean s floors to date.

Here a diver examines the boiler of a steam engine that was blown off the deck of the ss thistlegorm when it was sunk on october 6 1941. Although the sarcastic fringehead has been found on the surface of the ocean s waters they tend to remain in depths going down several hundred feet.