The mysterious sea is compared to Bermuda: 4 sides are windless, but ships pass by and disappear strangely

There are many mysterious and strange places in the world. The sea is also one of the interesting hidden places that scientists aspire to learn. The Sargasso Sea is one such sea. What people hear about this sea is extremely unique stories. Even the Sargasso Sea is compared to the Bermuda Triangle when this area has no wind, but it can cause many ships to disappear without leaving a trace.

Sea without shore

The Sargasso Sea is known as the "sea in the ocean", it is completely different from other seas. Because most seas are located at the edge of the ocean and adjacent to the mainland, the Sargasso Sea is not like that. The Sargasso Sea is a sea in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, it is formed not by the surrounding lands but by four oceanic currents. Therefore, it is the only sea in the world that has no well-defined shores and boundaries.

The Sargasso Sea is a sea located in the ocean and surrounded by four ocean currents.

Four oceanic currents surround the Sargasso Sea, including the North Atlantic Current to the North, the Canary Current to the East, the Gulf Stream to the West, and the North Equator to the South. These currents circulate in an elliptical clockwise direction within the Atlantic Ocean, creating the ever-changing borders of Sargasso. This uniqueness makes this sea a gyro of the ocean.

The Sargasso Sea has a width of up to 1,126km and a length of about 3,219km. As part of the Atlantic Ocean, Sargasso is associated with its formation.

This is due to different geological processes occurring in the crust of the extinct Tethys ocean. Ocean formed between Cimmeria and Gondwana. During the Jurassic (150 Ma), Cimmeria finally collided with Laurasia. Where it stopped, the ocean floor below it buckled, forming the Tethys Trench. The water level rose and western Tethys shallowly covered significant parts of Europe. Around the same time, Laurasia and Gondwana began to drift apart, forming the Atlantic Ocean between them. Thus, the Sargasso Sea appeared at least 100 million years ago.

The Sargasso Sea is thought to have formed 100 million years ago.

"Devil Sea"

Not only is the sea without a shore, Sargasso also makes many captains and sailors afraid when hearing its name. Although the Sargasso Sea is surrounded by strong currents, it has no ripples and no wind. However, many ships mysteriously disappeared when entering the Sargasso Sea. These strange things have caused the Sargasso Sea to be given the terrifying nickname "the devil's sea".

The Sargasso Sea is also believed to be involved in many mysterious disappearances of ships that accidentally entered this area.

According to some records, in 1492, a fleet of ships led by explorer Christopher Columbus accidentally entered the waters of Sargasso. They had been lost in it for months. While wandering the area, his group encountered many ghost ships. These ships are all very old and abandoned. However, when they went to check them, they discovered that the ship still had a lot of fuel, food. Later, when they crossed Sargasso, Christopher Columbus announced the findings of this sea.

By 1840, the London Times reported that the French merchant ship, Rosalie, had passed through the Sargasso waters and disappeared without leaving a trace. By the time it reappeared, this ship was already devoid of people. In 1881, to find out the cause of this mysterious disappearance, American scholar Ellen Austin sent her crew of 50 people on board. Unexpectedly, when 50 young sailors had just set foot on the ship, the ship also immediately disappeared to the extreme surprise of Ellen Austin. After one night, the ship reappeared and the 50 members also mysteriously disappeared.

The ships led by Christopher Columbus had also been lost in the Sargasso waters for many months.

During the 1960s and 1980s, many unmanned floating boats were found in the waters of Sargasso. The most famous of which is the missing ship Connemara 4 and was found in 1955. These unexplained disappearances have led many people to compare the Saragasso Sea to the Bermuda Triangle. After all, what secret does Sargasso hide and why are the ships and boats entering here facing such danger?

Where is the truth?

Stories of strange disappearances in the Sargasso Sea have caught the attention of scientists. They formed numerous research groups to uncover the mysteries of Sargasso.

One of them is Professor Richard Sylvester's team from the University of Western Australia who has come up with a plausible theory for the puzzling disappearances in the Sargasso Sea. According to experts, the Sargasso Sea is famous for a type of algae called Sargassum. This algae grows densely here and it is also the feature for sailors to know they have arrived in the Sargasso Sea. Scientists theorize number one is that a large amount of Sargassum algae accumulates in the Sargasso Sea and gets caught in the propeller, making it difficult for ships to move. This caused many ships to get lost.

Scientists hypothesize that the densely-growing Sargassum algae here is responsible for the mysterious disappearances.

The second hypothesis is that the currents circulating in the Sargasso Sea are so strong that they have created a giant whirlpool. The vortex is like a centrifuge creating smaller whirlpools that surround the area. These whirlpools pulled the ships inside and caused those mysterious disappearances.

In addition, the last hypothesis is that the sea is too calm and there is no strong wind. In particular, with boats without the help of engines, if they accidentally enter this sea, they will have to be stuck here. However, although these three hypotheses are quite reasonable, so far there has been no accurate conclusion about Sargasso's anomaly. To this day, this sea is still the most curious mystery in the world.

The wonders of the Sea of ​​Sargasso

Sargasso is also known as one of the clearest waters in the world. The reason is that Sargasso is very far from the estuaries, so there is little plankton, the sea water is so clear that you can see up to 66.5m deep; Some places can see up to 72m deep.

Sargasso is one of the clearest seas in the world that can be seen more than 60m deep.

The Sargasso Sea is also home to the world's richest and most diverse ecosystem. Because this area appears seaweed so dense that it forms a carpet covering a large area of ​​water. This is also home to more than 60 species of shrimp, crab, fish, turtles and rare species of eel. Therefore, large marine species such as whales, sharks. often come here to find food from these seaweeds.

Another strange phenomenon is that unlike the harsh cold climate of the North Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea is surprisingly warm. Scientists have measured that the temperature of the water inside the Sargasso Sea is much higher than the water outside.

Sargasso Sea is also home to many different species of marine life from small to large.

The Sargasso Sea has more unique features than the rest of the ocean, so it has quite an interesting biodiversity. This sea has very high salinity and low nutrient content. Rainfall here is not abundant, so Sargasso is one of the highest salinity seas in the Atlantic Ocean.