The USS Apogon Submarine
Here, we can see some artifacts that were once aboard the USS Apogon Submarine, located close to the Marshall Islands in the Bikini Atoll of the Pacific Ocean. The submarine in question still rests at the bottom of this atoll, having once served in World War II. It sank after hitting a mine off the coast of Okinawa, being decommissioned a year later.
Fast forward about 60-70 years later, and a team of divers discovered the submarine once again, finding that the vessel had suffered minimal damage. These days, divers and snorkelers love diving down to check out the sub from the outside.
F4U Corsair
This photograph shows the F4U Corsair, an American fighter aircraft that saw heavy action during the Second World War. The pilot of this carrier-based aircraft encountered a fuel shortage while returning from a mission.
The pilot was able to contact his home base to seek for assistance and mainly informed headquarters that he was highly unlikely to make it back with little fuel left. He was forced to crash-land at sea but was later on rescued. Unfortunately, the aircraft had not been saved, and it remains at the ocean basin.
Belize
The Great Blue Hole is a huge underwater cave, off the coast of Belize. To fully appreciate its beauty, one has to fly over the sinkhole located near the Lighthouse Reef. It’s surrounding water is a deep dark blue, that is so because it traps the sunlight in.
Not readily visible from the horizon, it only became famous following Jacques Cousteau’s declaration of the hole as one of the best dive sites in the world. It is 407 feet deep, and 984 feet across; an enclosure full of mystery that fires up everyone’s imagination.
The Lost City of Pavlopetri
A trip off the coast of Laconia in Greece may lead you to the lost city of Pavlopetri. Its ancient name is unknown, but its modern term means “Paul and Peter’s,” or “Paul’s Stone,” after the two well-known Christian saints.
The lost city is reckoned to be 5,000 years old, making it the oldest among submerged lost cities in the world, and the ruins found on the location date back to the Mycenaean Period. It was discovered in 1967 by Nicholas Flemming across Elafonisos village and the Pounta coast.
The Chihuo-hol Dos Cenote
Located in the Yucatan peninsula, the Chihuo-hol Dos Cenote is a natural sinkhole that was discovered by archaeologists thanks to the technology of the time, local knowledge, and painstaking research. Over time limestone rock eroded, opening up a hole to a beautiful subterranean body of water.
And Chihuo-hol Dos Cenote is certainly one of the most stunning cenotes of them all. With clear, turquoise waters and remains of pottery still on the cenote bed, it’s an absolute dream for divers and researchers alike. Here, we see a diver feasting his eyes on one of the relics, that has remained in decent condition since the Mayan ages.