A man captured something alarming with his GoPro after dropping it into the sea, leading viewers to insist he contact emergency services immediately.
The ocean holds many mysteries, some enchanting and others quite frightening.
Its depths, often shrouded in darkness, add an eerie quality that can unnerve even the bravest souls.
The reason people urged a YouTuber to contact emergency services after his GoPro fell into the water wasn’t because of the ocean’s vastness and potential dangers.
Rather, it was due to something that appeared to be a more immediate and serious threat.
That is, if it truly was what it seemed.
YouTuber Dusty Sands was at a jetty in Port Noarlunga, Australia, and decided to lower his GoPro into the water using a line.
The water was murky, with only a few fish visible swimming in and out of the darkness.
But as the camera went deeper, it briefly captured an image of something with a very distinctive shape.
The YouTuber shared, “Dropping my GoPro off the side of a jetty in Port Noarlunga.”
“We looked back at the footage and kinda got freaked out when we saw it. We tried dropping the GoPro in at the same spot a few more times but never showed up again.”
The object was a sphere with studs protruding from it, and a chain hanging from the bottom, bearing a strong resemblance to a naval mine.
One commenter noted: “Strongly suggest reporting it to the coast guard btw, that is a live naval mine that could take out that entire dock if triggered from a hit.”
Another person was more skeptical, commenting: “We haven’t seen much in the way of naval warfare in South Australia. I don’t know if sea mines were ever used here. My guess is it may be a joke or hoax.”
“If it is real, it definitely hasn’t been there, unnoticed, bumping against a jetty pile for decades.”
A third person added: “Bro out here making the sea seem 3x scarier than it already is. I sure hope that isn’t an actual live mine, or if it is, that coast guards take care of it.”
While it’s uncertain if the object is a live mine, there are several known caches of explosives submerged underwater. One particularly unsettling example is the SS Richard Montgomery.
This was a World War Two ship that ran aground while carrying a cargo of explosives.
Although most of the cargo was recovered, approximately 1,400 tons of explosives remain in the wreck, which is located in the Thames Estuary.
According to the UK government, the risk of a major explosion is considered ‘remote,’ but the site is still monitored closely, and an exclusion zone surrounds the wreck.
