The sargasso sea is now full of white bones, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is a "big graveyard" at sea. In 1872, a ship called the Mary Celeste passed by, and although the ship was well fed with fuel, the crew mysteriously disappeared en masse and was missing. Since then, almost all navigators have taken detours, treating the Sargasso Sea as a forbidden area for life.
01: The shoreless sea of the Atlantic Ocean - sargasso sea
Located in the eastern United States in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Sargasso Sea covers an area of about 3 million square kilometers, hence the name because of the large number of "sargassum" floating in this area.
Ordinary seas have coastlines, but the Sargasso Sea is an exception, it is a sea in the sea, so there is no coastline, and the outside world also calls it "the sea without shore".
However, the Sargasso Sea is not famous for its lack of shore, its first business card is the "clarity" of the sea water. Because there are many algae, the waters of the Sargasso Sea have very few impurities, so the visibility can reach 66 meters, and even the naked eye can see the depth of 70 meters underwater, which is called "the clearest sea in the world".
But there are many stories behind the seemingly beautiful and moving ocean, such as this sea that has killed many people here, so that now people talk about tigers. Many navigators prefer to take a long detour than risk the Sargasso Sea, as if everyone agreed that there may be no return to this place, so the Sargasso Sea gradually became a place where no one stepped.
02: Fascinating Danger - the beautiful sargasso sea, but countless people have been killed here
Roses are all prickly, as are the sargasso seas. Although the Sargasso Sea has a high appearance, like a tourist punch card holy land, it is not simple at all. Columbus mistakenly entered the Sargasso Sea during his voyage, but is said to have been trapped for three days and three nights before escaping. In modern times, some people have also sailed here, but they were quickly entangled in algae and fought hard to get out of the danger zone.
Only a few people who were lucky enough to escape the day, many people were trapped in the sargasso sea and could never get out, and finally became white bones sunk on the seabed. Because in that era when there was no steam power, people could only drive sailboats by wind power, sargasson would make ships face great resistance, and the vast area of sargasson was inexhaustible, so many people, despite the abundance of food, were eventually boiled into a pair of white bones.
In the end, they can only be buried in this crystal clear sea, leaving in despair surrounded by sargasson. But the reason why sargassum is afraid to set foot is more than that.
03: Why does no one dare to set foot in the Sargasso Sea?
1. Eerie tranquility
The Sargasso Sea is a magical region located in the Atlantic Ocean but surrounded by four ocean currents. It is the Gulf Stream to the west, the North Atlantic Current to the north, the Canary Cold Current to the east, and the Equatorial Warm Current to the south, and these four warm currents form a "closed loop", making the sea water of Sargassum flow slowly clockwise and seem unusually calm.
Moreover, because there is no obvious air pressure difference, there is no wind on all sides of the Sargasso Sea. In that era of sailing, the driving force of ships was the power of wind and water, so falling into this sea area was equivalent to stopping the ship, and with the strong adhesion and great resistance of sargasso, the permanent stagnation of ships became the norm.
2, a dead silence, as if life is forbidden, there is not much value here
Another reason why Sargassum is afraid to step on it is that there is no sign of life here. The seaweed that floats all over the sea surface is at best a single-celled organism, and because of the large number of algae, there are very few microorganisms here, and the fish and animals that feed on it are almost extinct. So, here you don't see anything like a big fish fishing boat.
Here, except for the seaweed is crystal clear water, and there is nothing alive at a glance, luck can see rare turtles or whales, there is nothing else, so entering such a sea is like entering the forbidden area of no one's life.
In modern times, many ships go to sea, either for fishing, need to pursue economic benefits, or transport goods, or pure sightseeing (accounting for a very small proportion). Therefore, the sea area such as the Sargasso Sea is meaningless, and no one dares to set foot on it.
3, the rumors of catching wind and shadows are daunting
Leaving aside the fact that many navigators have lost their lives here, there are some rumors that are more popular in this area. For example, the Sargasso Sea is the Sea of Magic Algae, where the seaweed thinks and acts quickly, like the Magic Algae, actively winding around passing ships.
In addition, the Bermuda Triangle, where countless ships and planes have disappeared, is actually adjacent to the Sargasso Sea, and many people have heard that the Sargasso algae has been afraid to act, not to mention that the "Bermuda Triangle" where the unsolved mystery is high is located in the west of the Sargasso Sea. In the midst of this frightening rumor, even navigators with advanced equipment will still have some concerns when going to Sargasso.
Write at the end
No one dares to set foot in the Sargasso Sea, in fact, there are historical reasons: because many navigators have lost their lives, so that follow-up people feel that this is a forbidden area of life and dare not approach. Secondly, the sargasso sea does not have much life, as if entering the forbidden area of life, where you will find yourself very lonely, only with seaweed, every hour is difficult to survive.
Coupled with the calm wind and waves of the Sargasso Sea, revealing an invisible "sense of danger", the mysterious Bermuda is nearby, and there are many rumors about Bermuda and the Sargasso Sea on the rivers and lakes, so those voyagers will not easily sail into the Sargasso Sea.
But in any case, the ships caused by modern technology have long been large and fast, and they have long been not afraid of this floating sea surface of the sea, coupled with the invention of steam and electricity, it is not easy to be resisted, even if they are trapped, it is not a big deal to break the "fish dead" net, rushing out of the sargasso sea is a simple thing, but only increase the cost of ship maintenance later. On the contrary, many people are not only not afraid of the Sargasso Sea, but also want to dive in this area and look for shipwreck treasures.
But the most important thing is the wonder of nature, such a treasured sea as sargassum is rare, if you look at its appearance, this is indeed a tourist attraction. Therefore, how can someone be willing to go into such a sea with clear water quality, no wind all year round, and calm on all sides?