YouTuber told to call Coast Guard immediately after GoPro makes unnerving discovery in ocean

In yet another example of why the ocean is literally the scariest place on earth, a YouTuber discovered a concerning object just off Port Noarlunga, Australia.

Thalassophobia, characterised by the intense fear of deep bodies of water and what they might be hiding, is believed to affect only nine per cent of people. Despite this, I’m willing to bet that everyone has, at one point or another, gazed into the murky depths and stressed about what’s underneath. From sharks with rows of razor-sharp teeth, to shipwrecks housing everything from skeletons to jellyfish, the ocean is f*cking terrifying.

YouTuber Dusty Sands learned this for himself in 2023 when he was filming content off the coast of Australia. In the video posted to his YouTube, aptly named “Dropping My Gopro Into Deep Water *WHAT..IS..THAT..?”, Dusty could be seen lowering his GoPro into the ocean.

You could see the kelp clinging to the dock, the greenish hue of the water adding to the eerie sound of bubbles coming to the top. Then, about halfway through the video, a concerning object came into focus. It appeared to be a naval mine of some sort, complete with the pressure pins poised for release. It also seemed to be resting against one of the dock’s supports, suggesting it could have gone off at any time.

“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,” he captioned the post.

People were creeped out by the YouTuber’s ocean excursion

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Since being posted, the video has accumulated almost 60k views and hundreds of comments urging the YouTuber to contact the Australian Coast Guard to remove the mine from the bottom of the ocean.

“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,” one person said.

Another wrote: “Imagine some dumbass fish exploding an entire beach because he didn’t look where he was swimming.”

However, another person argued: “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.”

Though the video was posted two years ago, it’s not immediately clear whether anything was actually done about the mine the YouTuber found in the ocean.

Maybe it’s still there, maybe it’s just waiting.

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Featured image credit: Dusty Sands