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Large Underwater Observatory Disappears Without a Trace, Baffling Scientists

A large monitoring station used to gather important scientific data in the Baltic Sea has mysteriously vanished.

The underwater observatory, which had been on the seafloor since December 2016, is managed by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel and the Helmholtz Center Geesthacht (HZG). On August 21 at 8:15 p.m. local time, transmissions from the €300,000 ($330,000) station came to a sudden halt. Divers were dispatched to the site, only to find—much to their astonishment—that the entire structure was gone, save for a shredded transmission cable, according to a GEOMAR statement. 

The observatory was in a restricted area off the northern coast of Germany. Boats, including fishing vessels, are not allowed into the area, the BBC reported. That somebody, or a group of individuals, removed the observatory remains the most plausible explanation. Other factors, such as a massive storm, heavy currents, or even marine animals, were ruled out as potential causes owing to the weight of the instrument. Who or what removed the science station, and why, is a complete mystery. German police were alerted to the incident and are now investigating, according to GEOMAR.

The Boknis Eck Observatory is—or at least was—located at the outlet of Eckernförde Bay, which is north of Kiel, Germany and south of the Danish border. It was 1.8 kilometers (1.1 miles) off shore, planted at a depth of 22 meters (72 feet), reported the BBC.

The station collected data about water temperature, nutrients, salinity, the speed of water flow, and concentrations of chlorophyll and methane. This data is used to evaluate the health of the ecosystem in and around the southwestern Baltic Sea. By monitoring these changes, scientists can be alerted to potential problems and take the required countermeasures. Scientists have been collecting data in the bay since the 1950s. The observatory is also used in the COSYNA network (Coastal Observing System for Northern and Arctic Seas) of the HZG.

“[At] first we thought of a transmission error,” Hermann Bange, project coordinator for the Boknis Eck Observatory, said in the GEOMAR statement. This prompted a diving mission to the site, revealing the disappearance. “The devices were gone, the divers could not find them anymore,” he said. “When the divers reached the bottom of the sea last week at the observatory’s location, they found only the torn off land cable. It was completely shredded.”

The missing observatory consists of two racks, one weighing 250 kilograms (550 pounds) and the other 100 kilograms (220 pounds) each. The racks include a frame holding the power supply (along with a heavy cable connecting the station to the coast) and a frame to hold the sensors. Both racks were “removed with great force from their position,” according to the GEOMAR statement.

Bange described the data collected by the observatory as “downright priceless.” GEOMAR and HZA conducted their own search for the missing station, but with no luck. The scientists are now pleading for the public’s help, asking anyone who knows anything about the incident to come forward.

The disappearance is reminiscent of sunken naval ships that are likewise vanishing from the ocean floor. In those cases, looters are suspected of tearing the ships apart for scrap. Perhaps something similar is happening here, though it’s not clear what value this monitoring station, equipped with an assortment of scientific instruments, might have for looters. 

Or, it could be the result of a nefarious military operation conducted by an unknown state actor, but that’s pure speculation. Hopefully more details will emerge about this strange story in the coming days and weeks.

[Pato del Muerto 53345]

At this early juncture, it’s impossible to be sure whether this is a megalodon attack or a liopleurodon attack. We will have to wait for the facts to come out. 

[BabaYaga 15532]

[Js1 86964]

12 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said:

At this early juncture, it’s impossible to be sure whether this is a megalodon attack or a liopleurodon attack. We will have to wait for the facts to come out. 

Either way, we have to call Jason Statham and/or Chris Pratt. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4998]

[BabaYaga 15532]

That dude is great

Nuttier than a squirrel turd, but awful funny.  

[Armybrat 41330]

Dirk Pitt.

[Neonmoon 38130]

I guess no one here has ever gotten drunk while piloting a Submarine before 

[atomheartbevo 90550]

The Deep was trying to save a whale, something went wrong, and the observatory killed the whale.

[0xdeadbeef 1695]

So the underwater observatory that was placed right next to a major German submarine base went missing and they don't know who removed it.  Hmm.   I'll take "Obvious Answers" for $100.

Maybe it was "a nefarious military operation conducted by an unknown state actor", but I'd still check the dumpster behind the local naval base.

 

 

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

31 minutes ago, Armybrat said:

Dirk Pitt.

They should get NUMA on it post haste, but my money is on a submarine that was where it shouldn't have been.

Naughty naughty.

Edited September 5, 2019 by Onboard 2.0

[InkaUtexas 26808]

Damn Belugas....

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/02/russian-spy-whale-has-defected-to-norway-locals-claim

[Deej 77676]

"We're going to need a bigger underwater observatory."

[ztejas 44114]

48 minutes ago, 0xdeadbeef said:

So the underwater observatory that was placed right next to a major German submarine base went missing and they don't know who removed it.  Hmm.   I'll take "Obvious Answers" for $100.

Maybe it was "a nefarious military operation conducted by an unknown state actor", but I'd still check the dumpster behind the local naval base.

 

 

So you're saying it was.... ze Germans?

[Kennythetiger 9585]

They bombed Pearl Harbor- why wouldn’t they steal an underwater space station?

[RPM 26565]

[SlingeroGuitaro 189]

So Trevor, Michael, and Franklin stole another underwater device to sell to the Chinese. Nice.

[BottleRocket 659]

[El Diablo 4232]

iT Was THe SeA KreatURes.

BEAR 50

[atomheartbevo 90550]

It was either Marduk, Slayer of Tiamat.

Or the Dolphin vs Whale race war finally kicked off, like that little twerp predicted.

[J.R. Juniors Junior Jr. 1108]

 

[Neonmoon 38130]

4 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

They should get NUMA on it post haste, but my money is on a submarine that was where it shouldn't have been.

Naughty naughty.

It’s a absolutely a submarine that was spying and didn’t know about the lab 

[gecko 1104]

Russians....

[mulletpelini 5220]

['stache 22117]

Dolphins are well known copper thieves.

[Iceman 2956]

the Kraken?

[RDCanecutter 26856]

4 hours ago, 'stache said:

Dolphins are well known copper thieves.

Only the crack-head dolphins. But yeah.

[RDCanecutter 26856]

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The observatory was in a restricted area off the northern coast of Germany.

Ah. Observatory blundered into underwater passageway to Ultima Thule via Hollow Earth. Obviously attacked and captured by dutiful Hitler/Giant Squid clone-beings.

Edited September 7, 2019 by RDCanecutter
there are things we are not meant to know

[52-80 19375]

Cthulhu, imo

[TwiceHorn 31996]

39 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

Cthulhu, imo

Yog Sothoth rules!