Sable Island, located in the Atlantic, 240 kilometers east of Canada, on the approaches to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, has earned a notorious reputation among sailors
Off the coast of the island, two main currents of the Atlantic Ocean collide - the Labrador, which carries the icy waters of the Arctic, and the warm Gulf Stream. As a result of their meeting, a dense veil of fog envelops the island for weeks or even months. Add here, again, and frequent storms. Moreover, Sable Island, like Goodwin's shoals, is also "wandering" - over the past 100 years it has moved 20 kilometers from west to east!
Creeping Atlantic Cemetery
The island was discovered by the Portuguese at the beginning of the 16th century and received the name Santa Cruz (Island of the Holy Cross). Half a century later, he was given a more appropriate name - Sable. The translation of this word remains controversial: not so-sable ", not-sable", not that "sand" … But some sailors call this island simply Mourning - because many hundreds of ships found their death here: Portuguese, English, French and pirate ships were no exception.
What is the mystery here? What terrible secrets does the island covered with dark glory hide? Why is there a bad rumor about him in all seas and oceans since ancient times, and in port taverns and taverns, sailors often tell terrible, chilling stories about the damned Sable? At the same time, they try never to name it as it should be, but prefer to call it "The Island of Shipwrecks" and "The Cemetery of the Atlantic".
Sable has been of interest to scientists for a long time. At the beginning of the 20th century, they established that from the West, the island is constantly exposed to the influence of a strong sea current. Therefore, powerful waves - it is not known how many thousands of years - methodically erode the banks of Sable. On the eastern side, there are constantly growing, like something living, more and more sandy deposits, which, it would seem, according to the logic of things and the laws of physics, simply have nowhere to come from. But they still grow!
The most interesting thing here is that, although the island is in constant motion, the reasons for which remain unclear to scientists, the length of the Sable has remained practically unchanged for hundreds of years! “Atlantic Cemetery”, like a greedy giant monster, slowly but surely, as if having a predetermined clear goal, is constantly moving eastward. As the researchers found out, the average speed of the island is about 200 meters per year!
Aqua reefs
In the Sable area, bad weather rages almost all year. And only during one month - July - as if at the command of unknown forces, the storm suddenly subsides, and the island becomes available for disembarkation from boats. But only on the north side. The biggest nuisance that Sable cunningly hid as he patiently watched the passing ships, was the shoals and the sharp reefs next to them. They show here a completely unique property - they become the color of sea water, therefore “they dissolve in it and are practically invisible. As we know, this ability for mimicry is characteristic only of animate beings.
What other unsolved mysteries might lurk in the depths of Sable? Why is he constantly moving east? Many scientists have tried to solve the riddle of its sands. Scientific expeditions have repeatedly landed here. But the island turned out to be not so simple. “Atlantic Cemetery - knows how to keep its secrets. As soon as people began to carry out any work, and especially excavations, the dug holes were immediately filled with sea water. Their walls were strengthened, but the sand inexorably crumbled, and everything had to start all over again. New fixing material was constantly needed, which is very difficult to deliver to the island. And pumping water out of pits is like trying to scoop up the ocean, because it constantly arrives. The mysterious Sable tenaciously keeps his secrets and does not tolerate attempts to penetrate what is entrusted to him. But nobody knows who is trusted and why?
Space biorobot?
However, at the end of the 20th century, some Western researchers of anomalous phenomena put forward a rather bold and original hypothesis. They believe that Sable is nothing more than a living alien organism! It exists according to laws that cannot be understood or explained within the framework of modern knowledge. The fact is that the basis of the life of such an organism is silicon, and not carbon, like all life on Earth. And silicon is sand! Ufologists D. Peibl (USA) and W. Lines (Canada) suggested that the island is not a piece of land in the ocean, but … a space biorobot. In ancient times it was thrown to Earth by an unknown highly developed civilization in a place suitable for landing in the ocean. The biorobot has successfully taken root and has been diligently collecting information for its unknown owners for centuries.
From time to time he catches earthly ships, like catching insects that gape. And by examining its catch, this "sea spider" is able to determine the technical level of development of earthlings. Communication must be maintained between the biorobot and the civilization that sent it. Perhaps that is why once a year, namely in July, at a predetermined date, wonderful weather sets in so that Sable's robot can transmit a full report into deep space. Or even not so far? How do you know?
Secrets of the XX century № 41 2011