A TERRIFYING salty circle of tragedy known as the “Jacuzzi of Death” is filled with tragic creatures that have been killed in its toxic waters.
This horrifying spot in the Gulf of Mexico is known to kill everything that goes inside it.
The dead zone is a 100-foot-wide “bottomless” pocket filled with toxic substances.
This concoction of methane, excessively salty water, and hydrogen sulphide means nearly everything that crosses its path is killed.
The murderous underwater lake sits nearly 3,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico.
Its briny waters are so dense the death trap has been dragged to the bottom of the gulf and cannot mix with the rest of the ocean.
This death pool is four times more salty than the ocean waters around it, which ensures these bodies never mix.
Terrifying images reveal how these toxic waters slowly disintegrate the unfortunate crabs and fish that end up in the death zone.
This dangerous spot was found by scientists 10 years ago when they realized creatures would enter never to be seen again.
Erik Cordes of Temple University who discovered the site 3,300ft below the Gulf’s surface told Seeker.com: “It was one of the most amazing things in the deep sea.
“You go down into the bottom of the ocean and you are looking at a lake or a river flowing.
“It feels like you are not on this world.”
Other scientists pointed out shocking scenes of “pickled” crabs who died in this treacherous death pool, according to The LA Times.
A marine chemist, Scott Wankel, said: “These larger organisms really don’t like to be in this fluid — or maybe they just come here to die.”
The terrifying zone was dubbed a “jacuzzi” as the temperature of this pool is warmer than the waters around it.
Surprisingly only one living creature can survive in these toxic waters.
Mussels can withstand these horrifying conditions and this “jacuzzi” is lined with them.
Colonies of bacteria have also been able to survive in this terrifying underwater spot.
This deadly pool is 3,000 feet below the Gulf of Mexico[/caption]
Only one creature is able to survive in these toxic waters[/caption]
