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List of the most dangerous places in the oceans. The most dangerous and mysterious places in the world's oceans. Shield Bay, Russia

Concerns about the strength of the cliffs on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, England, mean some of the country's most popular beaches could be closed to tourists.

The region's tourism manager asked the public to stay away from the edge of the cliff for fear that it might collapse under their feet. Last week, a huge piece of rock fell in West Bay, Dorset, adding to fears that someone could be seriously injured or killed.

Charlotte Blackman, 22, died four years ago after being crushed by a 400-ton rock that fell onto a beach near Burton Bradstock when a 50-meter cliff collapsed.

Here are a few other beaches that are considered some of the most dangerous in the world.

15. Reunion

Last year, Reunion Island developed a raft of ways to stop shark attacks in an attempt to shake off the grim notoriety of being the deadliest island on the planet.

In French territory, located 257 kilometers from Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, 20 shark attacks have been recorded since 2011, 7 of which have become fatal. This means that over the past 5 years, 13% of all fatal shark attacks have occurred on the coast of this tiny 64 km long island.

14. Fraser Island, Australia


The waters surrounding Fraser Island in southeast Queensland are a dangerous area. Unless you don't mind swimming with sharks and poisonous jellyfish while battling strong rip currents.

Moving inland from the coast, you are likely to encounter some of the deadliest spiders and strange saltwater crocodiles, as well as dingoes, which are known to occasionally attack humans.

13. Gansbaai, South Africa


This part of our planet is a great white territory (Gansbai is considered the unofficial world capital of great white sharks). A few kilometers from the coast is Shark Alley, a small channel between Dyer Island and Geyser Rock.

The island's waters are home to nearly 60,000 fur seals, which attract schools of great white sharks and then many tourists with video cameras inside submerged metal cages.

12. Praia de Boa Viegem, Brazil


A year-round attraction for sunbathers, this popular sandy beach in Recife, Brazil was once thought to be shark-free.

However, since 1992, at least 50 shark attacks have been reported here, 19 of which have been fatal. Ecologists say this is happening as a result of the destruction of the region's coastal ecosystem caused by fishing boats trawling closer to the coast.

And if this is not enough to be careful, then it is worth adding that the authorities of the city are fighting violent crime.

11. Shenzhen, China


In addition to being cramped, this beach in Shenzhen, located at the border crossing with Hong Kong, is a sobering reminder that drowning is the leading cause of death among children aged 1-14 in the People's Republic of China.

10. Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia


Every year from October to April, flocks of box jellyfish force the authorities to close hundreds of beaches along the northern coast of Australia. These marine animals are some of the most venomous creatures in the world. They have been responsible for at least 70 deaths since 1883.

Box jellyfish stings are so deadly and painful that some victims go into cardiac arrest before they can reach shore.

9. Volusia County, Florida, USA


According to the International Shark Attack File (ISAF), a database of reported shark attacks since 1882, there have been more unprovoked shark attacks on the coast of Volousi County in Florida than in all of South Africa, with 267 in total. None of however, they were not fatal.

In addition, the likelihood of being struck by lightning in Florida is much higher than anywhere else in North America: between 1997 and 2006, 71 people were killed by lightning in this state.

8. Chowpatty Beach, India


This beach in Mumbai has long had a reputation for being one of the dirtiest in the world, and the water here is completely unsuitable for swimming.

You can only come here in early September, when the people of Mumbai gather here to celebrate the Hindu festival of Ganesha Chaturthi.

7. Copacabana Beach, Brazil


This beach is not quite in the same league as Praia de Boa Viege in Recife - only 6 confirmed shark attacks since 1931. Petty crimes are much more dangerous here.

Robbery and theft are common on Copacabana Beach, so it's best to leave your camcorder and wallet in the hotel safe. And the numerous incidents that occurred here during the Olympics with tourists and athletes are another confirmation of this.

6. Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands


This UNESCO World Heritage site is dangerous for two reasons: nuclear radiation and sharks. More than 20 nuclear weapons tests were conducted here between 1946 and 1958, and when US military experts declared them "safe" in 1997, none of the locals wanted to return here, and food grown on this land is not recommended. . So it's better not to try coconuts that have fallen from trees.

In addition, the lack of fishing in the region means that marine life has flourished here, including sharks, which, along with the numerous shipwrecks that have occurred in the area, attract hundreds of divers each year.

5. The Red Triangle, California, USA


This stretch of Northern California coastline, from Big Sur to Bodega Bay, is home to 11% of all reported attacks on humans by great white sharks, according to the International Shark Attack Registry.

A large number of marine mammals, including seals, otters and sea lions, is the reason that a large population of great white sharks has settled here.

4. Kilauea, Hawaii


Be careful when laying out the towel. The black sand beach on Kilauea, Hawaii's largest island, is next to one of the world's most active volcanoes.

It has been continuously erupting since 1983, freeing itself from lava flowing straight into the ocean. Since 1828, there have also been 102 unprovoked shark attacks, 8 of which were fatal.

3. Zipolite Beach (Playa Zipolite), Mexico


Some argue that the word "zipolite" comes from the Nahuatl language of the Nahua indigenous people and means "of the dead". Popular with nudists and hikers, this small but well-visited stretch of sand is known for its huge waves and dangerous rip currents.

In 1995, a volunteer lifeguard team was established to drastically reduce the number of drowning cases, and between 2007 and 2009 there were no deaths, and rescuers saved the lives of 180 people.

2. Amazon Beaches, Brazil


Kayaking down the Amazon means sharing water with piranhas, anacondas and electric eels. Therefore, it is better to stay on the shore.

1. Staithes Beach, UK


Surfers Against Sewage describes States Beach in Yorkshire as one of the "worst in Europe" due to its polluted water.

In addition, according to the Marine Conservation Society, it is also among the 31 British beaches that do not meet basic European standards.

The list also includes Burnham-on-sea in Somerset, Walpole Bay in Margate and Silloth in Cornwall. What are the risks of swimming in polluted water? Acute diarrhea, E. coli, meningitis, typhoid and hepatitis A, according to Surfers Against Wastewater.



When children grow up, they stop believing in fairy tales. Disappointment comes gradually. In the Odessa region, I found something that can destroy childhood at once: in a small children's park, fairy-tale heroes appear as terrible monsters.

Perhaps that is why the famous Black Sea resort died - unkempt beaches, abandoned houses and abandoned hotels. Vinoy is not a children's park at all

1. But just imagine, you arrive in Sergeevka, check into the Yuzhnaya Hotel, and go to the sea: an air mattress in one hand, a child in the other. The child notices Gulliver in the distance: he is big, he can be seen from everywhere. Come closer: a scary giant with a whitened face, painfully reminiscent of Johnny Depp in a movie about a chocolate factory. The child is still having fun, you accept the giant's invitation and find yourself in a TALE.

2. Only later will you compare why the animals depicted on the yellow wall of the entrance have such aggressive faces.

3. The first person you meet will be the local Virgil, a character from Pushkin's fairy tale "Ruslan and Lyudmila". Empty eye sockets, loopholes, from which it is convenient to shoot back from enemies, a gaping mouth, an incomprehensible nano-hat on his head. If you approach the head from behind, you can enter it and roll out on an inclined hill right from the monster's mouth.

4. An immobilized black cat in a yellow scarf looks at you with dead eyes. Its tail is several times thicker than its front and hind legs. The front ones, moreover, were swollen from varicose veins.

5. The farther - the worse. This part of the park is completely dedicated to the work of the famous children's writer Alexander Volkov. The center of the sculptural composition is occupied by the Yellow Mist, and on his head is the same nano-cap as the Head from the third photo.

6. Who is this I do not know. But death emanates from his red eyes.

7. Terrible big head carefully watching what is happening in the park. The Scarecrow is executed on the gallows by hanging. And what happens on the left between the lion and the Tin Woodman is too indecent to write about it in a blog.

8. These wooden soldiers of Oorfene Juice are the most innocent thing found in the park.

9. Cthulhu. He is the Brain Slug. The hero of the Internet does not look as attractive in real life as in Lovecraft's numerous engravings - he is actually scary. Particularly brave guys can voluntarily expose their brains to be eaten by a terrible creature, sitting on a bench. Or even lay down on it.

10. And all the same head with lips smeared with jam continues to watch. It can be seen from all parts of the park.

11. Stone whales and minnows the size of whales no longer splash in the water. They stand on the ground, frozen forever. Probably, this sculpture is called "Aral Sea after a nuclear explosion".

12. Good-natured Serpent Gorynych is talking about something with a dolphin. They are not embarrassed that they are from different fairy tales, and are found in different places. For some reason, I didn’t take a picture of the dolphin, but it looks like whales and minnows from the last photo.

13. There was a place for "Star Wars" in Sergeevsky Park.

14. And a steam locomotive that never arrives anywhere is full of surprise.

15. An overbearing dinosaur is operating near the purple orbital space station (the same Star Wars).

16. A sad elephant with a ladder driven into it stands silently. He understands that he cannot compete.

17. Finally, in the most remote place of the park, an unknown sculptor erected a monument to what helped him find inspiration.

In the next post, I will tell you about the Sergeevka resort itself: together with you we will climb onto the upper balcony of a 16-story abandoned hotel, and listen to a story about how.


Since ancient times, this central part of the Atlantic Ocean, once discovered by Columbus and called the Sargasso Sea, had a bad reputation and was considered a trap for ships. Sailboats became entangled in algae, the crews were doomed to a slow death.

Sargassum is the name of a giant seaweed that is in abundance here. Her bushes float freely on the surface, forming huge plantations; The numerous air bubbles that form help them stay afloat. If we add a meteorological feature to this feature - long periods of complete calm, then we can understand why, in the era of the sailing fleet, sailors cursed this area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe water area. It is narrated by the “Island of Lost Ships” by science fiction writer Alexander Belyaev. The 1968 English film "People from the Abyss" directed by Michael Carreras was also created in a fantastic genre, but very vividly reflects the legends of the Sargasso Sea. The heroes of the tape encounter cannibal algae and giant crustaceans, and then they meet the descendants of the conquistadors, who turned out to be eternal captives.

The Sargasso Sea lies in the North Atlantic, between Bermuda and the West Indies, and has no terrestrial shores. From the west, it is limited by one of the streams of the warm Gulf Stream, which rotates clockwise.

It is larger than half of Europe in area. When Columbus discovered dense brown algae here in 1492, he mistakenly thought the land was somewhere nearby. Fortunately, two weeks later, when there was not a drop of rain, not the slightest wind, and the sailors on deck were reading by candlelight, the caravels managed to avoid tragic consequences by getting out of their deadly place. There is a story in Columbus's logbook about the strange behavior of the compass needle, offset from the direction of the North Star. And also - about a sudden huge tongue of flame that fell into the sea. What was it? Experts on anomalous phenomena put forward different versions - about a meteorite, about an underwater UFO, a simple flock of luminous fish, but they did not come to a consensus.

So, the Columbus expedition was lucky, but for many other sailors who failed to correctly assess the danger posed by the “floating meadows”, this place became a “cemetery of lost ships”.

In July 1912, the Italian three-masted ship Herat left Gilport in Mississippi and headed for Buenos Aires. A storm has begun. The ship drifted into the waters separating Cuba from the Yucatan Peninsula. Then the storm subsided, and there was complete calm. "Herat" ended up in a place covered with algae and the remains of broken ships. There was a putrid smell in here. The ship lay for two months, and then, when the south wind began to blow, the sails were raised. However, he soon changed his direction and drove the ship back into the same trap. Another four painful months of waiting passed. Food supplies were running out, the crew lost all hope. Nobody could save him. Suddenly, the wind picked up at night, and "Herat" managed to escape from the terrible captivity. Seven months after leaving the United States, the ship entered the port of Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. The hull was covered with dark traces of algae, which for so long did not want to let go of the victim.

Many dozens of ships could not get out of this hellish trap in the entire history of navigation. Among them are the English crews of the galleons, who were forced to throw their riding horses overboard in order to save supplies of drinking water (it is no coincidence that the British began to call this place “horse latitude”). And when they ran out, the sailors died painfully of thirst. In 1884, the British steamship Britannia discovered a sailboat in the Sargasso Sea. The British saw a terrible picture with corpses on board.

The Sargasso Sea holds another mystery: it is the birthplace and death of the European and American eels, who undertake the unusual and difficult journey to spawn. An adult eel usually lives in freshwater bodies, where it can remain for years, growing and building up a fat reserve. But the desire to return to the Sargasso Sea awakens. This desire is very strong - so much so that eels that find themselves in a closed reservoir crawl out of the water and cross wet meadows in search of water currents that will sooner or later lead them to their goal. For 80 days of migration, they cover a distance of more than 5 thousand kilometers. Having reached the Sargasso Sea, eels go to a depth of 1.2 km, spawn there and then die. Many believe that the instinct that this species cannot get rid of appeared 100 million years ago, when a narrow strip of water separated Europe and North America. In all likelihood, conger eels discovered freshwater sources rich in food and began to migrate. This hypothesis also fits into the fact that the petrels that have arrived in the Sargasso Sea area are circling in one place, as if trying to land on land, which is now gone.

This sea is part of the infamous Bermuda Triangle, where ships and aircraft disappeared without a trace. And scientists give a lot of effort and money to the study of these latitudes. However, they do not find anything supernatural here. But the most interesting phenomenon of the World Ocean was discovered - powerful vortex formations, somewhat similar to atmospheric cyclones. The main source is the Gulf Stream, which passes near the Sargasso Sea. Daughter jets separate from the mother stream and vortex rings up to 100 kilometers in diameter are formed. That is why the crews of sailboats observed the movement of algae in a circle.

Today, the Sargasso Sea attracts climatologists - this area greatly affects the weather. Also biologists. Employees of the American Institute of Alternative Bioenergy found in its waters about two thousand microorganisms previously unknown to science. The totality of these microbes contains at least one million two hundred thousand genes, the study of which can bring many serious discoveries.

For many years of improving civilizations and studying the world, people have not been able to comprehend even a tenth of the secrets that the sea holds. The depths of the waters still frighten and delight, attracting the attention of artists, writers and scientists. But what can happen in open water spaces is sometimes beyond human understanding. Is it possible to feel safe when you enter the realm of this almighty element? What awaits us deep under water? And is it always possible to be sure that it will be possible to survive the next voyage? ..

devoted to the sea

In December 1924, on an oil tanker sailing from New York to the Panama Canal, an emergency situation occurred with the release of poisonous gas vapors. As a result, two workers died: James Courtney and Michael Meehan. The crew buried them on December 4 off the coast of Mexico - in accordance with tradition, the sailors were buried at sea.

The next day, first one, and then several sailors reported a very strange and frightening fact - according to them, faces appeared in the sea waves overboard from time to time, in which they recognized their dead comrades. The faces of Courtney and Meehan stayed on the waves for about ten seconds, after which they disappeared.

When the ship arrived in New Orleans, the ship's captain, Keith Tracy, reported the unusual occurrence to his employers, who advised him to arm himself with a camera next time and capture the ghostly faces. Tracy followed their advice and bought a camera, after which the ship set off on a new voyage. Soon the faces of Courtney and Meehan reappeared on the surface of the waves. The captain managed to take six pictures, after which the camera was locked in his cabin in a safe so that no one would have access to it until they arrived at the port.

On land, Tracy's photographs were developed. Five of the six photographs showed nothing out of the ordinary, but the last photograph clearly showed the silhouettes that the relatives of the deceased Kourtney and Meehan immediately recognized as their relatives. The photographs were later handed over to a detective agency to be checked for falsification. But no signs of forgery were found.

The faces of the comrades appeared on the water every time the ship set sail, and disappeared only when a new crew entered the ship.

death fright

Several ships immediately picked up a signal asking for help coming from a ship in the Strait of Malacca. It was June 1947, and the ship was called "Orange Medan" - this name will flash in the newspaper reports more than once after the mysterious incident that happened next.

The message received from the ship was very disturbing in itself. One of the crew members spoke, reporting that "the captain, all the officers, and possibly the entire crew, are dead." What followed was an illegible Morse code, followed by a single message: "I'm dying." The American ship "Silver Star" immediately headed to the place where the message came from.

The crew of the ship noticed the calmly drifting Orange Medan only a few hours later. Already from a distance it was clear that the ship was clearly left without control - there were no signs of life on the deck. Then the Silver Star team decided to visit the creepy ship, and what they found there really frightened even the most hardened sailors.

The entire crew of the ship was dead. Their lifeless bodies were found everywhere - on deck, in cabins, in the engine room. No signs of violence were found, but all the corpses were united by one sign - an expression of genuine horror on their faces, directed upwards towards the sun. Even the dead ship's dog was found in a state that clearly spoke of his death throes. Also, the sailors, who discovered a frightening picture, noted that it was very cold in the hold of the vessel, even considering that the temperature outside was kept at a high mark of 43 degrees Celsius. After some time, they also noticed a strange smoke coming from the depths of the hold, after which they immediately left the ship.

Returning to the Silver Star, the rescuers decided to fasten the cable in order to drive the Orange Medan to the nearest port for inspection. But as soon as the cables were fixed, a strong explosion thundered, flooding the ominous ship.

Since then, rumors about the cursed ship have not subsided, although the official report on the find was not published until five years later, in 1952. However, doubts about the ship's existence were raised more than once, until a 32-page pamphlet describing the Orange Medan was found by historian Roy Bainton. According to her, the ship was transporting chemical weapons on board, the leakage of which could cause such a terrible death of the crew, as well as an explosion. And although there are other versions based on the paranormal nature of the incident, the sea is unlikely to ever reveal the sinister secret of Orange Medan.

Serpent from the Deep

On January 13, 1852, the whaling ship Monongahela stumbled upon an unusual beast in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The size of the animal resembled a whale. By order of the captain, three boats with experienced sailors were lowered from the ship, the purpose of which was to kill the beast. But, having sailed closer, the sailors realized that they were not dealing with a whale, but with an unknown, but no less dangerous animal. It managed to capsize two of the three boats it launched before the captain killed it with a harpoon hit in the neck.

The beast, pulled out of the water onto the ship, turned out to be an unusually large sea serpent. It had brownish-gray scales, a mouth with many sharp teeth, each about ten centimeters, and its length was about forty-five meters. The snake did not have flippers, but it had four webbed feet, which distinguished it from reptiles. After all the details about the creepy creature were documented, the captain realized that the remains of the beast would not completely fit into the hold. It was decided to cut off the snake's head and place it in a barrel of brine. The barrel remained in the hold of the Monongahela, and the body of the beast was thrown back into the sea, from where it had appeared a few hours earlier.

On the way back, the Monongahele encountered another whaler, the Rebecca Sims. The captain of the Monongahela relayed information about the beast to the captain of the Rebecca Sims, after which the ships parted ways. However, the Monongahela never returned to the port, having disappeared without a trace. Her remains were discovered only a few months later. Barrels with a monster's head were not found among them.

Cursed Submarine

The submarine UB-65, which belonged to the German army during the First World War, was launched on its first voyage in 1917. Already during construction, there were gloomy rumors about the boat - a series of accidents were to blame, as a result of which five people died. But the beliefs did not prevent the fleet management from launching the UB-65. At the very first approach, another terrible event occurred - during reloading, one of the torpedoes exploded right on the boat, the second officer died. After several days on land, set aside for the funeral, the crew set off again.

A few days later, crew members reported seeing a dead second officer aboard, his ghostly silhouette walking across the deck and disappearing. After that, the crew members began to die under mysterious circumstances - one of them jumped into the open sea while diving, the other threw himself under the wheels of the car already on land ... All these events were preceded by the ominous appearance of the ghost of the second officer on the deck. Rumors about the ghost even reached the commander of the German fleet, Admiral Schroeder, who declared them "nonsense" and, as proof, even spent the night on the ill-fated boat. After that, anyone who reported a ghost on a submarine was to be punished. But the rumors about the cursed boat did not subside from this.

The crew of UB-65 continued to die, mostly as a result of suicide, and it was even decided to invite a priest to the submarine, who performed the exorcism. This calmed the team, but not for long - the next swim was the last for the damned submarine.

The submarine UB-65 was discovered on July 10, 1918 by the crew of an American submarine sailing around the coast of Scotland. The boat lay on its side and showed no signs of activity, so the American captain decided to blow it up. But when the crew was just loading the torpedoes, there was a powerful explosion - the torpedoes exploded inside the UB-65 itself, destroying the entire German team on board. Later, the American captain said that shortly before the explosion, he observed a figure of a man in an officer's uniform on the deck of the submarine ...

abandoned ship

Among all the stories about ghost ships, the most famous maritime legend about the ship "Mary Celeste" stands apart. A ship carrying a cargo of alcoholic beverages left New York for the Italian port of Genoa on November 5, 1872. On board were the captain, his wife and daughter, and a crew of seven. But since then none of them have been seen again.

Four weeks later, the crew of the Del Gracia stumbled upon a drifting ship, apparently left without control, in which the captain of the Del Gracia, Morehouse, identified the Maria Celeste. Having sailed closer, the team found that the ship was empty. The sails were in poor condition, some were missing. Money and jewelry were left in the cabins, a logbook was found on the captain's bridge, the last entry in which was made on November 24th. All other documents from the ship have disappeared. In the hold there was a cargo in a complete set, which excluded the version of a pirate attack. One of the boats was missing, and it was not blown away by the wind, but launched by hand. According to the data taken from the instruments, the Maria Celeste traveled about 740 kilometers without control until the Del Gracia team found her.

On the orders of Captain Morehouse, the ship was sent to Gibraltar for further investigation, which never bore fruit. None of the Mary Celeste's crew has ever been located, although impostors have appeared on more than one occasion, attempting to impersonate returning crew members. The mystery of this ship has not been revealed to this day.

Unfortunate Giant

Built in 1857, the Great Eastern was the Titanic of its day. It was the largest ship ever built in the 19th century. Unfortunately, the ship also earned a bad reputation due to the terrible events that took place on it.

Problems began already at the first launch. There was a skew relative to the direction of movement, and people who went to fix the damage to the engine were seriously injured. Two months later, they tried to launch the ship again, but this time, for some reason, the release mechanism did not work. When the Great Eastern was finally able to set sail, its creators breathed a sigh of relief. They did not know that this was just the beginning of a series of mysterious events.

Two months after going to sea, a boiler exploded on the ship, damaging the first pipe, six sailors from the crew died on the spot. Later, on one of the raids, the captain and two passengers drowned, having descended from the ship in a boat. There were also rumors among the passengers about strange sounds coming from the lower rooms of the ship - a muffled knock was often heard from there. The team stated that the knocking was often heard during the storm.

The Great Eastern made two full voyages, and during the third, the ship collided with an underwater rock. As a result of the damage received, the ship was no longer suitable for travel and it was decided to leave it in the port for dismantling. During the deconstruction of the ship, the skeletons of a worker-riveter and an apprentice child, who were walled up alive, were found in the hull, and next to them was a box with old tools. The crew of the ship immediately associated all the misfortunes of the ship with the fact that "wherever it sailed, there were two dead men everywhere with it." Maybe it was the ghost of the riveter who banged with his rusty hammer during the storm? ..

These stories are only a small part of the entire collection of mysterious events taking place in the expanses of water. The sea presents more and more surprises to its guests in various parts of the planet. And if some of them return from sailing to tell the whole world about the mysterious incidents, then others remain at the mercy of the sea forever. Looking at the dark sea waters, it is impossible not to think about the secrets that they hide in their depths. And not all of these secrets are safe for humans.

Who doesn't love relaxing on the beach? Sun, sand, radiation... Wait, what? Yes, unfortunately, some beaches are not so idyllic. Some of them are downright dangerous! You can become a victim of sharks or jellyfish, you can be kidnapped! If you want to relax without fear, you should avoid these beaches.

Hanakapiai, Hawaii

Not all dangerous and scary beaches immediately inform you of the threat, but this does not apply to this place. There is a sign that says how many people have already died. The problem is strong undercurrents. The coast is not separated from the open ocean by a strip of reefs, so the currents carry away even the most experienced swimmers. In addition, there is no one to turn to for help here, trained rescuers do not wait on the shore. According to the guidebook, the frightening number of victims is due to the fact that foreigners do not understand the danger of flows. The locals themselves do not swim here. However, it seems that the sign warns of the danger clearly enough. You can enjoy the beauty of nature on Hanakapiai, but it's better not to go into the waves at all. Even if you are sure that you can swim like a real athlete, you are in mortal danger in these waves.

Gansbay, South Africa

Another beautiful place with kilometers of white sand and picturesque mountains. It may seem that the rest here should be great, but sharks have already chosen the region! If you are afraid for your life, you should think before you go there to rest. Sharks chase boats under water and are quite capable of attacking humans. It is necessary to swim in such waters with extreme care, but it is better not to do this at all. Of course, daredevils are always found, but this can end in your death. Are you ready to spend your vacation like this? Most likely not.

Mindanao Islands, Philippines

What happens if you decide to abandon beaten paths? It is enough to book a trip to a remote island of the Philippines - and you can find out for yourself. Mindanao is located away from tourist destinations. Do you think it will be possible to find unique corners of nature there? Well, maybe so, but along with them you will meet with Islamic groups that have been in a state of martial law since 2000. Forty-five percent of the island's residents complain that their homes have been destroyed, and sixteen have witnessed murders. Tourists' chances of survival are determined by whether the terrorists need hostages or not. In addition, there are also pirates who are also interested in kidnapping people. It is difficult to remember in such a situation the beauty of the beach. It is not surprising that it is impossible to notice vacationers here, it would be simply life-threatening.

Darwin, Australia

It is impossible to single out one most dangerous beach here: swimming in the waters near this city is dangerous everywhere. Numerous jellyfish, crocodiles and sharks live here! Jellyfish become a problem from October to May, but salt water crocodiles are present all year round. According to some reports, four appear in the harbor in a week. If you are still not afraid, consider that in 2011, an increased content of bacteria in the water at Darwin was found. There are plenty of beautiful clean beaches in Australia, so it's better to give up the danger of becoming a victim of a jellyfish and go to another region where you can relax and not be bothered by encounters with fauna.

Kilauea, Hawaii

One of the main criteria for a beach holiday is the weather. Trying to lie on the beach in the cold is quite unpleasant. In a sense, the beach, located near an active volcano, wins such a vacation. But there is also a minus - a serious risk of death! If you are not too afraid, you can still visit this Hawaiian beach. The volcano has been erupting non-stop since January 1983, so the chances of you getting a calm day are close to zero, but it's a very beautiful natural phenomenon when viewed from a safe distance. However, if you are not too interested in eruptions, you will not be able to relax: it is impossible to relax on such a beach.

Chowpatty, Mumbai

Travel agents have to work very hard to attract someone to this beach. During the day, it becomes a resting place for the unemployed, sleeping in the shade of trees. It is unlikely that you want to relax in the circle of homeless people! In addition, the picture is complemented by the screams of children riding the rides, and the voices of astrologers trying to earn extra money on predictions. Finally, it is worth noting that this beach is considered one of the dirtiest on the planet. There are so many faecal bacteria in the water that immersion in it can cause a number of diseases. In 2011, there was also an oil spill. In short, this beach will not allow you to take good vacation photos. India has some wonderful vacation spots, but this famous beach near Mumbai is definitely not one of them.

Shield Bay, Russia

According to some reports, this is a great place for surfing, but only for recreation you will need to get a permit first, because there are many military bases here. However, this is not the most interesting. This region is where nuclear submarines are buried. Radiation has already led to problems, but the high level of secrecy does not allow to understand in detail. You can only judge by hearsay. One way or another, the danger of radioactive waste is very high - surfing here can be harmful to health. No matter how picturesque this place is, there is nothing for an ordinary tourist to do here.

Heard Island, Antarctica

If you could easily endure the cold, this would be the perfect place to surf. The island is a huge volcano and belongs to Australia, but is located very far from its shores. The island is always covered with ice, the waters here are extremely cold. In addition, there is no way to quickly get help. This is an incredibly beautiful corner of the planet, but the possibility of dying from the cold is too high, so ordinary tourists cannot get here, only scientists from all over the world live here.

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

This is another beach famous for its incredible number of sharks. For example, in 2007 there were 112 shark attacks on people in the world and 17 of them happened here. The following year, there were already 24 cases. This place is simply teeming with sharks! It is not surprising that this beach is so famous, only this fame can hardly be called pleasant. Despite all this, it is included in the list of the best beaches in Florida. You can just come and relax on the sand!

North Sentinel Island, Andaman Islands

Technically, this island belongs to India, but, in fact, it is independent, since its inhabitants have never recognized any authorities. They are extremely unfriendly, so staying here can be a problem. The Indian government tried to improve relations with the Sentinelese by offering them peaceful fellowship and gifts. Nevertheless, they were met with fiery arrows. Over time, the government gave up trying to make contact. The Sentinelese are a practically unexplored people, it is not even known how they call themselves. According to rough estimates, there are from twenty-five to five hundred, although the numbers may not be accurate. The people seem primitive, but no one has been in their homes, so there may well be supercomputers and the Internet. What is known is that they are extremely aggressive. In 2006, two fishermen ended up on the island by mistake and were killed by the locals. The helicopter tried to pick up the bodies, but the attempt was unsuccessful. In a word, the beach may seem beautiful, but you should not go there.