THE OCEAN LOOKED LIKE IT HAD A DRAIN From above, this looks like a perfect black “hole” opening in the sea — a dark center with a bright ring of whitewater around it, like the water is circling into a giant plughole. In real life, oceans can form violent rotating currents (maelstroms, tide rips, whirlpools), but a clean, perfectly round void like this usually comes from editing/VFX, heavy contrast, or a camera illusion that turns the middle into pure black while the foam stays bright. You’ll see