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"Sea monster" spotted off British coast

By T.K. Randall
August 1, 2010 · Comment icon 57 comments

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Marine experts have been examining a new photograph taken of an alleged sea creature off the coast of Devon.
The picture was taken to the Marine Conservation Society for study and appears to show a greenish-brown creature in the water, skeptics however remain unconvinced as the image isn't clear enough to make out one way or the other. ( See picture )
Cynics may dismiss it as just a piece of driftwood or a trick of the light. But a photograph showing what appears to be a long-necked sea creature has got marine experts scratching their heads. The 'animal' was snapped stalking a shoal of fish just 30 yards off the British coast.


Source: News.com.au | Comments (57)




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Comment icon #48 Posted by Hp213 14 years ago
Comment icon #49 Posted by psyche101 14 years ago
The observer I contacted only saw turtle like features when at close range, before going home and getting a camera. When he returned, he saw a large object moving out to sea in the distance and assumed it was his earlier creature, so photographed it and reported both as the same creature as he assumed. As for the craneing neck, he says he was in a panic. He remembers it as lifting it's head clear of the water, but says his terror of being looked at by a close-by snake like head in the water may have exaggerated his memory in panic, but he could see clear eyes and nostrils. He did not report th... [More]
Comment icon #50 Posted by AliveInDeath 14 years ago
Looks like a log.
Comment icon #51 Posted by Pat Cooper 14 years ago
Looks like a log. I have tracked down and spoken to both the other article originator and the lady from Brixham. The lady from Brixham has posted the following on Facebook " The accounts of the Torbay Sea creature are exciting and I have seen two turtles near Torbay too. I thought it was the monster at first. From the beach I could see a large grey hump appear each time the wave went out and what looked like two monster heads popped up occasionally a very close distance off. I scrambled round the rocks to get a better look. On closer examination the large grey hump was a not very healthy looki... [More]
Comment icon #52 Posted by Grape Soda 14 years ago
It is far easier to slide into the pit of belief than to climb the mountain of reason. here here! that is a pilot whale in that picture.
Comment icon #53 Posted by Pat Cooper 14 years ago
here here! that is a pilot whale in that picture. Almost. It's a sperm whale rather than a pilot whale and was seen by lots of observers that day in that general area.
Comment icon #54 Posted by Harriet The Ripperologist 14 years ago
Ooh, exciting, exciting! There hasn't been a Nessie photo for ages! Looks a bit ambiguous to me though. Could be one thing, could be the other....
Comment icon #55 Posted by Test Subject 14 years ago
So it's official...Nessy exists!
Comment icon #56 Posted by godzillawars1 14 years ago
i hope that this pic i real
Comment icon #57 Posted by J.B. 14 years ago
They've already figured it out satisfactorily, or as close to it as they will. It's a jellyfish/turtle/sperm whale combo, sightings of different creatures.


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