14 DAY TRIAL // A mystery object was captured during a Loch Ness cruise and is set to spark new speculation that Nessie may be about to make a new appearance soon.
Only weeks after the Loch Ness Monster was allegedly spotted on Apple Maps, a sonar image from the depths of Loch Ness seems to have also captured the mythical creature, who has fascinated believers and irritated skeptics for decades.
According to Daily Mail, the image has been generated by an underwater scanning equipment aboard a luxury cruise vessel, the Jacobite Queen, deep below the surface close to Urquhart Castle in Inverness, and it appears to show a massive object moving in the waters below.
The legendary monster, which is believed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, has been the subject of countless myths and debates over the past 80 years, so the new “discovery” is set to spark a new wave of interest in it.
John Askew, the captain of the flagship vessel belonging to Jacobite Cruises, said “This image certainly grabbed our attention. The Jacobite Queen spends every day sailing up and down the loch with the sonar on, and this reading is the most unusual we have seen for quite some time.”
Given that more than a year has passed since the last “sighting” of the loch's elusive creature, this new sonar reading is sure to cause fresh excitement among avid Nessie hunters.
Moreover, the fact that the screenshot was revealed days after satellite images apparently showing a mystery object in the loch were published, gives it more credibility in the eyes of the believers.
“It’s impossible to tell what we’ve picked up here, but along with those satellite images, you can’t help feeling that reports of the Loch Ness Monster’s demise may be premature. Nessie captures the imagination of people all over the world and, if anything, the speculation around lack of recent sightings has increased that interest,” Askew added.
Every year, Jacobite Cruises' luxury vessels carry more than 100,000 passengers on Loch Ness, and many of them hope to spot the legendary monster during their trip.
The Loch Ness Monster has been a subject of debate since it came to the world's attention in 1934. The cryptid is not documented by the scientific community, and many experts believe it actually represents a line of long-surviving plesiosaurs, a type of carnivorous aquatic reptile from millions of years ago.
Over the years, a variety of theories have been postulated to explain alleged sightings of the Loch Ness Monster, many of them saying that the “sightings” were actually misidentifications of common animals, objects or effects, hoaxes, or exotic species of large animals.