A BOAT skipper has captured an incredible sonar image which he claims shows a 25ft-long Nessie lurking deep beneath the waves.
Mike Bell captured the remarkable image while he was taking a group of tourists for a trip on Loch Ness on June 27.
The sonar picture shows the bottom of the loch, a fish – and a long, thin object about 115ft (35m) below the surface.
When
the 24-year-old circled and took readings at the same spot the object
had disappeared, tending to rule out a log or other inanimate object.
Mike,
from nearby Drumnadrochit, had just finished explaining the story of
Loch Ness and the castle on the water when a tourist spotted the anomaly
on his sonar.
The image shows a the sonar device
with 101 metres at the top left hand corner indicating the total
distance to the bottom at that point.
On the right
hand side the device is going down in increments of 20 metres and on it
about 15 metres there is a big blip which suggest a big fish.
However,
at 35 metres there is a long zig-zag line suggesting a very large
object, which Mike believes could be the Loch Ness Monster.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The stories seem as tall as the lake
is deep. For hundreds of years, visitors to Scotland's Loch Ness have
described seeing a monster that some believe lurks in the depths.
But
now the legend of "Nessie" may have no place left to hide. A New
Zealand scientist is leading an international team to the lake next
month, where they will take samples of the murky waters and conduct DNA
tests to determine what species live there.
University of Otago
professor Neil Gemmell says he's no believer in Nessie, but he wants to
take people on an adventure and communicate some science along the way.
Besides, he says, his kids think it's one of the coolest things he's
ever done.
One
of the more far-fetched theories is that Nessie is a long-necked
plesiosaur that somehow survived the period when dinosaurs became
extinct. Another theory is that the monster is actually a sturgeon or
giant catfish. Many believe the sightings are hoaxes or can be explained
by floating logs or strong winds.
Perth Theatre’s famous Grey Lady has been captured on camera by a staff member working at the newly-refurbished venue.
Alex Tosh, a front of house assistant, captured the spooky spectre
floating in the “gods”, the highest part of the auditorium, and posted
the image online.
He tweeted: “While looking through my photos from the tour of
@HorsecrossPerth refurb, I spotted we had a little visitor looking down
from the gods!”
The image shows a ghostly grey wisp apparently seated at the edge of
the balcony while two workers dressed in high-visibility clothing and
hard hats obliviously continue with their duties.
Alex later added: “I didn’t notice the ghost until I was looking back
the pictures the following day, when I spotted I was so excited to go
and show everyone at work, but I never expected it to create such a
sensation.
If you're a childcare professional who is looking for a terrifyingly
good job opportunity, this spooky nannying gig might be right up your
alley.
A family of four living in Scottish Borders is seeking a
live-in nanny whose duties would include "preparing breakfast, getting
the children ready for school, dropping off and picking up from school."
The job would pay 50,000 pounds per year (about $64,000) and would
offer 28 vacation days.
The only catch? The house they live in is supposedly haunted.
"We
have lived in our home for nearly 10 years. We were told it was
'haunted' when we bought it, but kept our minds open and decided to buy
the house regardless. 5 nannies have left the role in the last year,
each citing supernatural incidents as the reason, including strange
noises, broken glass and furniture moving. This has obviously been a
period of great upheaval for our children."
Louise Murphy and her son Owen visited the Riverside Museum's
Victorian-themed street and were shocked to discover they had a captured
the haunting image.
The Mum-Of-Two was enjoying a family day at a museum was left
spooked when she caught what she believes could be one of the clearest
images of a ghost on camera she has ever seen - a waving little girl.
Louise
Murphy had taken her nine-year-old son Owen for a day out at the
Riverside Museum in Glasgow when she began taking photos in the museum's
Victorian-themed street.
Despite only Owen being near her when
taking the picture, Louise was shocked to discover the haunting image of
a little girl with long brown hair, waving at the camera and wearing a
floral dress.
Most eerily, her entire face is blanked out apart
from what appears to be the hollow shape of a black eye looking directly
at the camera.
Louise claims Owen was also left unsettled by the image since he
confirmed he was the only one present when she took the picture.
POLICE investigating reports of disturbances at a house were left stunned when they witnessed paranormal activity.
The
officers witnessed clothes flying across a room, lights going off and
when they went back on the lampshades were upside down and oven doors
opening and closing.
Even a chihuahua dog which was playing in the garden was then discovered sitting on top of a seven-foot hedge.
The family who live at the property had called the
police in a panic. They endured two days of the bizarre occurrences
before moving out of the property in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire.
The
situation has been discussed at high levels within Police Scotland,
with senior officers perplexed as to how they best handle the incidents.
A police source said: “These were incidents that were witnessed by our own officers. Incidents that are not easily explained.
Shopping-centre bosses have called in paranormal investigators after customers reported seeing a ghost.
Sightings
of the apparition, said to be a woman dressed in all-black period
clothing, have been reported four times in as many weeks at Silverburn
shopping centre in Glasgow.
Managers have now called in experts from Glasgow Paranormal Investigations to help establish the cause of the sightings.
A
Silverburn spokesman said: "We are aware that a shadowy woman has been
spotted around the centre and we are taking the sightings extremely
seriously.
"We have reached out to local experts in the field of paranormal activity, who will hopefully be able to shed some light on the matter."
The shopping centre opened in 2007, built on the former Pollok shopping centre site.
Last year, the centre opened a further £20 million extension to the building and prior to this there had been no reports of paranormal activity.
A
member of Glasgow Paranormal Investigations said: "It is not uncommon
for a spirit to be attached to a site before the present building was
constructed.
Imagine going on a monster hunt and ending up finding a UFO
That’s pretty much what happened to Alan and Anna Betts when they visited Loch Ness from York.
They wanted to find Nessie, but when they took a picture of the loch,
they saw a strange shape that we believe could actually be a couple of
UFOs, hovering above the surface of the water.
Apparently their Akita dog, Yuka, sensed something was wrong and as any horror film buff knows, this means trouble.
Alan, 48, said he was usually very sceptical about UFOs but couldn’t offer an explanation for the spooky snaps.
THOUSANDS of tourists flock to Loch Ness every year hoping to see the elusive monster - or even better - get a photograph of it.
So when a black hump emerged from the dark waters of Britain's
biggest loch, as Connie Ross and her daughter Reyshell Avellanoza were
taking pictures, the opportunity was too good to miss.
But the pair were so mesmerised for those vital few seconds, their
chance of capturing a rare close-up image of the Nessie phenomenon, was
gone.
Instead, they filmed the aftermath as the mysterious object sank to just below the surface and moved away into the loch, leaving behind a perfect circle of disturbed water.
It was 29 year old Reyshell's first visit to Scotland, having flown
over from the Philipines with her five year old daughter, Heather
Elizabeth, to visit her stepfather, 73 year old retired architect
Campbell Ross and her mother and Campbell's wife, Consuela (50).
Or, could this video be of the Loch Ness Monster?
No trip to the Highlands would be complete without a tour of Urquhart Castle and the chance to see the loch's shy occupant.
Connie said: "Campbell drove us down to the loch last Tuesday. He
stayed in the car park, and my daughter and granddaughter walked down to
go round the Castle and then take pictures by the loch-side.
"It was about 1.30pm in the afternoon and I had my still camera.
Reyshell had her tablet and we were taking pictures when Heather pointed
out something in the water.
"She said it looked like a big black belly. We looked and could see
this big disturbance quite a way out and this big black object in the
middle of it.
STAFF at a 700-year-old Scottish castle believe they have captured a ghost on camera.
The spooky image was recorded on the motion-activated webcam at Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire.
The
National Trust for Scotland’s wildlife team set up cameras in the
castle’s stables as part of a project to observe a nesting family of
swallows this summer
But when checking the pictures captured overnight they discovered the mysterious image, described as a “strange mist”.
Since
the webcam is motion-activated, something with a physical presence must
have triggered the camera to take the picture but staff are certain the
mist was not caused by a swallow or an insect.
Dr Alison Burke, the National Trust
for Scotland’s Property Manager at Drum Castle said: “Everyone tells me
that Drum Castle is a haunted place and that there are strange
happenings here.
“I have to admit, when I checked the camera and found this image a cold shiver ran down my spine.”
The creepy photo is the latest in a line of spooky goings on at the castle, near Banchory.
The old stables where the mysterious mist was captured are regarded by staff and volunteers as having a fairly odd atmosphere.
At
the stables and in the adjacent garden that people have reported
hearing two women laughing together despite no-one being present.
Other
strange occurrences include sightings of a female figure believed to be
Anna Forbes, wife of the 20th laird. Heavy footsteps have also been
heard in the stone-floored corridor.
