Old camera discovered in Loch Ness... But did it spot Nessie?
A submarine sent to explore Loch Ness in Scotland has accidentally come across a hidden camera which was set up in the lake 55 years ago!The camera is believed to have been put there in the 1960s to try and capture images of the Loch Ness Monster - a mythical serpent-like creature that is said to live in the waters. It was only found when the submarine's propellers got caught in the mooring system holding the camera in place around 180m (591 ft) below the surface.The camera was encased in a glass pod and was still intact, so an engineer managed to develop the film and take a look at the photos. Did they find evidence of Nessie? Read on to find out...
How was the camera found?
The robot submarine called Boaty McBoatface was being tested in the water of Loch Ness. It is hoped subs like this one will be used for deep-sea expeditions to find marine life around icebergs and under polar ice caps. It had been lowered to around 180m (it is hoped it will be capable of reaching up to 6000m below the surface), when its mechanism got caught in the lines holding the camera down. They pulled it out it and, with the help of Adrian Shine, who has been researching the loch since the 1970s, identified the camera.It had been set up to take four images when something took the bait attached to its trigger. "It is remarkable that the housing has kept the camera dry for the past 55 years, lying more than 130m (426ft) deep in Loch Ness," said Adrian. And here are two of the pictures it took...
OK, so no luck spotting Nessie this time. But the film, the camera and its housing have been handed to The Loch Ness Centre, in Drumnadrochit, near to where it was found.
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