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Yahoo
11-04-2025
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Loch Ness Monster camera deployed in 1970 is pulled from water after 55 years — with eerie photos revealed
These secrets have been Loch-ed away for over half a century. An underwater camera deployed in 1970 in an attempt to capture images of the Loch Ness Monster was accidentally recovered — and it boasts some incredible photos. 'It is remarkable that the housing has kept the camera dry for the past 55 years,' Adrian Shine of the Loch Ness Project, which has been hunting for Nessie since the 1970s, told the BBC after identifying the aquatic recorder. The gadget was one of six cameras sent down into the Loch in 1970 by Chicago biologist Roy Mackal of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau, Popular Mechanics reported. He had hoped to get definitive footage of the legendary cryptid, which has spawned thousands of so-called sightings — including a 'particularly captivating' one last month of a 'slithery mass' in the lake. The camera then lay forgotten for over a half-century until it was encountered by an autonomous marine submersible known as Boaty McBoatface, which was operated by the UK's National Oceanography Centre. While scouring the depths, McBoatface inadvertently snagged the mooring of the monster cam — nearly 600 feet down. Shine said he was impressed by the 'ingenious camera trap,' which was equipped with a built-in flash cube so four pictures could be snapped when the bait line was taken, perhaps by the so-called monster. He was also amazed that such a complex camera had managed to stay dry in its casing for all those years so far down and — most importantly — yield viable film when opened. To monster lovers' chagrin, the cam didn't capture any pics of Nessie, but the photos that were developed provided a fascinating visual map of the murky depths of Loch Ness. The film and the camera were subsequently handed over to the Loch Ness Centre, in Drumnadrochit, close to where it was recovered. Unfortunately, the existence of Nessie remains as murky as the waters in which it allegedly resides. Even die-hard monster hunter Adrian Shine remains unconvinced; he recently dismissed iconic photos of the beast as boat wakes or birds. 'Of course, there are long-necked creatures on Loch Ness — we call them swans,' the Scot scoffed.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Lost Loch Ness Monster camera accidentally found by Boaty McBoatface
An underwater camera from 1970 that had been submerged to capture evidence of the Loch Ness Monster has been discovered by accident. The U.K.'s National Oceanography Centre was conducting a routine test of one of their autonomous underwater vehicles, named Boaty McBoatface, when it happened upon the camera system at a depth of around 590 feet. The camera is thought to have been submerged 55 years ago as part of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau's first attempt to use underwater photography in their search for Nessie. The center's underwater robot came across the contraption when part of its mooring snagged on Boaty McBoatface's propeller. When it was brought back to the surface, author and lifelong Nessie investigator Adrian Shine said he knew exactly what it was. "It was a fascinating moment," Shine told CBS News. He described the camera trap as "quite ingenious." "[It was] triggered by a bait line, which was above the camera on a float, and if that was pulled, an external magnetic switch was operated," he said. Shine, who set up The Loch Ness Project in the mid-1970s to investigate Loch Ness, said around 24 film exposures had been taken but there was no evidence of Nessie in those pictures. Once revealed, the pictures mostly show Loch Ness' dark, murky waters and it is believed the camera could have been triggered by the loch's strong underwater currents. According to Shine, the Instamatic film camera was one of six deployed as part of the project, which was spearheaded by American biologist and scientific director of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau Roy Mackal. The camera pulled to the surface by Boaty McBoatface was one of three that had been lost in the deep waters during a gale. The chance encounter came during a routine test of the center's underwater vehicles, which help map seabed habitats. Sam Smith, from the center's Marine Autonomous Robotics Systems group, said, "While this wasn't a find we expected to make, we're happy that this piece of Nessie hunting history can be shared and perhaps at least the mystery of who left it in the loch can be solved." Freed Israeli hostages call for end to war, to bring remaining Gaza hostages home Ex-Trump intelligence official: "Nothing" shared was "appropriate" for Signal group chat Poll finds most American think Trump not focusing enough on loweirng prices
CBS News
01-04-2025
- Science
- CBS News
Lost Loch Ness Monster camera from 1970 accidentally found by Boaty McBoatface
An underwater camera from 1970 that had been submerged to capture evidence of the Loch Ness Monster has been discovered by accident. The U.K.'s National Oceanography Centre was conducting a routine test of one of their autonomous underwater vehicles, named Boaty McBoatface , when it happened upon the camera system at a depth of around 590 feet. The camera is thought to have been submerged 55 years ago as part of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau's first attempt to use underwater photography in their search for Nessie . The center's underwater robot came across the contraption when part of its mooring snagged on Boaty McBoatface's propeller. When it was brought back to the surface, author and lifelong Nessie investigator Adrian Shine said he knew exactly what it was. "It was a fascinating moment," Shine told CBS News. He described the camera trap as "quite ingenious." "[It was] triggered by a bait line, which was above the camera on a float, and if that was pulled, an external magnetic switch was operated," he said. Shine, who set up The Loch Ness Project in the mid-1970s to investigate Loch Ness, said around 24 film exposures had been taken but there was no evidence of Nessie in those pictures. Once revealed, the pictures mostly show Loch Ness' dark, murky waters and it is believed the camera could have been triggered by the loch's strong underwater currents. According to Shine, the Instamatic film camera was one of six deployed as part of the project, which was spearheaded by American biologist and scientific director of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau Roy Mackal. The camera pulled to the surface by Boaty McBoatface was one of three that had been lost in the deep waters during a gale. The chance encounter came during a routine test of the center's underwater vehicles, which help map seabed habitats. Sam Smith, from the center's Marine Autonomous Robotics Systems group, said, "While this wasn't a find we expected to make, we're happy that this piece of Nessie hunting history can be shared and perhaps at least the mystery of who left it in the loch can be solved."
BBC News
01-04-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Camera set up to catch Loch Ness Monster discovered
BBC An underwater camera set up 55 years ago to try and photograph the Loch Ness Monster has been found by accident by a robot submarine. The ocean-going yellow sub - called Boaty McBoatface - was being put through trials when its propeller snagged the mooring for the 1970s camera system. It is believed it was lowered 180m (591ft) below the loch's surface by the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau, a group set up in the 1960s to uncover the existence of Nessie in the waters. No footage of Nessie has been found on the camera, but one of the submarine's engineers was able to develop a few images of the loch's murky waters. NOC NOC NOC Adrian Shine, of The Loch Ness Project - which has been researching the loch since the 1970s, helped to identify the camera. He said it was likely to be one of six deployed. Three were lost in the loch during a gale. Mr Shine said: "It was an ingenious camera trap consisting of a clockwork Instamatic camera with an inbuilt flash cube, enabling four pictures to be taken when a bait line was taken. "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." NOC NOC The UK's National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has been carrying out trials of marine autonomous underwater vehicles for almost 10 years. NOC's Matt Kingsland said: "At 230m (754ft) deep, Loch Ness is an ideal location to testing our robotics, their sensors and systems, before they're deployed in the deep ocean to help answer the big questions we have. "While this wasn't a find we expected to make, but we're happy that this piece of Nessie hunting history can be shared and perhaps at least the mystery of who left it in the loch can be solved." The film, camera and its housing have been handed to The Loch Ness Centre, in Drumnadrochit, near to where it was found. Robot Boaty McBoatface got its name following an online initiative in 2016 in which the public was asked to suggest a name for a new polar ship. Boaty McBoatface was the suggestion that gained most support. UK government ministers rejected this as inappropriate, and ordered that ship be called RRS Sir David Attenborough. It was decided, however, that one of its robot submarines could be named Boaty McBoatface. Loch Ness Monster Drumnadrochit Loch Ness
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Loch Ness monster camera set up 55 years ago accidentally found by Boaty McBoatface
An unmanned submarine accidentally uncovered an underwater camera that is believed to have been set up 55 years ago in hopes of capturing a photo of the elusive Loch Ness monster. The United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre was testing the sub, which was named Boaty McBoatface in a viral online poll in 2016, when mooring for the camera system got tangled in its propeller, the center said in a statement Monday. "While this wasn't a find we expected to make, but we're happy that this piece of Nessie hunting history can be shared and perhaps at least the mystery of who left it in the loch can be solved," Sam Smith, an engineer with the center's marine autonomous and robotics systems groups, said in the release. Adrian Shine, who has been researching the loch in Scotland since the 1970s, helped identify the camera as one of six lowered nearly 600 feet below the loch's surface by Roy Mackal, of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau and the University of Chicago. "It was an ingenious camera trap consisting of a clockwork Instamatic camera with an inbuilt flash cube, enabling four pictures to be taken when a bait line was taken," Shine, of The Loch Ness Project, said in a statement. "It is remarkable that the housing has kept the camera dry for the past 55 years, lying more than 130m (426 feet) deep in Loch Ness." One of the engineers from the NOC was able to develop images from the camera, which show the loch's murky depths, the center said. The NOC has since turned over the camera and its film to The Loch Ness Centre in Drumnadrochit. Nagina Ishaq, general manager of the center, thanked the NOC for its contribution in the release. 'It's been over 90 years since the first sighting of Nessie, since then there have been many expeditions to find the elusive beast," she said. 'We are guardians of this unique story and, as well as investing in creating an unforgettable experience for visitors, we are committed to helping continue the search and unveil the mysteries that lie underneath the waters of the famous Loch." Boaty McBoatface made a real discovery: Unmanned sub sends valuable data The Autosub underwater vehicle is a $300 million British research vessel, which has been used to study the link between Antarctic winds and rising sea temperatures. The bright yellow ocean robot gained global fame in 2016 after voters overwhelmingly chose its name in an online poll. But the British government rejected the idea, saying it wasn't "suitable" for the grand vessel later named after famed English naturalist David Attenborough. The National Oceanography Centre said it was testing two Autosub vehicles, one used for mapping seabed habitats and another for long range autonomous operations, that can dive nearly 20,000 feet below the ocean's surface. 'The ocean covers 70% of the surface of the earth, but there's still so much we don't know about it, the life in it, how both interact with our atmosphere and how climate change will impact those relationships,' said Matthew Kingsland, of the center's marine autonomous and robotics systems group. 'With our robots we're also helping to map and monitor marine life to understand how our actions, such as offshore renewable energy development, fishing and deep-sea mining change habitats and ecosystems." Though the camera reportedly did not capture any images of the Loch Ness monster and no definitive proof of the monster's existence has ever been found, the latest discovery comes after the center announced a potential Nessie sighting had been reported for the first time in 2025. 🚨 2025's First Potential Nessie Sighting! 👀🐉Loch Ness has kicked off the year with an exciting mystery! A visitor at... Posted by The Loch Ness Centre on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Aimee Todd, the center's marketing manager, told USA TODAY earlier this month that a purported photo of the mythical creature was taken on Jan. 29 by a man on the shores of Scotland's Dores Beach. Todd said the center reached out to experts including Alan Mackenna of Loch Ness Exploration to authenticate the image. In May, the center will be holding a massive search for Nessie dubbed "The Quest," Todd said, and volunteers will monitor the surface of the lake at 13 different locations for over six hours. Searchers will also venture out on the center's boat and use a hydrophone to detect acoustic signals under the water, she said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Loch Ness Monster camera accidentally found by submarine
