The Sea Serpent on the
Firth of Clyde
Where the Western Ferries Terminal is in modern
times is said to be where The Gourock
Sea Serpent was seen.
In 1942 and Council worker, Charles Rankin
spotted something washed up on the beach at McInroy’s Point. It was like
nothing he recognisesd.He described it as about 30feet long ( 10 metres) with a
long neck .It had a seal like head with large eyes and pointed teeth in both jaws.The tail was rectangular
and it had two pairs of flippers. The skin was covered in rough hairs.
Mr Rankin said it resembled a huge lizard. ‘The Gourock Times’, reported the sighting. However
it was wartime and there was a navy base in the Clyde so it was hushed up. It was
thought the body was dissected and either incinerated or buried on Municipal
grounds.
Was it a prehistoric creature or an unknown
sea serpent or just a basking shark ? Maybe a relative of Nessie who got
stranded.
The Firth of Forth Monster.
In
September 1903 the crew of the Fraserburgh fishing steamer Glen Grant saw
something strange about 80 miles off the
coast.
They
thought they saw a whale but a huge dark body arose and made for the boat. The
men froze with fear as the huge creature
approached them while making an intimidating swaying motion.
It got
within 20 feet ( 6 or 7 metres), of the boat then it rose to a great height,
hissed and plunged back into the sea. The beast plunging caused the bow of the boat
to dip and the engine room filled with water.
It then
reappeared and came racing back at them.One of the crew shot it and it sunk
below the waves.They said it was 200 feet long (66 metres) and a head like a
horse.
In 1903.a few weeks before this , the men of Montrose trawler,
Rose, were off Arbroath when they saw a monster for approximately 15 minutes. They described
it as being like a huge snake.
Two
fishermen William Christie and George Salmond, claimed to have come face-to-face with a beast in the Firth of
Forth in July 1939.
Described
as having a horse shaped head with a
long neck and protruding eyes.They circled the beast in their boat and it kept
staring at them .If they got too close it would submerge.It was about an hour
before it departed.
.Dolphins seals and other marine mammals are often seen in the area. On 16 Apr 2021 a 46 foot (15 metres) whale was spotted .
“Incredible moment giant rare Sei Whale seen splashing around in Firth of Forth at South Queensferry” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/6975655/sei-whale-firth-forth-south-queensferry/
However one would presume fishermen would recognize these
creatures are familiar. So what did they encounter ?
More on Scottish sea serpents:
https://cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.com/2009/04/saturday-sea-serpent-from-scotlnand.html
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