A Loch Ness researcher recently put up a link on sonar equipment for Loch Ness. That was interesting enough in itself, but a further link to the story below was more interesting from a monster point of view. To quote:
Using the
bottom of the range Bronze FLS, a customer spotted what appeared to be
the Loch Ness Monster moving around the loch. Mr Duffin contacted us
recently with photos he had taken of his FLS Bronze in deep water at
Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle asking what we thought, has he found Nessie?.
It looks like a real target or something large - so who knows.....
Approximately 50 ft in length, the object spotted was moving up and down and side to side on the screen of the FLS Bronze. The pictures have been scrutinized by several of our sonar experts and would appear to be that of a genuinely large aquatic beast.
Approximately 50 ft in length, the object spotted was moving up and down and side to side on the screen of the FLS Bronze. The pictures have been scrutinized by several of our sonar experts and would appear to be that of a genuinely large aquatic beast.
The quality of the sonar is not up to the detail of the latest equipment that can be bought at affordable prices, but what was it that was registered on the sonar that day? A rogue side echo, one of these alleged submersible logs, an algae bloom or a large creature?
How recent GB ?? My sonar knowledge is minimum lol !!! How do u get a size off it? I always thought sonar cudnt give off a size of an object??
ReplyDeleteSide scan sonar can give very detailed images. This obviously isn't in that league but I don't see why it couldn't give a size. Any sonar can measure distance, and this object seems to cover a range of distances from about 90 to 140 feet.
DeleteInteresting. This story seems to be dated October 7, 2008.
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the algae bloom was mentioned in the marcus atkinson sonar pic !! But as marcus said he drove around and around on his boat but got nothong then i doubt it would of bin algae cus it wud still be there!!
ReplyDeleteAs mentioned with the Atkinson sonar, algae bloom is an unlikely explanation for an oligotrophic lake such as Loch Ness.
DeleteYes and even if it was marcus wud of picked it up again after going over same area a few times! still not sure how they get size on this sonar but marcus was supposed to be 5ft wide. Realistic! But this one with a 50ft object sounds unrealistic !
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