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£22.99A robot submarine testing in Loch Ness accidentally discovered a camera that had been submerged for 55 years in an attempt to capture the elusive Loch Ness Monster. Operated by the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau in the 1970s, the camera system was lowered to a depth of 180m (591ft) in the hopes of uncovering evidence of Nessie’s existence. However, no footage of the legendary creature was found on the camera.
The yellow sub named Boaty McBoatface became entangled with the mooring of the camera system during its trials in the loch. Despite the lack of Nessie sightings, images of the murky waters of Loch Ness were successfully developed by one of the submarine’s engineers. The camera, housed in a glass container, was identified by Adrian Shine of The Loch Ness Project, an organization dedicated to researching the Loch since the 1970s.
Adrian Shine noted that the camera trap design was innovative, consisting of an Instamatic camera equipped with a flash cube that could take four pictures when triggered by a bait line. Although three of the six cameras deployed were lost in a gale, one camera survived intact for over five decades at a depth of more than 130m (426ft) in Loch Ness. The National Oceanography Centre (NOC), responsible for testing marine autonomous underwater vehicles, now possesses the camera, film, and housing, transferring them to The Loch Ness Centre for further display.
The discovery of the long-lost underwater camera sheds light on the history of Nessie hunting and the advancements in marine robotics. Loch Ness, with its depth of 230m (754ft), proved to be an ideal testing ground for NOC’s vehicles and sensors before venturing into the deep ocean. While the finding was unexpected, it presents the opportunity to unravel the mystery of the camera’s origins and those who left it in Loch Ness. Boaty McBoatface, famously named via an online initiative in 2016 for a polar ship, now carries on its exploration of the Loch’s waters, continuing the quest for answers in the search for the mythical Loch Ness Monster
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