Comments on: Sea Serpent Snatching?

By: Tengu

Tengu — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:54:34 +0000

I read a horrifying account from the Faroes of a farmer who climbed down a cliff to rescue a sheep.

A killer whale was waiting at the bottom and he had to hide in a crevice while the beast tried to chase him out where it could grab him.

(I think this was in Tim Severins Brendan Voyage but dont quote me)

By: skeptik

skeptik — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:18:43 +0000

Groups of killer whale have sometimes attacked and sunk quite large sailing boats.

This was the case of the Robertson family. NGC made a pretty entertaining documentary on that, feat. Robertson Jr.
No serpents though :p

By: Brindle

Brindle — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:04:20 +0000

By golly, but if you had to die at sea, a sea serpent would be the way to go!

By: MattBille

MattBille — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:07:42 +0000

Investigate Further:

Death by Sea Serpent?

By: Tengu

Tengu — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:59:50 +0000

Having sailed myself there is a whole load of things that could have happened.

Sea serpents are pretty low on the list.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:57:07 +0000

Strange story. It reminds me of some of the classic strange dissappearances like the Mary Celeste, or the people that lived on Roanoke island although this particular story is not as bizzarre as those cases. At least not yet. It is odd, but these kinds of dissappearances happen from time to time. In this case, there are a whole lot of more mundane possibilities I would look into first. He could have dissappeared for so many different reasons that until any further evidence comes up, it is hard to make any assumptions. But the sea serpent angle does give the imagination a bit of a kick, eh?

By: oldbutnotstupid

oldbutnotstupid — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:50:35 +0000

The gentleman was not in his most alert state of mind, given the circumstances of the trip. A simple slip on a wet deck and accidents do happen. This was situation where he should not have been alone. To call this disappearance anything else without proof is….

By: ladd

ladd — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:35:45 +0000

I’m sure this man is an adept sailor and his vessel has all the latest LORAN and other neccessary gear. I’m sure if he were in any kind of trouble he would have taken the neccessary precautions. But then the sea can be notoriously unpredictable at any time and many a vessel large and small have been overpowered quite unexpectedly even before a “MAYDAY” can be transmitted. My hope is that he did not confront this kind of scenario and he will return or is found safe and sound.

By: joppa

joppa — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:10:42 +0000

Perhaps it was this poor man’s desire to join his mother. A trip alone, for a very emotional and somber task - a distraught and broken-heart - a recipe for suicide not sea monsters.

By: stonelk

stonelk — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:57:31 +0000

There may be a simple answer to what happened. Sunday after noon there was a 3.0 quake at 01:28 pm 40.327 degrees north by 125.138 degrees west. If he was in the area at the time the quake may have caused a disturbance that compromised his vessel. As I am writing this I am researching to find where the islands are he was supposed to visit and find the quake was to far north. However if he kept going north there was an other quake 40.438 degrees north by 125.208 west at 11:04 pm same magnitude.