I’m agree, I’m not so sure of the sea slug theory either. I find it highly unlikely that a sea slug would be up at the surface cavorting about and creating a sighting like this. They just simply aren’t surface dwelling, pelagic, open water swimming animals. There’s not a whole lot of biological facts I can think of that would support that hypothesis.

I have no idea what the creature described was, but I highly doubt it was a giant sea slug.

But the HMS Daedelus account does not conform to those patterns. The manner in which the crew reports the creature is more one of curiosity and puzzlement…not what hoaxers typically strive for in a prank. I think they saw something they couldn’t explain. Exactly what it was, we will never know unless deep sea research oceanography reveals some new and rather gigantic species in the dark zones.

I’ve always loved the “Daedalus” flap, both because of the “sighting” itself and the “seeming” reliability of the ship’s captain, M’Quahe. Experienced sea dogs like him were more than qualified to verify what was or was not an “ordinary sea creature.”

I wonder what Loren thinks of the theory put forth by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart (he who was able to “create” an unicorn) in his A Wizard’s Bestiary, that the beasts seen in 1848 and other occasions down throughout the years were “Giant Sea Slugs.” I’m open to a lot of theories but that doesn’t sound right to me.

Nope.

Amy? Chris? Amber? Kris? Jeff? Tim?

Yes, and many others but not “Steve and Tango.”

do you happen to know those two jokers Steve & Tango?

What are the California sightings you allude to?
I have been here 45 years and never heard anything

Very interesting story behind the Daedalus.

Interesting, though. Similar species living on complete opposite sides of a continent. But the enviornments would be fairly similar, so i can see similar creatures developing. Convergent evolution.

and some ignorant people actually believe that there are no sea serpants and that these things don’t doesn’t exist! >=(