Comments on: Update: Mystery Is Beached

By: edgarleon

edgarleon — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:18:13 +0000

the first two photos don’t seem to be taken on the same spot the third is

By: Mike U.

Mike U. — Sat, 19 May 2007 05:44:27 +0000

Well, it sure would make for an interesting day at the beach if a turtle that size hauled out in front of you.

A there really sightings of animals like this?

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Fri, 18 May 2007 22:07:27 +0000

Now that the giant mystery turtle thing has come to its lowest point all I can say is that I am extremely intrigued by this story. Can the captain or anyone else on board be located for an interview?

by Robsquach:
Oh yeah I forgot to mention. My Dad and I seen a Sea Turtle that same size back in 1989 about 10 miles off the coast of Washington State. We were headed back into port after deep sea bass fishing and this huge thing ahead of our charter boat was slowly bobbing up and down moving towards the shore. Everyone was yelling “Whale! Whale!” Then when the captain came along side the creature everyone was shocked to see it was a gigantic Sea Turtle! I could not believe my eyes, it was every bit as big as the charter boat we were on. I kid you not, this thing looked like a damn dinosaur in the water. This happened right outside the town of Westport Washington.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 18 May 2007 16:52:45 +0000

Anybody for some fresh whale jerky? The top picture looks like the jerky is curing deliciously on the whales “back”. Just strip and eat!!

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Fri, 18 May 2007 15:42:37 +0000

Just goes to show how much a decomposed known animal can become so unrecognizable as to become something unknown. It reminds me of the “globsters” that have been found around the world, many of which were proven to be whale carcasses, something markedly less mysterious than what was originally claimed.

By: Tobar

Tobar — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:26:48 +0000

Weird, it looks like the ship from Flight of the Navigator.

By: mitchigan

mitchigan — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:10:30 +0000

Pterodactyl, The abominable snowman in Rudolph was actual footage taken in the Himalayas. Not as much a threat now days since Herbie pulled all his teeth out. Little known fact it was Bob Heironimus in a suit. His acting career was hot in the 1960’s.

By: Grant

Grant — Fri, 18 May 2007 05:23:01 +0000

There’s a company called “Treeline” that seems to specialize in sets of obscure horror and SF movies, from all decades, in very cheap sets of 25 or even 50 (and in perfectly good condition, in spite of the prices, judging by the two sets I have). It wouldn’t be impossible for Bermuda Depths, or any of the others mentioned here, to show up in one of those.

By: simianfever

simianfever — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:38:10 +0000

“The Bermuda Depths”!

I never knew the name of that movie! Holy memories from youth. My brother and I definitely caught this flick at some point in the late 70s or early 80s as kids on TV. Just like Mnynames I recall it being more of a love story than anything else. The only scene I can recall is a pearl necklace or other trinket falling into the sea and dropping past the giant turtle at the end.

While we are on the topic of giant sea beast movies, what was the one with the giant Manta Ray? I wanna say Black Pearl, but not positive.

Thanks for the memory, pterodactyl!

By: kamoeba

kamoeba — Fri, 18 May 2007 01:10:00 +0000

I actually have “Bermuda Depths” (1978) on VHS. The only movie you’ll ever find with Connie Selleca, Carl Weathers and Burl Ives (and a giant Archelon-type sea turtle). It was indeed a co-production between America’s Rankin/Bass and Japan’s Tsuburaya Pro (the fine folks responsible for “Ultraman”). These two companies also co-produced the dinosaur-living-in-a remote-area-of-the-modern-world movie “The Last Dinosaur” (1977-with Richard Boone and Joan Van Ark) and the capture-of-a-heretofore-unknown-rare-white-ape movie “The Ivory Ape” (1980-with Jack Palance). All three films would be interesting to crypto-fans, although unfortunately I believe none of them are legally available in North America on VHS or DVD.