Comments on: Loch Ness Hero Robert Rines Dies

By: jerrywayne

jerrywayne — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:39:00 +0000

What an interesting, accomplished life.

Although I didn’t know Dr. Rines personally, I feel like I have lost someone in my life.

Once I was enchanted by his “flipper” photo, and spent many pleasant hours questing in my mind and imagination for Nessie.

Thanks for the memory, Dr. Rines.

By: jtmkryptos

jtmkryptos — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:27:18 +0000

the man used his life to discover an endangered miracle of nature.
good life.

his pictures are what really convinced me that it was even worth looking into lake monsters.

thanks…

By: springheeledjack

springheeledjack — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:36:06 +0000

It is sad to hear of his passing on. I say thanks for inspiring others, and being such a role model.

By: Alexias6

Alexias6 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:09:08 +0000

One of the more reasoned, methodical and un-excitable figures in the long Loch Ness saga, and will surely be missed. Of the famous pictures, I’ve never thought the gargoyle head was convincing, and I think it’s pretty well accepted now that it represents bottom debris, photographed while the camera was
dragging on the bottom and photographed from the side, and not vertically, though of course the snap came out as if it was vertical But the flipper shots, including the fuzzy ‘2 animal’ shot, which were simultaneous with the sonar scans, and also the full head/neck/body shot constitute the real deal(s) and represent the best evidence, along with the Gray photo and the Dinsdale film, despite all attempts to explain them away, or simply storm the literature with with mis-information.

Anyway, 3 cheers to Robert R – a visionary, an adventurer and a lifelong learner. How rich his life was!

By: BOOTYMONSTER

BOOTYMONSTER — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:11:03 +0000

I’ve seen Mr. Rines many times over the years on various Nessie programs. He always seemed quite the intelligent gentleman. But I had no idea he invented ultrasound imaging! And then donated it to the world. How generous!

By: fmurphy1970

fmurphy1970 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:15:31 +0000

A sad day indeed.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:13:44 +0000

This death affects me particularly because I’m “into” people like Rines—Renaissance men who can effortlessly “mutitask” various disciplines without breaking a sweat. People like that are few and far between. My favorite ones of that ilk are people, not surprisingly, from the Renaissance—Da Vinci, Paracelsus, Francis Bacon, etc… Rines must CERTAINLY be among their illustrious company in the Great Beyond.

I saw him last in the MQ episode about whether Nessie was dead or not and he did look frail and sickly. I had a feeling (and I’m sure I’m not the only one who felt that) that Rines sort of knew the “end was near” and was using the episode as a sort of “farewell,” as well as a last chance effort to prove whether Nessie was alive or not. I was privileged to watch him in action in that episode.

RIP—Robert Rines.
“Say not the struggle naught availeth…”

By: planettom

planettom — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:59:33 +0000

What an amazing life story, full of accomplishment and wonder. May he rest in peace.

By: rbhess

rbhess — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:15:11 +0000

A good long life, well spent. A seemingly good man with integrity. The only sad thing is that he died without a solution to the puzzle that fascinated him.

By: red_pill_junkie

red_pill_junkie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:00 +0000

A true Renaissance man, it seems that the only success that escaped his incredibly productive life, was the final proof of the existence of Nessie. Well, he had to leave something undone for the future generations…

Rest in Peace.

PS: And I absolutely love that comment made by his widow concerning his humility. Something you do not see much of from the professional skeptics, do you?