Gordon Holmes Meets Nessie
This news item was delayed in coming. It doesn’t hurt to let the waters settle after a new sighting of the Loch Ness Monster, as the facts are not always immediately obvious.
On May 26th (2007) a man from Yorkshire, Gordon Holmes, filmed Nessie. The film shows something swimming just under the water, occasionally coming out of the water slightly. He then pans back to show the opposite shore of the Loch, giving an indication of location and size.
Gordon described the creature as about four to five feet long, dark and thin.
There were some initial suspicions as Gordon has been at the Loch specifically to search for clues to the Loch Ness Monster. He has a long standing interest in unexplained animals in the United Kingdom. However, the video has had time to be analysed and not been shown to be fake at this time.
Loch Ness expert, Adrian Shine, commenting that it deserved further investigation, but warned it was most likely a otter, seal or waterbird. The general consensus is that it is an animal of some kind and not some other object. Gordon Holmes in later interviews also emphasised that it could be a known creature.
One thing that sets this sighting apart from others is its realism. A four to five feet long eel-like creature is a plausible version of Nessie. It is not as romantic as the idea of ancient reptiles surviving from the time of the dinosaurs, but it would explain a lot about why Nessie is so elusive. A water breather doesn’t need to come to the surface very often.
There is already some modern folklore surrounding this sighting. Some American sources misunderstood Gordon Holme’s accent. CNN reported that Nessie was about “45-feet (15 meters) long”. Gordon actually says four to five feet long, making a substantial size difference. This mistake has been replicated across the internet, creating a new Nessie legend.
Henry H. Bauer said,
June 21, 2007 @ 2:37 am
It’s a wind gust
Michael Odessa said,
August 11, 2007 @ 8:06 pm
That footage was just disapointing. The zoom was probably at its farthest and still fuzzy. Only 20 seconds? Me, I would’ve let it roll. I give it a cheap/10, everyone knows it’s a spy submarine