The legendary Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, has so far been very elusive but it now seems that Apple Maps managed to locate it, according to some experts.
Rumors, whispers and legends about the Loch Ness monster have been around for what seems like ages, but no concrete evidence ever proved its existence. We still have no rock solid proof, but it now seems the world is getting closer to unveiling the legendary beast.
According to a new report from the Daily Mail, Apple Maps photographed what looks like the Loch Ness monster through a satellite. The purported Nessie appears like a shadowy form of roughly 100-feet long, with two giant flippers seemingly rowing through the waters of the famous Loch Ness lake in Scotland.
Experts at the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club have reportedly been studying the image for six months, trying to find various explanations for what it could be showing. After ruling out several possible theories, experts concluded that the image in question (see above) "likely" shows the Loch Ness monster.
As expected, there are also skeptics who prefer to believe a more reasonable explanation, claiming that what Apple Maps has actually captured is nothing more than the residual wake of a speedboat. Gary Campbell, the president of the Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club, has acknowledged this as a possibility, but refuses to believe it.
"It looks like a boat wave, but the boat is missing. You can see some boats moored at the shore, but there isn't one here. We've shown it to boat experts and they don't know what it is," Campbell reckoned, as cited by the Daily Mail.
"Whatever this is, it is under the water and heading south, so unless there have been secret submarine trials going on in the loch, the size of the object would make it likely to be Nessie."
Campbell further said that other explanations that may seem "logical," such as a floating log or a seal causing ripples, could not have made this huge, intriguing shape in the water.
As nearly always in such cases, for now it remains a dispute between believers and skeptics, as no one can confirm for certain whether the image does indeed show Nessie or something else. The source of the image doesn't add to its credibility either, as Apple Maps has been notorious for distorting reality and showing what's not there. On the other hand, experts are not ready to rule out the likeliness of Nessie caught on satellite view.
