Other Aquatic reports from the 1910s
23 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Other Aquatic · Gloucester County, New Jersey · 1912
Daniel Miller and Harry Taylor report being attacked by a strange creature with two rows of teeth while fishing in the Delaware River.
Other Aquatic · Main Island, Pembroke · 1912
Miss [name] and four other girls witnessed a creature with white wings and green eyes rising from the sea near Bermuda.
Other Aquatic · Firth of Forth, Alba / Scotland · 1912
A huge bone believed to be a vertebra of a whale or great sea monster was found in an ancient sand bed in Proomhall gardens.
Other Aquatic · 1911
A steward and actor [name] reported seeing a dragon-like sea beast with wings and a bewhiskered head off the starboard bow of the RMS Celtic.
Other Aquatic · Wichita County, Kansas · 1917
C. A. Whitaker and his son claim they rode on the back of a large catfish in the Chickasaw River for half an hour.
Other Aquatic · Miami, Florida · 1918
Witnesses report that a strange, bullet-proof fish known as the Deep Sea Mystery was slain and exhibited in Miami, drawing thousands of viewers.
Other Aquatic · Quincy, Illinois · 1914
A witness reports that a fishing party in Lake Cooper near Price's Creek attempted to land a large creature described as a cross between a bullnosed catfish and a sea serpent, but the line broke…
Other Aquatic · Tampa, Florida · 1918
A newspaper sent from Florida reports a monster and strange fish caught near Tampa that was 45 feet long, weighed about 30,000 pounds, and had a living octopus in its stomach.
Other Aquatic · Palm Beach County, Florida · 1919
Witnesses report catching an enormous fish near Miami that measured 31 feet long and six feet through the body.
Other Aquatic · Municipio de Esquel, Chubut · 1913
Martin Sheffield reported seeing a strange animal with a swanlike neck swimming in the Esquel region.
Other Aquatic · Municipio de Esquel, Chubut · 1913
An Englishman reported seeing a similar beast in the Esquel region in 1913.
Other Aquatic · Power County, Idaho · 1919
Witness reports that Jess Hutchins and Frank Smith caught a monster sturgeon weighing more than 600 pounds in the Snake river last week.
Other Aquatic · Clear Lake, Iowa · 1914
Witnesses report a strange creature termed the "Human Fish" appearing from the waters of Clear Lake to steal food from wharves and swimming with fish-like speed.
Other Aquatic · Monmouth County, New Jersey · 1911
Incoming fishermen report seeing a seventy-foot whale off Sandy Hook.
Other Aquatic · Brinkley, Arkansas · 1913
Witness reports a monster catfish weighing about 100 pounds was caught in the Piney Drainage Canal by Dr. [name].
Other Aquatic · Maine · 1914
Captain Nicholson's crew reports a large marine animal puffing and snorting near their ship.
Other Aquatic · Tasmania, Australia · 1913
Witnesses report a fifteen-foot long, furred, four-legged sea monster with a dog-sized head was seen bounding into the water off the coast of Tasmania.
Other Aquatic · Washington, District of Columbia · 1918
Witnesses report seeing a massive sea serpent with a dark brown head and neck streaked with white, estimating its length at eighty to one hundred feet.
Other Aquatic · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada · 1913
Mr. [name] reports locating a sea giraffe with a small head and exceptionally long neck near the Titanic wreck site.
Other Aquatic · Sicilia, Italia · 1912
The commander of the royal yacht Osborne reported seeing a ridge of triangular fins with a large round head and huge flappers off Sicily.
Other Aquatic · Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada · 1913
Second Officer G. Bachelor reports seeing a strange amphibious creature with a twenty-foot neck and blue eyes off the Grand Banks.
Other Aquatic · Atlantic Ocean · 1911
Passengers and crew of the White Star liner Celtic reported seeing a formidable looking creature with wings pursuing young whales.
Other Aquatic · Americus, Georgia · 1910
Dr. P. F. Bahnsen reports that Judge Arnold hooked a large sea monster off Cybee which attempted to ram their boat and wound its arm-like protuberances about the rails before being beached.