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Water Monster reports from the 1800s

10 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.

  1. Water Monster · Stronsay, Alba / Scotland · 1808

    Stronsay, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness reports an animal resembling a sea serpent was stranded on the island of Stronsa in 1808 and examined by many individuals.

  2. Water Monster · Eigg, Alba / Scotland · 1808

    Eigg, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Rev. Mr. [name] sent a description of a sea serpent about 80 feet long that swam with its head above water for half a mile.

  3. Water Monster · Suffolk County, New York · 1808

    Suffolk County, New York1 independent source

    Rev. Mr. [name] describes a large sea serpent he saw near Long Island in July 1808.

  4. Water Monster · Penobscot Bay, Maine · 1802

    Penobscot Bay, Maine1 independent source

    Abraham Cummings reported seeing a sea serpent in Penobscot Bay.

  5. Water Monster · Borneo / Kalimantan, Malaysia · 1806

    Borneo / Kalimantan, Malaysia1 independent source

    Captain Peabody reports seeing a massive sea serpent with a shield-shaped head and ruby eyes near Borneo.

  6. Water Monster · Na h-Eileanan Siar, Alba / Scotland · 1808

    Na h-Eileanan Siar, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    The Reverend Mr. [name] saw a sea serpent off the Hebrides and described it in 1808.

  7. Water Monster · Vancouver Island, British Columbia · 1806

    Vancouver Island, British Columbia1 independent source

    Captain Foot reported capturing a sea snake in Quatsine Sound that was killed by men fishing for cod.

  8. Water Monster · New York · 1801

    New York1 independent source

    Peter Nelson reports seeing a beast with an eel head and long fins rise from the water in 1801.

  9. Water Monster · Massachusetts · 1809

    Massachusetts1 independent source

    300 persons on the steamer New England reported seeing a hump rising eight feet out of the water with a serrated edge.

  10. Water Monster · United Kingdom · 1808

    United Kingdom1 independent source

    Witness reports that a body of a gigantic serpent was washed ashore at Strains in the Orkneys in 1808 and measured over fifty feet in length.