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Water Monster reports from the 1940s

33 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 · Vancouver, British Columbia · 1941

    Vancouver, British Columbia2 independent sources

    Witness reports a 10-foot sea serpent with a horse-like head and bulbous nostrils was found on the beach near Vancouver, B.C., defying identification by a biology professor.

  2. Water Monster · Cape Lookout, North Carolina · 1947

    Cape Lookout, North Carolina1 independent source

    The master of the steamship Santa Clara reported sighting a sea serpent in the Atlantic Ocean with his first and third mates and navigation officer as witnesses.

  3. Water Monster · Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom · 1943

    Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom1 independent source

    Reports from Scotland claimed the Loch Ness monster reared its head, with a specific report describing a creature more than 12 yards long with three humps swimming at ten miles an hour.

  4. Water Monster · Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick · 1941

    Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick1 independent source

    Fishermen on Grand Manan Island report seeing a sea serpent with a dragon-like head swimming at breakneck speed.

  5. Water Monster · Lake Chelan, Washington · 1945

    Lake Chelan, Washington1 independent source

    Rumors claimed that bell-headed divers encountered a fish larger than any man during the recovery of a sunken school bus in Lake Chelan.

  6. Water Monster · Jämtlands län, Sverige · 1945

    Jämtlands län, Sverige1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a giant snakelike creature with three prickly dark bumps swimming in Lake Storsjoe near Oestersund.

  7. Water Monster · McCall, Idaho · 1944

    McCall, Idaho1 independent source

    Witnesses report sighting a large, yellowish, humped creature in Payette Lakes that one skeptic initially mistook for fish.

  8. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 1947

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing the Loch Ness monster traveling diagonally across the loch at high speed and then submerging.

  9. Water Monster · Lynn, Massachusetts · 1947

    Lynn, Massachusetts1 independent source

    A Medford piano tuner claims he saw the famed Scottish Loch Ness serpent off Lynn Beach.

  10. Water Monster · Washington County, Maine · 1941

    Washington County, Maine1 independent source

    Barnacle Mitchell claims he stumbled upon a sleeping sea serpent on the beach and killed it with an axe.

  11. Water Monster · Newcastle upon Tyne, England · 1945

    Newcastle upon Tyne, England1 independent source

    Two Scots operating a salvage steamer reported spotting and chasing a huge aquatic creature with a five-to-six-foot head and neck off the coast of Newcastle upon Tyne.

  12. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 1947

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    County Clerk J. W. McKillop reports catching a glimpse of a creature in Loch Ness while motoring along it, leading him to believe there is something abnormal in the depths.

  13. Water Monster · Valley County, Idaho · 1945

    Valley County, Idaho1 independent source

    Seven Kimberly fishermen verified a story that a farmer near Mattie dam saw a strange critter sliding across a cow pasture.

  14. Water Monster · Valley County, Idaho · 1945

    Valley County, Idaho1 independent source

    Veteran local fisherman Jim Hamby reported seeing a sea serpent over 20 feet long that had dug a cave in the bank of Magic reservoir.

  15. Water Monster · Valley County, Idaho · 1945

    Valley County, Idaho1 independent source

    An angler reported seeing both ends of a sea serpent that had been cut in two by a train, with one end growing a new head.

  16. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 1941

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witness J. Mac-Farlan-Barrow reports seeing the Loch Ness monster playing in the water for ten minutes, contradicting claims that it was destroyed by a German bomb.

  17. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 1944

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Scientists disagreed about the Loch Ness monster, with one claiming a photograph showed a long neck and small head.

  18. Water Monster · Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska · 1941

    Prince of Wales-Hyder, Alaska1 independent source

    Witnesses in Pelican reported seeing an unexplained sea serpent in the straits, with some suggesting it might be a porpoise or black fish.

  19. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 1941

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses in a pub near Loch Ness discuss the existence and location of the monster, with one claiming it fled to Germany.

  20. Water Monster · Washington, District of Columbia · 1947

    Washington, District of Columbia1 independent source

    Fishermen and an aquarium owner claim a sea monster was sighted in Puget Sound waters, prompting a $5,000 reward for its capture.

  21. Water Monster · Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland · 1941

    Loch Ness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Witnesses report that [name] and his brother [name] saw a large creature in the loch near Fort Augustus twice on the same day.

  22. Water Monster · Victoria, British Columbia · 1941

    Victoria, British Columbia1 independent source

    Witness reports that a police sergeant, his wife, and son saw a creature described as a 'sea serpent' or 'cadbosaurus' from a cruiser off Victoria harbor.

  23. Water Monster · Orkney Islands, Alba / Scotland · 1942

    Orkney Islands, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

    Scientists report a 25-foot carcass of a giant sea serpent with huge paws, a hairy body, and a cow-like head was found on an Orkney beach.

  24. Water Monster · Göteborg, Västra Götalands län · 1945

    Göteborg, Västra Götalands län1 independent source

    Fishermen report catching and killing a 12-foot sea monster with a tail and cone head off Gothenburg.

  25. Water Monster · Sweden · 1945

    Sweden1 independent source

    A parson’s wife and a local policeman saw two sea monsters near the seaport of Umae after initially mistaking their heads for swimmers.

  26. Water Monster · South Atlantic Ocean · 1945

    South Atlantic Ocean1 independent source

    The beast was sighted in the South Atlantic in August, taking a look around before submerging, and later lashing its tail and capsizing boats.

  27. Water Monster · Wilmington, North Carolina · 1945

    Wilmington, North Carolina1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing a sea monster with a back eight to ten feet across that disappeared before pursuers could get closer.

  28. Water Monster · 1947

    location unknown1 independent source

    A scientist stated that sea serpents might still be found lurking six miles deep in the ocean.

  29. Water Monster · North Carolina · 1947

    North Carolina1 independent source

    Three men including the captain reported seeing a large snake-like head rise out of the water and later saw the monster thrashing in its blood.

  30. Water Monster · Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom · 1941

    Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom1 independent source

    Witness reports a pilot and his crew saw a gigantic monster moving across a lake in Scotland during a bombing raid.

  31. Water Monster · 1945

    location unknown1 independent source

    Edward Rowe Snow and four fishermen encountered large fish-like creatures with hands in the ocean.

  32. Water Monster · Maranhão, Região Nordeste · 1944

    Maranhão, Região Nordeste1 independent source

    Reports from Fortaleza and Sao Luiz describe a sea monster in Maranhao state endangering fishermen and measuring three yards across its head.

  33. Water Monster · Maranhão, Região Nordeste · 1945

    Maranhão, Região Nordeste1 independent source

    Witnesses report a sea monster appeared off the coast of Brazil in July 1945, causing panic among fishing fleets and prompting an international hunt.