Water Monster reports in Rhode Island

4 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 · Newport, Rhode Island · 1889

   Newport, Rhode Island1 independent source

   A man in Newport captured a sea serpent and placed it in a glass jar, noting it was only five feet long and weighed two pounds.

2. 

   Water Monster · Providence County, Rhode Island · 1908

   Providence County, Rhode Island1 independent source

   Witnesses report a weird sea monster with a fluked tail, long neck, small head, and two horns that dragged a ton-weight piling into the water after being shot at.

3. 

   Water Monster · Newport, Rhode Island · 1879

   Newport, Rhode Island1 independent source

   Witness reports that a sea serpent has been seen twice off Newport.

4. 

   Water Monster · Rhode Island · 1890

   Rhode Island1 independent source

   Capt. David Tufts reports seeing a huge sea serpent about 100 feet long with a dark brown body and black spots near Block Island.