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A surprising sonar image from the murky depths of Loch Ness has added more excitement to the recent Loch Ness monster news.

After Apple Maps picking up a supposedly strange large object (which some sources say has been debunked as a doctored photo), now a luxury cruise vessel has captured an ‘image’ using sonar showing a large object deep down below in the waters of Loch Ness.

The image was recorded by sonar equipment aboard the Jacobite Queen which is owned by Inverness-based Jacobite Cruises.

Skipper, John Askew, said: “This image certainly grabbed our attention. “The Jacobite Queen spends every day sailing up and down the loch with the sonar on and this reading is the most unusual we have seen for quite some time. “It’s impossible to tell what we’ve picked up here, but along with those satellite images, you can’t help feeling that reports of the Loch Ness Monster’s demise may be premature. “Nessie captures the imagination of people all over the world and, if anything, the speculation around lack of recent sightings has increased that interest.”

Check out the full article here at The Scotsman.