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I'M JEREMY WADE --
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EXPLORER, BIOLOGIST,
AND UNDERWATER DETECTIVE.
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WHATEVER'S ON THE END
IS ABOUT TO BREAK THE SURFACE.
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FOR DECADES,
MY INVESTIGATIONS
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HAVE CENTERED
ON FRESHWATER MYSTERIES,
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SEARCHING FOR MONSTERS
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WHO EXISTENCE IN REALITY
WAS DOUBTED...
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THEY DO EXIST.
MY GOSH, THEY DO EXIST.
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...AND SEEKING OUT
THE REAL CREATURES
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BEHIND THE FOLKLORE,
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INCLUDING THE MOST FAMOUS
MYTHICAL BEAST OF THEM ALL --
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THE LOCH NESS MONSTER.
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I'VE SEEN THIS THING MYSELF.
I KNOW IT EXISTS.
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NOW I'M TURNING MY ATTENTION
TO THE OCEANS
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TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY
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BEHIND THE MOST ENDURING
LEGENDARY SEA MONSTER
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OF THEM ALL --
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THE SEA SERPENT.
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THIS EPIC QUEST
WILL TAKE ME FROM THE U.K.
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TO THE WATERS OF THE FAR EAST,
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CULMINATING IN ONE OF
THE MOST ASTOUNDING ENCOUNTERS
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OF MY LIFE.
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IF IT IS TRUE,
THIS COULD OPEN THINGS UP
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IN QUITE
AN UNBELIEVABLE FASHION.
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I'VE HAVE TO PUSH MYSELF
TO MY ABSOLUTE LIMIT.
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HOW FAR DO YOU READ ME?
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WATER COMING IN THE MASK.
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BUT WILL THIS BE ENOUGH
TO TACKLE
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THIS MONSTER OF THE DEEP?
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THERE IT IS! THERE IT IS!
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AAH!
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SINCE HUMANS FIRST VENTURED
INTO THE WATER,
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WE HAVE BEEN FEARFUL
OF WHAT LURKS BENEATH.
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AND THE MOST PERVASIVE
OF ALL MYTHICAL SEA CREATURES
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IS THE SEA SERPENT.
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EARLY EXPLORERS TOLD TALES
OF HUGE SNAKELIKE BEASTS
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RISING FROM THE SEA
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TO SINK SHIPS
AND SWALLOW SAILORS WHOLE.
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THESE HORROR STORIES
WERE WIDESPREAD
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THROUGHOUT THE ANCIENT WORLD,
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AND UNEXPLAINED SIGHTINGS
ARE STILL BEING REPORTED.
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NEARLY EVERY CULTURE
AND EVERY OCEAN ACROSS THE GLOBE
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HAS ITS OWN SEA SERPENT LEGEND.
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AND WHAT'S INTERESTING
IS THAT THE REPORTED FEATURES
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ARE SURPRISINGLY SIMILAR --
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A VERY LONG BODY, BIG EYES,
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A HUGE HEAD,
AND THE PRESENCE OF FINS
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OR WHAT IS SOMETIMES DESCRIBED
AS A MANE.
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AND SOME DEPICTIONS SHOW
THE MOUTH
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FULL OF TEETH.
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THE THREAD OF COMMONALITY
IN THESE DESCRIPTIONS
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LEADS ME TO BELIEVE
THAT THEY MUST BE BASED,
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AT LEAST PARTIALLY, ON FACT.
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MY MISSION IS TO FIND OUT
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IF THERE IS A REAL ANIMAL
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BEHIND THE GIANT SEA SERPENT
LEGEND
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AND IF THEY STILL EXIST
IN OUR OCEANS TODAY.
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THE OBVIOUSLY CONTENDER IS
SOME KIND OF SNAKE.
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NOW I'VE SEEN
HOW SOME AQUATIC SNAKES
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CAN GROW TO EXTRAORDINARY SIZES
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THANKS TO THE WATER
SUPPORTING THEIR BODY.
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LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS!
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AND THE VENOM OF SOME SEA SNAKES
IS LETHAL TO HUMANS.
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BUT SEA SNAKES ARE NOT GIANTS.
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AND THEIR SMALL HEADS
AND LACK OF FINS
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ARE NOT CONSISTENT
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WITH THE HISTORIC
EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS.
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SO I'M INTRIGUED WHEN
I COME ACROSS A RECENT CASE,
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WHERE A MAN SAYS
HE CAME FACE-TO-FACE
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WITH AN UNDERWATER
SNAKELIKE CREATURE,
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WHICH WAS APPARENTLY SO LARGE,
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HE COULDN'T EVEN GET
HIS HANDS AROUND IT.
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NOW THIS WASN'T SOMEWHERE REMOTE
AND EXOTIC.
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THIS WAS RIGHT IN MY BACKYARD.
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I HEAD TO THE SOUTH COAST
OF ENGLAND TO INVESTIGATE.
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I'M ON MY WAY TO MEET A MAN
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WHO WAS DIVING OFF
THE COAST OF IRELAND
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WHEN HE SAYS THAT SOMETHING LONG
AND SERPENTLIKE
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ATTACKED HIM.
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-GOOD MORNING.
-YES.
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WHILE DIVING
AT A DEPTH OF 100 FEET
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IN THE MURKY WATER
OF KILLARY HARBOR,
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JIMMY GRIFFIN WAS STRUCK
BY A LARGE CREATURE
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THAT SHOT OUT OF THE DARKNESS.
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IT LATCHED ONTO HIS FACE
WITH ITS TEETH,
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KNOCKING THE AIR SUPPLY
OUT OF HIS MOUTH.
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THE PAIN WAS UNIMAGINABLE.
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UM, IT WAS LIKE THE WHOLE SIDE
OF MY FACE HAD EXPLODED.
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UNABLE TO BREATHE, HE WAS
BEING THROWN AROUND UNDERWATER.
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THE CREATURE WAS
SERPENTLIKE
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AND WAS THRASHING
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
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HE EVENTUALLY MANAGED
TO WRESTLE FREE OF ITS JAWS.
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WHAT EXACTLY COULD YOU SEE
AND FEEL?
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AT LENGTH, I COULD SEE
ITS GRAY OUTLINE, UH,
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EXTENDING OUT AS --
AS FAR AS I COULD SEE.
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I COULDN'T ACTUALLY
GET MY HAND AROUND IT
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AS I TRIED
TO WRESTLE IT OFF.
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THE ATTACK LEFT HIM
PERMANENTLY SCARED,
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BUT THIS WAS NOT A SNAKE BITE.
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IF YOU WERE SOMEBODY
WITH NO KNOWLEDGE,
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YOU WOULD SEE
THE CREATURE FROM HELL
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COMING STRAIGHT FOR YOU,
AND YOU WOULD PANIC.
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BUT JIMMY DID MANAGE
TO IDENTIFY HIS ATTACKER.
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IT WAS A 7-FOOT-LONG
CONGER EEL,
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A CARNIVOROUS FISH THAT CAN
BE FOUND IN THESE WATERS.
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ITS MOVEMENT, ITS FEATURES,
EVERYTHING, IT --
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IT CONJURES UP THE IMAGE
OF A SEA SERPENT STRAIGHT AWAY.
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IT CERTAINLY FITS
THE LEGENDARY DESCRIPTIONS.
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AND AFTER SUCH A VICIOUS
AND UNPROVOKED ATTACK,
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THE CONGER EEL HAS TO BE
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MY FIRST SUSPECT
IN THIS SEARCH.
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I'VE NEVER FISHED
FOR CONGERS BEFORE,
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BUT I'VE HEARD THEY HAVE
A REPUTATION
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FOR PUTTING UP A STRONG FIGHT
WHEN HOOKED,
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SO I'M EAGER TO WITNESS
THEIR AGGRESSION FOR MYSELF.
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I'M IN THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH,
AND I'VE ARRANGED TO MEET A MAN
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WHO'S BEEN FISHING FOR CONGER
FOR 35 YEARS.
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SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS
WHERE TO FIND THEM, HE DOES.
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ACCORDING TO
FISHERMAN MALCOLM JONES,
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CONGER EELS HAUNT
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THE SHIPWRECKS AND ROCKY GROUND
OF THE DEEP SEA,
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SO HE TAKES ME OUT
INTO THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.
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IT'S ALREADY
GETTING NOTICEABLY MORE BUMPY
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AS WE COME OUT
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PAST THE BREAKWATER
INTO THE OPEN SEA.
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THIS IS GONNA MAKE FISHING
PRETTY CHALLENGING.
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*
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ON THE WAY OUT, WE STOP TO
CATCH SOME MACKEREL FOR BAIT.
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OH, HERE WE GO.
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HERE WE GO.
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MALCOLM PREPARES A SPECIAL RIG
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TO ENTICE THE CONGERS
OUT FROM THEIR LAIRS.
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SO THE IDEA IS THAT THE CURRENT
SORT OF JUST MOVES THAT AROUND.
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THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US
A NICE SCENT TRAIL, ISN'T IT?
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POUND AND A HALF OF LEAD
GOING ON.
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THIS IS MY FIRST TIME
FISHING FOR CONGER EELS,
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AND I'M NOT SURE
WHAT TO EXPECT.
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BUT DETECTING
AND REACTING TO A BITE
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IN THESE BUMPY CONDITIONS
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IS GOING TO TAKE CONCENTRATION
AND PRECISION TIMING.
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YEAH, I THINK IT MIGHT BE.
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OH, NO.
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THAT WAS DEFINITELY
SOME ATTENTION FROM SOMETHING
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BECAUSE, UM...
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I DON'T HAVE THE BAIT
AND I DON'T HAVE NO BAIT,
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I HAVE HALF A BAIT.
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AH, AGAIN, THE BAIT'S
BEEN MUTILATED. PFFT.
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OH, SHOOT.
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AH!
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CAME OFF.
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THAT WAS ON ABOUT
HALFWAY OUT TO THE BOAT.
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AND THEN...THEN IT WAS OFF.
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CAME OFF THE HOOK.
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MALCOLM SAYS IT IS CONGERS
THAT ARE BITING.
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BUT SO FAR,
THEY'RE OUTWITTING ME.
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THEY ARE GOING FOR THE BAIT,
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BUT THEY CONTINUE TO LEAVE ME
EMPTY-HANDED.
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YEAH. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
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YEAH, YEAH. WE GOT ONE.
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SEE IF THIS ONE STAYS
ON THE LINE.
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*
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*
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MY SEARCH FOR A REAL CREATURE
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BEHIND THE LEGEND
OF THE SEA SERPENT
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HAS BROUGHT ME TO
THE SOUTH COAST OF ENGLAND,
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WHERE I'M HOPING TO BRING IN
MY FIRST CONTENDER --
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A CONGER EEL.
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-THERE WE GO. THAT'S CONGER.
-YOU'VE GOT ONE.
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YEAH, YOU GOT ONE.
-FANTASTIC!
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I JUST WANNA CALM IT DOWN
A LITTLE BIT
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AND HAVE A LOOK AT IT.
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I'M JUST BEING CAREFUL, THOUGH,
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BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MY HANDS
ANYWHERE NEAR THE MOUTH,
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HAVING SPOKEN TO JIMMY,
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SEEN WHAT ONE OF THESE DID
TO HIS FACE.
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THIS IS A FISH
TO BE TREATED WITH RESPECT,
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EVEN THOUGH THIS, AS CONGER EELS
GO, IS NOT A BIG ONE.
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THE THING IS, THOUGH, THEY...
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THEY GROW A LOT HEAVIER
THAN THIS,
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MUCH, MUCH HEAVIER THAN THIS.
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BUT IN TERMS OF LENGTH,
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IT'S SOMETHING LIKE
TWICE THE LENGTH OF THIS.
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[ Strained voice ] ALL RIGHT.
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SEEING THIS LIVE CONGER EEL
IN THE FLESH,
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I'M STRUCK BY HOW MUCH
IT DOES RESEMBLE
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SOME OF THE DRAWINGS I'VE SEEN
OF ALLEGED SEA SERPENTS.
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BUT EVEN
THE BIGGEST CONGER EELS
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DON'T GET CLOSE
TO SEA SERPENT TERRITORY
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IN TERMS OF SIZE.
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WELL, HAVING CAUGHT
MY FIRST CONGER,
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I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT IS
AN INCREDIBLY SERPENTLIKE FISH.
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BUT THE THING IS, THEY'RE
ACTUALLY QUITE LOCALIZED.
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THEY ONLY LIVE AROUND
THE BRITISH ISLES AND EUROPE.
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SO WHAT IS GIVING RISE
TO THESE SEA SERPENTS STORIES
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IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD?
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AND I'M WONDERING,
MAYBE THE CONGER
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HAS A BIGGER, UGLIER RELATIVE
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SOMEWHERE ELSE
OUT IN THE OCEANS.
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THERE ARE 800 SPECIES OF EEL
FOUND WORLDWIDE,
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FROM THE GIANT MOTTLED EEL
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THAT I CAUGHT
IN THE INDO-PACIFIC...
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BUT IT'S GOT LOTS OF TEETH --
VERY, VERY SHARP TEETH.
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...AND THE LONGFIN EEL
IN NEW ZEALAND...
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AH! LOOK AT THAT!
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LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT,
LOOK AT THAT, LOOK AT THAT! AH!
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...TO THE GHOULISH-LOOKING
GREEN MORAY.
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ALL OF THEM ARE EQUIPPED
TO INFLICT A DEVASTATING BITE.
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I'VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT A CLUSTER
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OF PARTICULARLY
VICIOUS INCIDENTS
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THAT TOOK PLACE IN THAILAND,
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A COUNTRY I'VE VISITED
MANY TIMES,
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BUT NEVER TO FISH
IN ITS OCEANS.
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AND THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
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IN THAILAND'S RICH MYTHOLOGY,
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AQUATIC SERPENTS ARE PROMINENT.
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COINCIDENCE?
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I NEED TO FIND OUT MORE.
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IN 2000, A TOURIST WAS
SNORKELING WITH HIS FRIENDS
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IN A RENOWNED DIVE SITE
OFF THE COAST OF THAILAND...
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...WHEN HE WAS
BRUTALLY ATTACKED.
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[ MAN SCREAMS ]
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THE BITES TO HIS LEG
SEVERED AN ARTERY,
225
00:11:14,700 --> 00:11:16,567
AND BLOOD FLOODED
INTO THE WATER.
226
00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:21,067
BY THE TIME HE STRUGGLED BACK
TO THE SHORE,
227
00:11:21,067 --> 00:11:24,067
HIS LIFE WAS EBBING AWAY.
228
00:11:28,933 --> 00:11:32,400
DESPITE FORENSIC EXAMINATION
OF THE TEETH MARKS,
229
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THE OFFICIAL IDENTITY
OF HIS ATTACKER REMAINS
UNKNOWN.
230
00:11:37,167 --> 00:11:40,300
BUT THE LOCALS
HAVE THEIR OWN THEORY.
231
00:11:40,333 --> 00:11:43,133
THEY KNOW OF AN AGGRESSIVE
SERPENTINE ANIMAL
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IN THESE WATERS
233
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WHOSE TEETH MAKE LIGHT WORK
OF HUMAN FLESH --
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THE GIANT MORAY EEL.
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COULD THIS BE
MY NEXT SUSPECT?
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I TRAVEL TO
THE ISLAND OF PHUKET,
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OFF THAILAND'S WEST COAST,
238
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TO MEET DIVING INSTRUCTOR
MATT BUTCHER,
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WHO KNOWS FIRSTHAND THE DAMAGE
A GIANT MORAY CAN INFLICT.
240
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AND HIS STORY
FROM THE NEARBY SIMILAN ISLANDS
241
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WAS CAUGHT ON CAMERA.
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00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,867
I WAS WORKING
ON A SIMILAN REPORT,
243
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UM, A DIVER'S REPORT.
244
00:12:17,933 --> 00:12:20,167
AND THERE WAS A FAMOUS MORAY EEL
THAT ALL THE INSTRUCTORS
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THAT USED TO WORK ON THE BOATS
THERE USED FEED HER.
246
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SHE LIVED
UNDER A TABLE CORAL.
247
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AND EVERY TIME DIVERS
APPROACHED HER,
248
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SHE WOULD SWIM OUT
AND INVESTIGATE.
249
00:12:29,700 --> 00:12:31,367
HOW -- HOW BIG
WAS THIS EEL?
250
00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,433
I WOULD SAY AT LEAST
6 FOOT IN LENGTH.
251
00:12:33,467 --> 00:12:36,133
AND SHE HAD
A VERY BIG HEAD AS WELL.
252
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SHE HAD SEVERAL NAMES.
253
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SHE WAS CALLED "EMMA"
BY SOME BOATS,
254
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"SCARFACE" BY ANOTHER BOAT.
255
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THAT MORNING,
SHE SWAM OUT AS NORMAL,
256
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AND SHE PLAYED WITH US
FOR A BIT.
257
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AND THEN I DECIDED
TO GET THE FOOD OUT.
258
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AS I WAS CONCENTRATING
ON GETTING THE FOOD OUT,
259
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EMMA, SHE SWAM BEHIND
MY BACK.
260
00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:56,967
AND SHE COULD SMELL THE FOOD.
261
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BEFORE I KNEW
WHAT HAD HAPPENED,
262
00:13:01,933 --> 00:13:03,967
SHE'D KIND OF LATCHED
ONTO MY THUMB.
263
00:13:07,067 --> 00:13:10,733
I TRIED TO OPEN HER MOUTH
WITH MY OTHER HAND,
264
00:13:10,767 --> 00:13:12,767
BUT I JUST COULDN'T GET
HER MOUTH OPEN.
265
00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:16,533
UM, SHE SHOOK HER HEAD,
CAME OFF WITH A LOUD POP.
266
00:13:16,567 --> 00:13:18,300
[ MUFFLED SCREAM ]
267
00:13:18,333 --> 00:13:20,067
I LOOKED DOWN,
AND I COULD SEE THE KNUCKLE
268
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WHERE MY THUMB USED TO BE.
269
00:13:21,667 --> 00:13:23,367
YOU APPEAR TO HAVE
A-A THUMB NOW.
270
00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:24,867
SO WHAT'S THE STORY THERE?
271
00:13:24,900 --> 00:13:26,533
WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL
IN PHUKET,
272
00:13:26,567 --> 00:13:29,833
THE DOCTOR THERE
WHO WAS DRESSING MY WOUNDS,
273
00:13:29,867 --> 00:13:32,233
HE MENTIONED THAT HE HAD
A COLLEAGUE IN BANGKOK.
274
00:13:32,267 --> 00:13:34,900
AND HE COULD POSSIBLY PERFORM,
UM, A PROCEDURE
275
00:13:34,933 --> 00:13:37,167
WHERE COULD TAKE OFF
ONE OF MY TOES
276
00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:40,533
AND GRAFT IT ONTO MY HAND
TO REPLACE MY MISSING THUMB.
277
00:13:40,567 --> 00:13:43,200
WITHIN ABOUT 5 MONTHS,
I GUESS, IT WAS GREAT.
278
00:13:43,233 --> 00:13:44,500
I COULD MOVE IT A LOT.
279
00:13:44,533 --> 00:13:46,867
AND I THINK I HAVE
ABOUT 80% MOBILITY NOW.
280
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IT'S GREAT. IT'S JUST LIKE
I HAVE MY -- MY OLD THUMB BACK.
281
00:13:50,067 --> 00:13:51,933
I-I DON'T EVEN
NOTICE I'VE GOT A TOE.
282
00:13:51,967 --> 00:13:53,100
*
283
00:13:53,133 --> 00:13:55,667
MATT'S ENCOUNTER
HAD A POSITIVE ENDING.
284
00:13:55,700 --> 00:13:59,467
BUT IF IT WERE A GIANT MORAY
THAT KILLED THE TOURIST,
285
00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:02,267
THAT WOULD FIT WITH TALES
OF SEA SERPENTS
286
00:14:02,300 --> 00:14:05,933
DEVOURING HELPLESS SAILORS.
287
00:14:05,967 --> 00:14:08,900
AS NIGHT FALLS,
I EXPLORE THE FISH MARKET,
288
00:14:08,933 --> 00:14:11,533
LOOKING FOR A MORAY TO EXAMINE.
289
00:14:11,567 --> 00:14:13,900
[ SPEAKS THAI ]
-[ SPEAKS THAI ]
290
00:14:13,933 --> 00:14:16,133
NO, NO -- NO SALE HERE?
NO?
291
00:14:16,167 --> 00:14:18,600
I LOOK FOR, UH...
[ SPEAKS THAI ]
292
00:14:18,633 --> 00:14:19,733
-OH.
-MX REY. MX REY.
293
00:14:19,767 --> 00:14:21,367
THE -- THE LONG ONE.
294
00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,767
I'M TOLD TO HEAD
TO THE END OF THE MARKET
295
00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,400
TO TALK TO THE SEA GYPSIES.
296
00:14:25,433 --> 00:14:27,267
YEAH, YOU CAN LOOK
OVER THERE.
297
00:14:27,300 --> 00:14:29,333
THE SEA GYPSIES, OR CHAWLE,
298
00:14:29,367 --> 00:14:30,867
MEANING "PEOPLE FROM THE SEA,"
299
00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:33,200
NO LONGER LIVE ENTIRELY
ON THE WATER
300
00:14:33,233 --> 00:14:36,333
BUT STILL PRACTICE
A HUNTER-GATHERER EXISTENCE.
301
00:14:36,367 --> 00:14:38,300
THE NOMADIC RAWAI TRIBE ARE
302
00:14:38,333 --> 00:14:41,500
SOME OF THE ORIGINAL
INHABITANTS OF PHUKET.
303
00:14:41,533 --> 00:14:45,300
PEOPLE TELL ME THAT YOU
SOMETIMES CATCH, UH, MX REY.
304
00:14:45,333 --> 00:14:47,900
-[ SPEAKS THAI ]
-[ SPEAKS THAI ]
305
00:14:47,933 --> 00:14:49,600
YOU -- YOU CATCH
SOMETIMES?
306
00:14:51,300 --> 00:14:53,933
HE TELLS WE THAT THE RAWAI
ONLY CATCH THE MORAYS
307
00:14:53,967 --> 00:14:56,067
TO EAT AND NOT TO SELL,
308
00:14:56,100 --> 00:14:59,267
SO HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY
IN THE MARKET.
309
00:14:59,300 --> 00:15:01,133
BUT IF I WANT TO SEE ONE,
HE HAS A TEAM
310
00:15:01,167 --> 00:15:04,133
OF HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE
WHO SOMETIMES CATCH MORAYS,
311
00:15:04,167 --> 00:15:06,400
AND I'M WELCOME
TO JOIN THEM TOMORROW.
312
00:15:09,300 --> 00:15:11,067
I WANT TO SEE
IF THIS FISH'S JAWS
313
00:15:11,067 --> 00:15:14,667
HAVE ENOUGH POWER
TO KILL A HUMAN.
314
00:15:14,700 --> 00:15:17,133
SO THE FOLLOWING MORNING,
I JOIN THE RAWAI
315
00:15:17,167 --> 00:15:19,700
AND HEAD OUT ON THEIR BOAT.
316
00:15:19,733 --> 00:15:21,700
[ MOTOR STARTS ]
317
00:15:21,733 --> 00:15:23,200
FOR GENERATIONS,
318
00:15:23,233 --> 00:15:27,433
THE RAWAI LIVED, DIED,
AND GAVE BIRTH ON THE WATER,
319
00:15:27,467 --> 00:15:31,533
LIVING SOLELY OFF THE BOUNTY
THAT THE OCEAN PROVIDED.
320
00:15:31,567 --> 00:15:34,733
THESE SEAS ARE THEIR TRUE
ANCESTRAL HOME.
321
00:15:34,767 --> 00:15:37,200
AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE
OF WHAT LIES BELOW THE SURFACE
322
00:15:37,233 --> 00:15:39,067
IS EXCEPTIONAL.
323
00:15:43,533 --> 00:15:45,100
AS SUSTAINABLE HUNTERS,
324
00:15:45,133 --> 00:15:48,167
THEY ONLY TAKE ENOUGH
TO SATISFY THEIR OWN NEEDS.
325
00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,900
AND THE MORAY EEL
IS A STAPLE FOOD FOR THEM.
326
00:15:51,933 --> 00:15:53,533
ALTHOUGH I NORMALLY
HAVE THE LUXURY
327
00:15:53,567 --> 00:15:55,633
OF BEING ABLE
TO CATCH AND RELEASE,
328
00:15:55,667 --> 00:15:58,100
I'M HAPPY TO LEAVE THEM
TO SPEAR THE FISH
329
00:15:58,133 --> 00:16:00,867
USING THEIR
TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE.
330
00:16:00,900 --> 00:16:01,933
EVERYONE'S GOING
IN THE WATER NOW.
331
00:16:01,967 --> 00:16:03,067
THE DIVERS...
332
00:16:03,100 --> 00:16:05,733
NO FINS. UM, JUST SHOES.
333
00:16:05,767 --> 00:16:07,400
THEIR BASICALLY WALKING
ON THE BOTTOM.
334
00:16:07,433 --> 00:16:09,567
UH, WEIGHT BELTS...
THE AIR HOSE
335
00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,200
ACTUALLY TIED ON
AROUND THE WAIST.
336
00:16:12,233 --> 00:16:15,367
AND THEN THE -- THE AIR
IS JUST SUPPLIED THROUGH A MASK.
337
00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,833
AND ALL FED BY...
338
00:16:17,867 --> 00:16:19,933
THE BIG OL' COMPRESSOR
IN THE BACK THERE,
339
00:16:19,967 --> 00:16:22,100
WHICH WE'RE JUST ABOUT
TO FIRE UP.
340
00:16:26,333 --> 00:16:27,767
SO THIS IS THE WEAPONRY HERE.
341
00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:31,633
UM, IT'S JUST
A SHARPENED PIECE OF ROD,
342
00:16:31,667 --> 00:16:33,267
A PIECE OF STRONG ELASTIC
343
00:16:33,300 --> 00:16:38,967
ATTACHED TO ONE END OF IT
AND...LIKE THIS.
344
00:16:39,067 --> 00:16:41,367
SO THAT'S GONNA GO VERY FAST
THROUGH THE WATER,
345
00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:42,667
PRETTY ACCURATE.
346
00:16:42,700 --> 00:16:46,100
SO VERY LOW-TECH BUT, UM...
347
00:16:46,133 --> 00:16:47,667
POTENTIALLY QUITE EFFECTIVE.
348
00:16:47,700 --> 00:16:50,733
*
349
00:16:55,267 --> 00:16:56,733
COMPRESSOR DIVING,
350
00:16:56,767 --> 00:17:00,333
A LOW-COST ALTERNATIVE
TO SELF-CONTAINED SCUBA TANKS,
351
00:17:00,367 --> 00:17:02,267
IS FRAUGHT WITH DANGER.
352
00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:04,067
THE COMPRESSORS THEMSELVES
353
00:17:04,067 --> 00:17:06,933
OFTEN HAVE
A VERY BASIC FILTRATION SYSTEM,
354
00:17:06,967 --> 00:17:08,367
MEANING DIESEL FUMES
355
00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,867
AND OTHER DEADLY CONTAMINANTS,
SUCH AS CARBON MONOXIDE,
356
00:17:11,900 --> 00:17:14,700
CAN POISON THE AIR
INSIDE THE HOSE.
357
00:17:14,733 --> 00:17:17,667
BUT THIS METHOD ALLOWS THEM
MUCH MORE TIME UNDERWATER
358
00:17:17,700 --> 00:17:21,300
THAN TRADITIONAL
BREATH-HOLD DIVING.
359
00:17:21,333 --> 00:17:23,967
THING ABOUT MORAYS IS THEY --
THEY'RE NOT FREE-LIVING.
360
00:17:24,067 --> 00:17:26,800
THEY'RE LIVING, UH,
IN CRACKS IN --
361
00:17:26,833 --> 00:17:28,767
IN CORAL, IN CRACKS IN ROCK.
362
00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:35,467
NOW THE MEN HAVE TO FIND
A GIANT EEL
363
00:17:35,500 --> 00:17:38,700
BEFORE IT FINDS THEM.
364
00:17:46,267 --> 00:17:49,100
*
365
00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,833
*
366
00:17:55,767 --> 00:17:58,567
I'VE TAKEN MY SEARCH
FOR MONSTERS INTO THE OCEANS,
367
00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:00,733
WHERE I'M ON A QUEST
TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY
368
00:18:00,767 --> 00:18:03,700
BEHIND THE MYTH
OF THE SEA SERPENT.
369
00:18:03,733 --> 00:18:05,067
I'VE COME TO THAILAND,
370
00:18:05,067 --> 00:18:06,767
WHERE I'M WITH
THE RAWAI SEA GYPSIES,
371
00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:09,533
FISHING FOR GIANT MORAY EELS.
372
00:18:09,567 --> 00:18:12,067
I WANT TO FIND OUT
IF THIS COULD BE THE FISH
373
00:18:12,100 --> 00:18:15,967
THAT SPAWNED ONE OF
THE WORLD'S MONSTER LEGENDS.
374
00:18:24,167 --> 00:18:26,567
OH, THEY'RE COMING UP.
375
00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:32,433
OH!
376
00:18:35,567 --> 00:18:37,067
GOT FOUR HERE.
377
00:18:37,067 --> 00:18:38,767
I'M GUESSING THEY'RE...
378
00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:42,067
SORT OF 3, 4-FOOT LONG,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
379
00:18:42,067 --> 00:18:43,600
THESE ARE JUST HALF THE LENGTH
380
00:18:43,633 --> 00:18:45,533
OF THE ONE THAT ATE
MATT'S THUMB.
381
00:18:45,567 --> 00:18:50,100
BUT THE GIANT MORAY EEL
CAN GROW TO 12 FEET LONG.
382
00:18:50,133 --> 00:18:52,067
SO THIS IS A MORAY EEL.
383
00:18:52,067 --> 00:18:54,200
AND JUST LOOKING
AT THOSE TEETH AND JAWS,
384
00:18:54,233 --> 00:18:56,200
THEY ARE PRETTY FEROCIOUS.
385
00:18:56,233 --> 00:18:58,167
I WANNA HAVE A CLOSER LOOK
AT THOSE.
386
00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,300
GOING TO PUT IT DOWN
FOR A MOMENT.
387
00:19:00,333 --> 00:19:02,500
THE FRONT ONES ARE VERY LONG.
388
00:19:02,533 --> 00:19:04,467
THEY'RE SLIGHTLY CURVED.
389
00:19:04,500 --> 00:19:06,433
AND THE THING ABOUT THEM
IS THAT THEY'RE POINTING BACK.
390
00:19:06,467 --> 00:19:08,400
SO IF YOU ACTUALLY PULL,
ALL YOUR GOING TO DO
391
00:19:08,433 --> 00:19:11,300
IS MAKE THOSE POINTS
PENETRATE EVEN DEEPER.
392
00:19:11,333 --> 00:19:14,167
THE THING IS WHAT HAPPENS THEN,
393
00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:16,100
UM, THE MORAY EEL
394
00:19:16,133 --> 00:19:17,933
IS ACTUALLY UNIQUE
IN THIS RESPECT,
395
00:19:17,967 --> 00:19:21,500
IN -- IN TERMS
OF HOW IT TRANSFERS ITS PREY
396
00:19:21,533 --> 00:19:24,467
FROM THE POINT OF THE JAWS
BACK INTO THE THROAT.
397
00:19:24,500 --> 00:19:27,867
IT'S ACTUALLY GOT
THIS SECONDARY SET OF JAWS
398
00:19:27,900 --> 00:19:29,533
IN THE BACK OF THE THROAT.
399
00:19:29,567 --> 00:19:30,767
IT'S ALMOST, LIKE, ALIEN.
400
00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:34,067
THEY WILL COME FORWARD,
GRAB HOLD OF THE PREY,
401
00:19:34,067 --> 00:19:36,467
PULL IT BACK INTO THE THROAT.
402
00:19:36,500 --> 00:19:39,167
MORAYS HAVE FEW
NATURAL PREDATORS,
403
00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:40,800
ARE KNOWN CANNIBALS,
404
00:19:40,833 --> 00:19:45,067
AND ARE NOT AFRAID TO TAKE ON
PREY EQUAL TO THEIR OWN SIZE.
405
00:19:45,067 --> 00:19:47,733
THEIR SCIENCE FICTION-DESIGNED
JAWS GIVE THEM THE ABILITY
406
00:19:47,767 --> 00:19:49,900
TO SWALLOW THEIR QUARRY WHOLE,
407
00:19:49,933 --> 00:19:51,933
MUCH LIKE
THE SEA SERPENT REPORTS
408
00:19:51,967 --> 00:19:54,367
I'VE READ.
409
00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,767
BUT I CAN'T SEE
HOW EVEN THE BIGGEST MORAYS
410
00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:58,700
COULD SWALLOW A PERSON.
411
00:19:58,733 --> 00:20:00,800
AND THE FACT
THAT THESE AMBUSH PREDATORS
412
00:20:00,833 --> 00:20:04,433
HIDE AWAY IN CRACKS
AND CREVICES ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
413
00:20:04,467 --> 00:20:05,933
DOESN'T FIT WITH ANCIENT TALES
414
00:20:05,967 --> 00:20:09,767
OF SEA SERPENTS ATTACKING BOATS
AT THE SURFACE.
415
00:20:11,067 --> 00:20:13,767
BUT I'M NOT PREPARED
TO DISCOUNT THEM YET.
416
00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:17,200
I NEED TO DO SOME INVESTIGATING
BACK ON LAND.
417
00:20:17,233 --> 00:20:18,633
HERE IN THAILAND,
418
00:20:18,667 --> 00:20:20,933
NEARLY EVERY TEMPLE FEATURES
A CARVING OR PAINTING
419
00:20:20,967 --> 00:20:24,333
OF A CLASSIC
SEA SERPENT-TYPE CREATURE.
420
00:20:30,533 --> 00:20:32,867
I HEAD NORTH TO NONG KHAI,
421
00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:34,300
ON THE BOARDER WITH LAOS
422
00:20:34,333 --> 00:20:37,233
AND RIGHT ON THE BANKS
OF THE MEKONG RIVER.
423
00:20:39,467 --> 00:20:43,033
FAR EASTERN MYTHOLOGY FEATURES
A SERPENTINE CREATURE
424
00:20:43,067 --> 00:20:45,900
KNOWN AS THE NAGA,
425
00:20:45,933 --> 00:20:49,300
WHICH MANY BELIEVE LIVES
IN THE WATER HERE.
426
00:20:49,333 --> 00:20:50,900
ACCORDING
TO BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES,
427
00:20:50,933 --> 00:20:52,533
LORD BUDDHA MADE THE NAGA
428
00:20:52,567 --> 00:20:54,833
A FEARSOME GUARDIAN
OF THE TEMPLES
429
00:20:54,867 --> 00:20:57,967
TO PROVIDE PROTECTION
FOR THE REST OF ETERNITY.
430
00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:03,100
AND CERTAINLY,
ITS LIKENESS IS INTIMIDATING.
431
00:21:03,133 --> 00:21:04,833
THESE THINGS ARE
ALL OVER THE PLACE, UH,
432
00:21:04,867 --> 00:21:06,967
PARTICULARLY ON STAIRWAYS
LIKE THIS.
433
00:21:07,067 --> 00:21:08,800
AND THEY'RE NOT ALL IDENTICAL.
434
00:21:08,833 --> 00:21:12,700
BUT THEY ARE VARIATIONS
ON A COMMON THEME.
435
00:21:12,733 --> 00:21:14,467
AND ONE OF
THE CONSISTENT FEATURES
436
00:21:14,500 --> 00:21:17,200
IS THIS LONG, FISHLIKE BODY.
437
00:21:17,233 --> 00:21:19,667
UH, IT'S NOT REALLY
LIKE A SNAKE.
438
00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:22,467
AND THIS PARTICULAR ONE
HAS A DORSAL FIN,
439
00:21:22,500 --> 00:21:24,367
OR WHAT LOOKS
LIKE A DORSAL FIN HERE
440
00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,067
AND ANOTHER FIN
ON THE LOWER SURFACE.
441
00:21:27,067 --> 00:21:28,900
AND THEN THEY'VE ALL GOT
THIS, UH,
442
00:21:28,933 --> 00:21:31,933
VERY CHARACTERISTIC
SORT OF CREST ON THE HEAD.
443
00:21:34,367 --> 00:21:37,800
IT'S THAT CREST
THAT I FIND MOST INTRIGUING.
444
00:21:37,833 --> 00:21:40,867
CERTAINLY NO EEL
HAS ANYTHING LIKE THAT,
445
00:21:40,900 --> 00:21:43,600
NOR DO EELS
HAVE VISIBLE SCALES.
446
00:21:46,067 --> 00:21:47,767
WHAT ARE YOU?
447
00:21:50,533 --> 00:21:51,967
I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE
448
00:21:52,067 --> 00:21:54,700
THAT SUCH DISTINCTIVE
AND CONSISTENT TRAITS
449
00:21:54,733 --> 00:21:57,967
ARISE PURELY
FROM THE IMAGINATION.
450
00:21:58,067 --> 00:22:01,333
I'VE ALSO BEEN ASSUMING
THAT THE NAGA IS A SEA MONSTER.
451
00:22:01,367 --> 00:22:03,467
BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD
IT LIVES HERE
452
00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:05,600
IN THE MEKONG RIVER.
453
00:22:05,633 --> 00:22:07,200
IT'S GETTING CONFUSING.
454
00:22:07,233 --> 00:22:08,533
COULD IT BE SOMETHING
455
00:22:08,567 --> 00:22:11,667
THAT MOVES BETWEEN RIVERS
AND OCEANS?
456
00:22:11,700 --> 00:22:13,067
I KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE
457
00:22:13,100 --> 00:22:16,400
THAT MANY MYTHS START
WITH ONE FOOT IN REALITY.
458
00:22:16,433 --> 00:22:18,567
AND IN THAILAND,
I'VE LANDED SOME HUGE
459
00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,233
AND ALMOST SUPERNATURAL-LOOKING
RIVER MONSTERS
460
00:22:21,267 --> 00:22:23,967
THAT MANY PEOPLE WOULDN'T
OTHERWISE BELIEVE EXISTED.
461
00:22:24,067 --> 00:22:26,367
IT'S SQUASHING MY FINGERS!
IT'S SQUASHING MY FINGERS!
462
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,167
THE NUMBERS OF THESE GIANTS
HAVE DRASTICALLY DECLINED
463
00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,933
IN RECENT YEARS DUE
TO DEVELOPMENT AND OVERFISHING.
464
00:22:34,067 --> 00:22:37,800
SO MAYBE THE SAME IS TRUE
OF THE LEGENDARY NAGA.
465
00:22:37,833 --> 00:22:40,133
MAYBE IT WAS ONCE
A REAL CREATURE
466
00:22:40,167 --> 00:22:44,533
BUT NOW EXISTS ONLY IN
PAINTINGS AND TEMPLE CARVINGS.
467
00:22:46,833 --> 00:22:50,567
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IS OFTEN
A VITAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION.
468
00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,500
SO I SPEAK TO KHUN YI TONG,
469
00:22:52,533 --> 00:22:53,833
WHO, AT 80 YEARS OF AGE,
470
00:22:53,867 --> 00:22:56,900
IS ONE OF THE OLDEST RESIDENTS
IN THE VILLAGE.
471
00:22:56,933 --> 00:23:00,067
I'VE SEEN LOTS OF BIG CARVINGS
IN THE TEMPLES
472
00:23:00,067 --> 00:23:04,300
OF THIS CREATURE THAT'S A BIT
LIKE A-A-A GIANT SNAKE.
473
00:23:04,333 --> 00:23:06,500
WHAT IS
THAT CREATURE EXACTLY?
474
00:23:06,533 --> 00:23:08,900
PAYANA...
[ SPEAKS THAI ]
475
00:23:08,933 --> 00:23:12,100
-PAYANA.
-[ SPEAKS THAI ] PAYANA.
476
00:23:12,133 --> 00:23:16,067
"PAYANA" IS THE LOCAL NAME
FOR THE SERPENT.
477
00:23:16,100 --> 00:23:18,100
IS THIS SOMETHING
THAT PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF?
478
00:23:18,133 --> 00:23:22,100
[ SPEAKING THAI ]
479
00:23:22,133 --> 00:23:23,967
SO YOU SAY PEOPLE
ARE SCARED OF THEM,
480
00:23:24,067 --> 00:23:26,567
BUT THEY'RE NOT DANGEROUS.
UM, UM...
481
00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,533
WHY -- WHY ARE PEOPLE
SCARED OF THEM?
482
00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:32,867
SHE TELLS ME ABOUT A YOUNG MAN
483
00:23:32,900 --> 00:23:35,267
WHO ANGERED THE NAGA
BY BEING WASTEFUL.
484
00:23:35,300 --> 00:23:38,633
THE NEXT TIME HE WENT
TO BATHE IN THE RIVER,
485
00:23:38,667 --> 00:23:40,967
HE DISAPPEARED.
486
00:23:41,067 --> 00:23:43,133
IT'S BELIEVED
IT WAS A VENGEFUL SERPENT
487
00:23:43,167 --> 00:23:44,333
THAT TOOK HIM,
488
00:23:44,367 --> 00:23:46,633
NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN.
489
00:23:48,700 --> 00:23:50,433
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ONE?
490
00:23:58,067 --> 00:24:00,500
WHEN ASKED IF SHE'S SEEN IT,
SHE SAYS, NO, SHE HASN'T.
491
00:24:00,533 --> 00:24:03,333
AND -- AND PEOPLE
GENERALLY DON'T SEE IT.
492
00:24:03,367 --> 00:24:07,267
THEN SHE TELLS ME A STARTLING
PIECE OF INFORMATION.
493
00:24:09,433 --> 00:24:11,233
A PHOTOGRAPH?
494
00:24:13,267 --> 00:24:16,133
DESPITE NEVER HAVING SEEN
THE NAGA HERSELF,
495
00:24:16,167 --> 00:24:18,067
SHE TELLS ME
THERE'S A PHOTOGRAPH OF ONE
496
00:24:18,100 --> 00:24:21,333
AT A NEARBY MONASTERY.
497
00:24:21,367 --> 00:24:22,933
I'VE SEEN MANY DRAWINGS
AND DEPICTIONS
498
00:24:22,967 --> 00:24:25,367
OF SEA MONSTERS
BOTH OLD AND NEW,
499
00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:27,300
BUT A PHOTOGRAPH...
500
00:24:27,333 --> 00:24:30,900
IF IT'S REAL,
IT CHANGES EVERYTHING.
501
00:24:30,933 --> 00:24:32,233
I HEAD STRAIGHT TO
THE MONASTERY
502
00:24:32,267 --> 00:24:35,100
AND MEET A MONK
SIMPLY NAMED "O,"
503
00:24:35,133 --> 00:24:38,333
WHO AGREES TO SHOW ME
THE ALLEGED PHOTO OF THE NAGA.
504
00:24:38,367 --> 00:24:41,400
*
505
00:24:48,700 --> 00:24:53,233
THE MONSTER IS UNMASKED.
506
00:24:53,267 --> 00:24:54,533
THIS IS
AN EXTRAORDINARY PICTURE.
507
00:24:54,567 --> 00:24:57,200
*
508
00:25:04,167 --> 00:25:05,733
I'M IN NORTHERN THAILAND,
509
00:25:05,767 --> 00:25:07,467
HOME OF THE NAGA,
510
00:25:07,500 --> 00:25:10,400
A BUDDHIST DEITY IN THE FORM
OF A FEARSOME SERPENT
511
00:25:10,433 --> 00:25:12,067
WHO'S SAID TO SNATCH PEOPLE
512
00:25:12,100 --> 00:25:15,500
FROM THE SURFACE
OF THE MEKONG RIVER.
513
00:25:15,533 --> 00:25:16,900
DESPITE BEING TOLD
514
00:25:16,933 --> 00:25:19,067
THAT NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN
THIS MYTHICAL BEAST,
515
00:25:19,067 --> 00:25:23,667
I'VE JUST BEEN HANDED
A PHOTOGRAPH OF ONE.
516
00:25:23,700 --> 00:25:25,067
THIS IS
AN EXTRAORDINARY PICTURE.
517
00:25:25,067 --> 00:25:26,333
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
518
00:25:26,367 --> 00:25:28,067
IT'S VERY, VERY SIMILAR
519
00:25:28,067 --> 00:25:31,067
TO THE -- THE CARVINGS
ON THE TEMPLE AS WELL.
520
00:25:32,733 --> 00:25:36,567
IT IS A REAL PHOTO
AND A REAL FISH.
521
00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,467
THE CAPTION
HERE IN ENGLISH AS WELL --
522
00:25:38,500 --> 00:25:40,067
"QUEEN OF NAGAS SEIZED
523
00:25:40,100 --> 00:25:42,100
"BY AMERICAN ARMY
AT MEKONG RIVER,
524
00:25:42,133 --> 00:25:45,867
"LAOS MILITARY BASE,
JUNE 27, 1973,
525
00:25:45,900 --> 00:25:48,767
LENGTH OF 7.8 METERS."
526
00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:52,067
THAT'S GOT US ABOUT 25 FEET,
VERY BIG.
527
00:25:52,067 --> 00:25:55,200
BUT INCREDIBLE PICTURE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
528
00:25:55,233 --> 00:25:57,733
A LONG-LOST MEMORY SURFACES
529
00:25:57,767 --> 00:26:01,467
OF SEEING THIS PICTURE BEFORE
IN A NEWSPAPER.
530
00:26:01,500 --> 00:26:04,367
IT WAS TAKEN IN THE U.S.
NEAR SAN DIEGO,
531
00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:08,167
BUT I DON'T WANT TO
CAUSE OFFENSE BY SAYING THIS.
532
00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,300
IT'S A FISH CALLED THE OARFISH
533
00:26:10,333 --> 00:26:12,100
AND IT IS FOUND
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD,
534
00:26:12,133 --> 00:26:14,333
BUT IT'S ONLY FOUND
IN VERY DEEP SEA WATER.
535
00:26:14,367 --> 00:26:15,433
IT DOESN'T COME INTO RIVERS,
536
00:26:15,467 --> 00:26:19,167
WHICH MEANS THAT
THAT CAPTION IS INCORRECT.
537
00:26:20,367 --> 00:26:24,300
BUT I CAN SEE WHY THE MONKS
BELIEVE IT TO BE THE NAGA...
538
00:26:26,433 --> 00:26:28,500
WITH ITS LONG, THIN BODY,
539
00:26:28,533 --> 00:26:30,067
RED DORSAL FIN,
540
00:26:30,067 --> 00:26:33,167
AND THAT DISTINCTIVE CREST.
541
00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:36,133
SO THE OARFISH
MAY NOT BE THE NAGA,
542
00:26:36,167 --> 00:26:39,267
BUT IT DOES ABSOLUTELY FIT
THE DESCRIPTION
543
00:26:39,300 --> 00:26:41,367
OF THE SEA SERPENT.
544
00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,133
IT'S SO RARELY SEEN, HOWEVER,
545
00:26:43,167 --> 00:26:47,167
THAT IT WASN'T EVEN
ON MY RADAR UNTIL NOW.
546
00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,933
IN A TIME WHEN PEOPLE
WERE TERRIFIED OF THE UNKNOWN,
547
00:26:49,967 --> 00:26:52,567
YOU CAN EASILY IMAGINE HOW
THIS FREAKISH-LOOKING ANIMAL
548
00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,867
COULD HAVE STRUCK FEAR
INTO THOSE WHO ENCOUNTERED IT.
549
00:26:55,900 --> 00:26:59,333
BUT IN RECENT TIMES, THESE FISH
HAVE ONLY EVER BEEN SEEN ALIVE
550
00:26:59,367 --> 00:27:02,333
ON JUST A HANDFUL OF OCCASIONS.
551
00:27:02,367 --> 00:27:05,533
ALTHOUGH I MIGHT HAVE IDENTIFIED
THE REAL CREATURE
552
00:27:05,567 --> 00:27:07,867
BEHIND THE MYTH
OF THE SEA SERPENT,
553
00:27:07,900 --> 00:27:10,600
MY INVESTIGATIONS
ARE ALL ABOUT
554
00:27:10,633 --> 00:27:14,533
SEEING THE REAL-LIFE,
FLESH-AND-BLOOD CREATURE
555
00:27:14,567 --> 00:27:16,067
AT THE END OF THE ROAD.
556
00:27:16,100 --> 00:27:18,067
AND THIS IS ONE OCCASION,
557
00:27:18,067 --> 00:27:21,067
POSSIBLY UNIQUELY IN MY CAREER,
558
00:27:21,067 --> 00:27:23,767
WHEN MY CHANCES
OF ACTUALLY DOING THAT
559
00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:27,467
ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO.
560
00:27:30,100 --> 00:27:32,767
IT'S A CRUSHING REALIZATION.
561
00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,200
AS FAR AS I KNOW, MORE PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN TO THE MOON
562
00:27:35,233 --> 00:27:40,433
THAN HAVE SEEN A LIVE,
HEALTHY SPECIMEN OF THIS FISH.
563
00:27:40,467 --> 00:27:42,900
BUT TRAVELING BACK TO BANGKOK
ON MY WAY HOME,
564
00:27:42,933 --> 00:27:44,800
I DECIDE I'M NOT READY
TO GIVE UP
565
00:27:44,833 --> 00:27:47,567
UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY
OF THE SEA SERPENT.
566
00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:51,867
THE OARFISH IS SO TANTALIZINGLY
CLOSE TO THE BEAST OF LEGEND.
567
00:27:51,900 --> 00:27:55,800
I JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO FIND THE REAL THING.
568
00:27:55,833 --> 00:27:57,133
THE CHALLENGE WITH OARFISH
IS THAT ALTHOUGH
569
00:27:57,167 --> 00:27:59,067
THEY LIVE IN NEARLY ALL
THE WORLD'S OCEANS,
570
00:27:59,100 --> 00:28:03,733
THEY REMAIN ONE OF THE MOST
RARELY SEEN OF ALL FISH.
571
00:28:03,767 --> 00:28:05,267
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY LIVE
AT DEPTHS
572
00:28:05,300 --> 00:28:09,433
RANGING FROM 600 TO 3,000 FEET.
573
00:28:09,467 --> 00:28:11,867
THEY USUALLY ARE ONLY EVER
SEEN AT THE SURFACE
574
00:28:11,900 --> 00:28:13,333
WHEN THEY'RE DYING
575
00:28:13,367 --> 00:28:16,400
OR WHEN THEY GET WASHED UP
ON THE SHORE ALREADY DEAD,
576
00:28:16,433 --> 00:28:19,067
LIKE THE ONE FOUND IN 2015
577
00:28:19,067 --> 00:28:22,567
ON SANTA CATALINA ISLAND
IN CALIFORNIA.
578
00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:26,533
IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THEY CAN
GROW TO 50 FEET IN LENGTH.
579
00:28:26,567 --> 00:28:27,900
BACK IN 1860,
580
00:28:27,933 --> 00:28:30,233
WHEN A DEAD SPECIMEN
WAS DISCOVERED IN BERMUDA,
581
00:28:30,267 --> 00:28:32,433
IT WAS OFFICIALLY
DESCRIBED BY BIOLOGISTS
582
00:28:32,467 --> 00:28:36,367
AS BEING
"THE GREAT SEA-SERPENT."
583
00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,867
SO LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT OARFISH
584
00:28:38,900 --> 00:28:40,200
THAT I'M STRUGGLING TO FIND
585
00:28:40,233 --> 00:28:41,667
ANY USEFUL INFORMATION
ABOUT THEM AT ALL,
586
00:28:41,700 --> 00:28:44,567
ANYTHING ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR
AND WHEREABOUTS.
587
00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,433
HOW DO I GET MYSELF
IN THE RIGHT PLACE
588
00:28:46,467 --> 00:28:49,533
AT THE RIGHT TIME
TO SEE A LIVE ONE?
589
00:28:49,567 --> 00:28:51,967
I PUT THE WORD OUT
TO MY INTERNATIONAL NETWORK
590
00:28:52,067 --> 00:28:54,600
OF CONTACTS,
DESPERATE FOR INTELLIGENCE,
591
00:28:54,633 --> 00:28:56,833
ANY TIP-OFFS
ABOUT THIS MYSTERIOUS FISH.
592
00:28:56,867 --> 00:28:57,967
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
593
00:28:58,067 --> 00:29:00,633
WHAT COMES BACK
IS SOME STARTLING NEWS.
594
00:29:02,467 --> 00:29:05,367
I'VE JUST HEARD SOMETHING
WHICH...
595
00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:06,800
IT IS SOUNDS SO UNLIKELY,
596
00:29:06,833 --> 00:29:08,800
I'M TEMPTED
TO DISMISS IT ON HAND.
597
00:29:08,833 --> 00:29:10,833
BUT IF IT IS TRUE,
598
00:29:10,867 --> 00:29:13,233
THIS COULD OPEN THINGS UP
599
00:29:13,267 --> 00:29:15,600
IN QUITE
AN UNBELIEVABLE FASHION.
600
00:29:15,633 --> 00:29:17,400
SO I'VE GOT TO GET TO SOMEWHERE
601
00:29:17,433 --> 00:29:19,733
WHERE I CAN TALK
TO SOMEBODY IN FRANCE.
602
00:29:19,767 --> 00:29:21,867
THERE'S A FRENCH GUY
CALLED DAVID
603
00:29:21,900 --> 00:29:24,133
WHO I NEED TO TALK TO.
604
00:29:24,167 --> 00:29:25,633
*
605
00:29:25,667 --> 00:29:28,933
I HURRY BACK TO THE HOTEL
TO MAKE A SKYPE CALL.
606
00:29:28,967 --> 00:29:30,100
I'VE BEEN TOLD TO CONTACT
607
00:29:30,133 --> 00:29:32,400
A FRENCHMAN NAMED
DAVID LUQUET,
608
00:29:32,433 --> 00:29:34,133
A PROFESSIONAL DEEP SEA DIVER
609
00:29:34,167 --> 00:29:37,633
WHO COLLECTS DATA FOR
AN OCEANOGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION.
610
00:29:39,500 --> 00:29:42,533
HE CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN
A LIVE OARFISH,
611
00:29:42,567 --> 00:29:45,267
OR REGALEC,
AS THEY ARE KNOWN IN FRENCH.
612
00:29:47,767 --> 00:29:51,367
WHAT IS THE BEGINNING
OF THE STORY FOR YOU?
613
00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:09,800
THE DIVING, IS IT DIFFICULT
IN THIS PLACE?
614
00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,700
BUT IF GOING UNDERWATER
IS THE ONLY WAY
615
00:30:19,733 --> 00:30:22,900
TO SEE THIS CREATURE ALIVE,
THEN THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO.
616
00:30:22,933 --> 00:30:24,300
HUH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
617
00:30:24,333 --> 00:30:26,100
WELL, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU --
THANK YOU FOR THAT.
618
00:30:26,133 --> 00:30:27,333
I'LL LET YOU GET BACK
TO WORK NOW.
619
00:30:27,367 --> 00:30:28,533
UH, THANKS.
-Okay.
620
00:30:28,567 --> 00:30:29,700
-THANKS VERY MUCH INDEED. OKAY.
-Thank you.
621
00:30:29,733 --> 00:30:30,933
-BYE, DAVID. BYE.
-See you.
622
00:30:32,333 --> 00:30:34,133
RIGHT. UM...
623
00:30:34,167 --> 00:30:35,733
OF COURSE, I'M JUST TRYING
TO PROCESS THAT.
624
00:30:35,767 --> 00:30:37,633
UH, THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
625
00:30:37,667 --> 00:30:39,833
BUT I'VE JUST SPOKEN TO SOMEBODY
626
00:30:39,867 --> 00:30:42,867
WHO HAS SEEN AN OARFISH
CLOSE UP, UH, ALIVE.
627
00:30:42,900 --> 00:30:46,033
BUT NOT AN EASY THING TO DO.
CHALLENGING CONDITIONS.
628
00:30:46,067 --> 00:30:48,800
AND HE'S JUST SEEN THEM
A HANDFUL OF TIMES.
629
00:30:48,833 --> 00:30:52,467
BUT I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING
I CAN'T PASS UP.
630
00:30:52,500 --> 00:30:55,100
I THOUGHT MY INVESTIGATION
HAD ACTUALLY COME TO AN END.
631
00:30:55,133 --> 00:30:56,267
BUT MAYBE IT HASN'T.
632
00:30:56,300 --> 00:31:00,067
UM, MAYBE I'VE GOT
TO GET MYSELF TO FRANCE.
633
00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:03,067
*
634
00:31:07,967 --> 00:31:11,067
THE ANSWER AFTER THIS.
635
00:31:13,267 --> 00:31:16,367
I ASKED YOU WHY THE OARFISH
IS A BAD OMEN IN JAPAN.
636
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,233
*
637
00:31:31,567 --> 00:31:34,500
MY QUEST TO FINALLY RESOLVE
THE SEA SERPENT MYSTERY
638
00:31:34,533 --> 00:31:37,900
STARTED IN BUSTLING
PLYMOUTH HARBOR, CLOSE TO HOME,
639
00:31:37,933 --> 00:31:39,767
THEN MOVED TO THAILAND,
AND NOW TO
640
00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,600
THE BILLIONAIRES' PLAYGROUND
OF ANTIBES, NEAR NICE,
641
00:31:42,633 --> 00:31:45,200
IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE.
642
00:31:45,233 --> 00:31:49,067
I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT 3 1/2 HOURS
FROM THIS UNLIKELY LOCATION,
643
00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:53,233
I MAY BE ABLE TO DIVE
WITH A REAL-LIFE SEA SERPENT.
644
00:31:53,267 --> 00:31:55,233
IT'S VERY COMMON TO THINK
645
00:31:55,267 --> 00:31:59,067
THAT WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR
EXOTIC, OUTLANDISH CREATURES,
646
00:31:59,067 --> 00:32:02,667
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO
TO SOME REMOTE, FAR-FLUNG,
647
00:32:02,700 --> 00:32:05,100
SPARSELY POPULATED PART
OF THE WORLD.
648
00:32:05,133 --> 00:32:08,567
YOU CERTAINLY DON'T THINK ABOUT
COMING TO A PLACE LIKE THIS --
649
00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,067
THE FRENCH RIVIERA.
650
00:32:17,933 --> 00:32:20,467
WE FINALLY REACH
OUR DESTINATION --
651
00:32:20,500 --> 00:32:23,133
A BUOY IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE MEDITERRANEAN.
652
00:32:23,167 --> 00:32:25,600
DAVID WAS COLLECTING DATA
FROM THIS BUOY
653
00:32:25,633 --> 00:32:27,600
WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED
THE OARFISH.
654
00:32:27,633 --> 00:32:31,133
THE WATER HERE IS ABOUT
A MILE AND A HALF DEEP.
655
00:32:31,167 --> 00:32:33,267
AND THIS MARKER IS ANCHORED
TO THE SEA BED
656
00:32:33,300 --> 00:32:37,067
BY A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS
CHAIN TETHER.
657
00:32:37,067 --> 00:32:39,533
FOR SOME REASON --
NOBODY KNOWS EXACTLY WHY --
658
00:32:39,567 --> 00:32:41,500
THE OARFISH SWIM UP THE LINE
659
00:32:41,533 --> 00:32:45,167
TO WITHIN...
30 FEET OF THE SURFACE,
660
00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:46,633
SOMETIMES EVEN CLOSER.
661
00:32:46,667 --> 00:32:50,367
UH, NOBODY CAN SAY EXACTLY
WHEN THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT.
662
00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:54,300
BUT I'M JUST HOPING THAT, UM,
THERE WILL BE ONE OCCASION
663
00:32:54,333 --> 00:32:57,967
WHEN THE FISH IS THERE,
AND I AM ALSO IN THE WATER.
664
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:01,400
I ONLY HAVE A SMALL WINDOW
OF OPPORTUNITY WHEN
665
00:33:01,433 --> 00:33:03,933
THE WEATHER AND SEA CONDITIONS
ARE FAVORABLE
666
00:33:03,967 --> 00:33:05,733
AND WHEN THERE IS
THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF PLANKTON
667
00:33:05,767 --> 00:33:07,067
TO ATTRACT THE FISH,
668
00:33:07,067 --> 00:33:09,067
BUT THE WATER IS STILL CLEAR.
669
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:12,067
I'VE BEEN TOLD
I MIGHT ONLY HAVE 24 HOURS
670
00:33:12,067 --> 00:33:14,333
BEFORE THE MOMENT HAS PASSED.
671
00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,933
DAVID HAS WARNED ME
THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEPTHS
672
00:33:18,967 --> 00:33:20,467
AND SOMETIMES STRONG CURRENTS,
673
00:33:20,500 --> 00:33:23,100
DIVING HERE CAN BE
VERY DANGEROUS.
674
00:33:23,133 --> 00:33:25,767
SO I'LL HAVE AN EXPERIENCED
DIVE TEAM WITH ME IN THE WATER
675
00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,767
AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE BOAT
IN CASE OF ANY PROBLEMS.
676
00:33:30,967 --> 00:33:32,433
THIS IS AN EXTREME FORM
677
00:33:32,467 --> 00:33:34,600
OF DIVING KNOWN
AS BLUE WATER DIVING,
678
00:33:34,633 --> 00:33:37,600
WHERE THE SEA FLOOR
IS OUT OF SIGHT.
679
00:33:37,633 --> 00:33:39,233
AND WITH NO FRAME OF REFERENCE,
680
00:33:39,267 --> 00:33:42,667
EVEN PROFESSIONAL DIVERS
CAN GET DISORIENTED.
681
00:33:42,700 --> 00:33:45,067
I'M ALSO USING
A REBREATHER DEVICE,
682
00:33:45,067 --> 00:33:46,667
WHICH ALLOWS ME
TO STAY UNDERWATER
683
00:33:46,700 --> 00:33:49,233
FOR LONGER
THAN SIMPLE AIR TANKS.
684
00:33:49,267 --> 00:33:52,333
BUT THIS MAKES IT
A VERY TECHNICAL DIVE.
685
00:33:52,367 --> 00:33:54,933
I ONLY LEARNED TO USE
THIS EQUIPMENT RECENTLY,
686
00:33:54,967 --> 00:33:57,933
AND I'M HOPING MY SKILLS
ARE UP TO THE JOB.
687
00:33:57,967 --> 00:34:00,067
THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF DIVING
I'VE EVER DONE BEFORE.
688
00:34:00,067 --> 00:34:02,067
NOTHING TO REALLY
ORIENT YOURSELF BY
689
00:34:02,067 --> 00:34:06,233
APART FROM THIS THIN LINE
GOING DOWN INTO THE DEPTHS.
690
00:34:06,267 --> 00:34:08,800
WE ARE PREPARED AND TRAINED.
691
00:34:08,833 --> 00:34:10,567
UM, BUT YOU JUST DON'T WANT
ANYTHING TO GO WRONG.
692
00:34:19,133 --> 00:34:22,200
THIS BIG BLUE IS ANOTHER WORLD.
693
00:34:22,233 --> 00:34:24,800
IT'S LIKE NOTHING
I'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE.
694
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:28,367
THE JELLYFISH AND SEA SALPS
695
00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,967
LOOK LIKE THEY COME
FROM ANOTHER PLANET.
696
00:34:32,833 --> 00:34:34,433
AT A DEPTH OF ABOUT 80 FEET,
697
00:34:34,467 --> 00:34:37,533
I FEEL LIKE I'M FLOATING
IN OUTER SPACE.
698
00:34:37,567 --> 00:34:39,133
I CAN'T SEE THE BOTTOM,
699
00:34:39,167 --> 00:34:42,333
AND THE CHAIN HOLDING THE BUOY
IS THE ONLY STATIONARY OBJECT
700
00:34:42,367 --> 00:34:44,500
FOR MILES AROUND.
701
00:34:44,533 --> 00:34:47,067
THIS IS MY LIFE LINE.
702
00:34:59,233 --> 00:35:03,767
I WAIT AND WAIT FOR THE MYTH
TO BECOME REALITY,
703
00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:06,333
BUT THERE'S NO OARFISH
IN SIGHT.
704
00:35:18,267 --> 00:35:20,333
BUT I'M STRUGGLING
TO CONTROL MY BUOYANCY
705
00:35:20,367 --> 00:35:22,067
IN THE STRONG SWELL.
706
00:35:22,067 --> 00:35:23,733
AND THE EFFORT
I'M HAVING TO EXPEND
707
00:35:23,767 --> 00:35:28,600
IS MAKING ME TIRED
AND INCREASINGLY UNCOMFORTABLE.
708
00:35:28,633 --> 00:35:30,733
I'M BEGINNING
TO FEEL DISORIENTED.
709
00:35:30,767 --> 00:35:32,167
I WANT TO RETURN
TO THE SURFACE,
710
00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:34,867
BUT I HAVE TO KEEP CALM
AND TAKE MY TIME
711
00:35:34,900 --> 00:35:36,700
BECAUSE A RAPID CHANGE
IN PRESSURE
712
00:35:36,733 --> 00:35:40,267
CAN CAUSE POTENTIALLY
FATAL DECOMPRESSION ILLNESS.
713
00:35:59,167 --> 00:36:02,233
*
714
00:36:08,267 --> 00:36:09,567
*
715
00:36:09,600 --> 00:36:12,067
I'M DIVING OFF
THE SOUTH OF FRANCE,
716
00:36:12,067 --> 00:36:13,400
LOOKING FOR AN OARFISH,
717
00:36:13,433 --> 00:36:16,300
THE FISH THAT I NOW BELIEVE
IS THE REAL CREATURE
718
00:36:16,333 --> 00:36:19,067
BEHIND THE SEA SERPENT MYTH.
719
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:20,600
BUT MY CHANCES
OF ACTUALLY SEEING
720
00:36:20,633 --> 00:36:23,767
THIS INCREDIBLY RARE FISH
ARE DIMINISHING FAST,
721
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:27,867
AND I'M FINDING THE DIVE
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT.
722
00:36:35,667 --> 00:36:38,800
I NEED TO FIGHT MY INSTINCT
TO SURFACE IMMEDIATELY.
723
00:36:38,833 --> 00:36:42,600
I HAVE TO ASCEND SLOWLY
TO AVOID GETTING THE BENDS.
724
00:36:49,233 --> 00:36:51,200
I'M RELIEVED
TO BE BACK ON THE BOAT,
725
00:36:51,233 --> 00:36:53,267
BUT PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED.
726
00:36:53,300 --> 00:36:55,967
[ COUGHS ]
727
00:36:56,067 --> 00:36:57,467
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
728
00:36:57,500 --> 00:37:00,167
[ PANTING ] OOH.
729
00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:01,733
I JUST GOT TIRED.
730
00:37:04,967 --> 00:37:06,833
I REALLY STRUGGLED
ON THAT LAST DIVE.
731
00:37:06,867 --> 00:37:09,500
AND THE THING IS, I DON'T KNOW
IF IT'S GOING TO GET ANY BETTER.
732
00:37:09,533 --> 00:37:12,200
I AM OPERATING, I FEEL,
733
00:37:12,233 --> 00:37:14,067
RIGHT AT THE EDGE
OF THE CAPABILITY HERE.
734
00:37:14,067 --> 00:37:16,933
UM, THIS IS A VERY CHALLENGING
UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT.
735
00:37:16,967 --> 00:37:18,667
YOU'VE GOT NO BOTTOM
TO REFER TO.
736
00:37:18,700 --> 00:37:21,300
THAT'S A MILE AND A HALF AWAY.
737
00:37:21,333 --> 00:37:22,733
WHAT I'M REALLY TRYING
TO CULTIVATE UNDERWATER
738
00:37:22,767 --> 00:37:24,300
IS EXACTLY WHAT I DO
WHEN I'M FISHING.
739
00:37:24,333 --> 00:37:28,433
IT'S -- IT'S ACHIEVING A SENSE
OF -- OF CALM AND CONTROL.
740
00:37:28,467 --> 00:37:29,733
BUT WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT
741
00:37:29,767 --> 00:37:31,067
I HAVE TO KEEP IN MY MIND
UNDERWATER,
742
00:37:31,067 --> 00:37:33,700
I, YOU KNOW, I AM JUST NOT
ACHIEVING THAT,
743
00:37:33,733 --> 00:37:35,100
TO THE EXTENT
THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW
744
00:37:35,133 --> 00:37:36,333
THAT I'M GONNA
GET IN THE WATER AGAIN.
745
00:37:36,367 --> 00:37:37,533
I-I-I DON'T KNOW
746
00:37:37,567 --> 00:37:39,700
IF IT IS ADVISABLE
TO GET IN THE WATER AGAIN.
747
00:37:39,733 --> 00:37:41,100
SO HERE WE ARE.
748
00:37:41,133 --> 00:37:42,700
THE CONDITIONS ARE GREAT.
749
00:37:42,733 --> 00:37:44,767
UM...
750
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,533
BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF IT.
751
00:37:53,133 --> 00:37:55,400
I FACE A HUGE DILEMMA.
752
00:37:55,433 --> 00:37:58,700
I'M SO CLOSE TO POTENTIALLY
SOLVING THIS MYSTERY.
753
00:37:58,733 --> 00:38:00,200
BUT I'M ALSO CONCERNED
754
00:38:00,233 --> 00:38:03,767
THAT GETTING BACK
IN THE WATER COULD END BADLY.
755
00:38:04,733 --> 00:38:06,067
I'VE SPENT MY LIFE FISHING
756
00:38:06,067 --> 00:38:08,333
IN DANGEROUS
AND TREACHEROUS SITUATIONS.
757
00:38:08,367 --> 00:38:11,333
BUT THIS IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT
KETTLE OF FISH,
758
00:38:11,367 --> 00:38:14,700
AND ONE THAT I'M NOT SURE
I'M ABLE TO COPE WITH.
759
00:38:15,867 --> 00:38:18,867
AND MY TIME
IS TICKING AWAY FAST.
760
00:38:22,733 --> 00:38:25,733
NOW MY ONLY REMAINING CHANCE
OF SEEING THIS FISH
761
00:38:25,767 --> 00:38:27,567
IS TO DIVE AT NIGHT.
762
00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:33,867
THE THING ABOUT GOING IN
AT NIGHT IS, FOR ME,
763
00:38:33,900 --> 00:38:36,133
IT'S VERY MUCH CRANKING THINGS
UP ANOTHER NOTCH,
764
00:38:36,167 --> 00:38:37,833
OR ACTUALLY SEVERAL NOTCHES.
765
00:38:37,867 --> 00:38:40,833
IT'S MUCH EASIER
TO BE DISORIENTED.
766
00:38:40,867 --> 00:38:43,933
NO REAL POINTS OF REFERENCE.
767
00:38:43,967 --> 00:38:46,200
I NEED TO SET MY FEARS ASIDE
768
00:38:46,233 --> 00:38:48,500
IF I'M GOING
TO SOLVE THIS MYSTERY.
769
00:38:49,967 --> 00:38:51,767
THE WATER IS FULL OF PLANKTON,
770
00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:53,833
WHICH I'M HOPING WILL SUMMON
A SEA SERPENT
771
00:38:53,867 --> 00:38:56,233
UP FROM THE MURKY DEPTHS.
772
00:39:00,633 --> 00:39:03,633
I WAIT AGAIN FOR IT TO APPEAR,
773
00:39:03,667 --> 00:39:07,367
THIS TIME IN THE EERIE,
SILENT DARKNESS.
774
00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:55,467
EVEN SO CLOSE, IT'S HARD
TO JUDGE ITS LENGTH.
775
00:39:55,500 --> 00:39:58,733
BUT I ESTIMATE IT'S ABOUT
TWO AND A HALF TIMES MY HEIGHT.
776
00:40:08,667 --> 00:40:10,433
OARFISH DON'T HAVE
SWIM BLADDERS,
777
00:40:10,467 --> 00:40:14,300
SO THEY CAN MOVE VERY RAPIDLY
UP AND DOWN THE WATER COLUMN.
778
00:40:32,833 --> 00:40:35,100
I FEEL SO PRIVILEGED
TO BE IN THE PRESENCE
779
00:40:35,133 --> 00:40:38,733
OF ONE OF THE MOST ELUSIVE
CREATURES ON THE PLANET.
780
00:40:38,767 --> 00:40:41,567
AND JUST AS I THINK
IT CAN'T GET ANY BETTER...
781
00:41:12,700 --> 00:41:14,333
AGAINST ALL THE ODDS,
782
00:41:14,367 --> 00:41:18,633
I BELIEVE I FINALLY SOLVED
THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA SERPENT.
783
00:41:18,667 --> 00:41:21,900
IT'S THIS EXTRAORDINARY
AND EXCEPTIONALLY RARE FISH,
784
00:41:21,933 --> 00:41:23,333
THE OARFISH,
785
00:41:23,367 --> 00:41:27,700
THAT IS THE TRUE ORIGIN
BEHIND THE ENDURING LEGEND.
786
00:41:30,933 --> 00:41:33,767
TOO FAST FOR ME TO FOLLOW.
IT'S -- IT'S GONE. GONE.
787
00:41:35,500 --> 00:41:36,867
*
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