Adrian Shine of the Loch Ness Project was part of the group that sent the robot ‘Munin’ down into the lake after a retired fisherman said he had discovered a crevice large enough to house the creature.

But initial findings from the dramatically-named Operation Groundtruth have, so far, appeared to yield little.

Sonar imaging capable of mapping vast areas to depths of 1500m claims to show there is no ‘Nessie trench’ hidden in the lake.

Mr Shine told Sky News that ‘sadly, the trench is not there.’

‘So the Nessie’s lair of a few weeks ago does not exist,’ he said.

However, the team believe that they may make other discoveries in the Loch.

In the past, a World War Two-era bomber has been found, as has a fishing vessel that was over 100 years old.

Loch Ness is notoriously difficult to survey. It’s about 230m deep and has steep slopes underwater. Visibility is poor because of the peat content of the water in the surrounding soil.

Source:
courtesy of METRO

by Harry Readhead

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