Tammy van Wisse - Cook Strait

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According to this, I could have become a snack for Nessie during my crossing !!

Mysterious ... the Google Earth image spotted by a British security guard

Image may be Loch Ness monster
Nessie enthusiasts excited
Alternative explanation offered

AN eagle-eyed Google Earth user claims to have found photographic evidence of the Loch Ness monster.

British security guard Jason, 25, found the image while navigating around the Google's satellite images.

It shows a large bullet shape trailed by appear to be limbs or tentacles.

He told UK tabloid The Sun: "I couldn't believe it. It's just like the descriptions of Nessie."

Researcher Adrian Shine, of the Loch Ness Project, said: "This is really intriguing. It needs further study."

To see the object, enter co-ordinates Latitude 5712'52.13"N, Longitude 434'14.16"W in Google Earth.

Enthusiasts believe the centuries of reported sighting of the Loch Ness monster are proof that some aquatic dinosaurs may have survived in the deep waters of the Scotland.

However many scientists are more sceptical.

Another UK tabloid the The Daily Mail posts some images of boats on Loch Ness, suggesting a much less prehistoric explanation for the mysterious image.

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Cook Strait

A Russian ship sank there, sharks frequent the water and the wind gusts up to 200kmh.

It is Cook Strait - a 25km stretch of water between the North and South Islands of New Zealand - and, on 10 March 1999, Tammy van Wisse became the fastest person to swim across it.

Her world-beating time of 6 hours and 49 minutes cut 10 minutes off the previous record held by Sydney's John Koorey.

After near perfect conditions for the first half, the tide turned against her in the second and she was attacked by jellyfish.

Adding to the difficulty, van Wisse made the crossing without a shark cage.
"I was worried about the sharks, but Phil (Rush - New Zealand's most famous marathon swimmer) told me that they would be keeping a sharp look out," she said.

"Phil has made two double and three single crossings of the Strait, so he should know what he's talking about. I was very lucky to have him in my support crew," van Wisse said.

Her younger brother, John, (pictured above) swam with her for the last few kilometres to offer moral support.

COOK STRAIT SWIM STATS

Swim Location: Cook Strait, New Zealand

Start – Ohau Point, North Island
Finish – Perano Head (Arapawa Is), South Island
Distance: 25kms (15 miles)
Time: 6hrs 49mins
Date: 10 March 1999

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