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10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 2:12pm On Nov 03, 2013
Contracted by the Iceland GeoSurvey, Dr. Schmidt and his Danish team worked on “seismic mapping and sampling of the ocean floor” to locate promising sites for oil and natural gas reserves.

At nearly 3,000 ft (1,000m) below the ocean’s surface, Dr. Schmidt reported not only seeing some interesting phenomenon, but also hearing some remarkable things. After reporting to the Iceland GeoSurvey about the strange sounds he heard when he was scanning the ocean floor, he requested to undertake an investigation, which was declined.

“We were reminded of our confidentiality agreements. And we were told we could not share our recording with anyone else,” Dr. Schmidt told journalist Jon Frankel on Animal Planet’s documentary, “Mermaids: The New Evidence.”

Dr. Schmidt ended up conducting his own investigation where he “took down two cameras on every dive, just in case we see them.” Commenting on his footage, Dr. Schmidt said Jon Frankel, “well I looked at it, and knew I was looking into the face of another intelligent species, like us.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU6_gXPAUNM

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 2:13pm On Nov 03, 2013
2. May 2013 – Kiryat Yam, Israel

Kiryat Yam is the only place in the world where a $1 million reward is up for grabs for the first person who can provide conclusive footage capturing a real mermaid. The local government has offered this reward in response to the numerous mermaid sightings there.

Allegedly there is a mermaid that appears sometimes at sunset. One of the first people to see the mermaid was Shlomo Cohen: “I was with friends when suddenly we saw a woman laying on the sand in a weird way. At first I thought she was just another sunbather, but when we approached she jumped into the water and disappeared. We were all in shock because we saw she had a tail,” Cohen was quoted as saying by Israel National News.

See the short clip featured below for a taste of what some are claiming to be a real mermaid caught on camera this year, at Kiryat Yam.

(A Must See):



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAK_THGIYxI
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 2:14pm On Nov 03, 2013
3. 2012 – Zimbabwe, Africa

Mermaids have been sighted on a number of occasions in Zimbabwe. It’s claimed that efforts to complete the building of dams were delayed by mermaids. Apparently, mermaids had harassed the workers when installing water pumps. “All the officers I have sent have vowed not to go back there,” Minister Nkomo was reported as saying in Zimbabwe’s state-approved Herald newspaper.
“We even hired whites thinking that our boys did not want to work but they also returned saying they would not return to work there again,” Nkomo added.

4. August 1991 – South Africa

About 30 percent of the remains of an unknown, humanlike creature were found in the belly of a dead great white shark in Southern Africa. The body was then examined and it was determined to have hands and a humanoid skull. A stingray barb was left jammed in the shark’s jaws, and this is claimed to be a mermaid’s weapon.
RECOMMENDED: Mermaids Are Real Say Columbus, Shakespeare, and Pliny the Elder

5. 1967 – British Columbia, Canada

A sighting occurred when tourists who were on a ferry saw a woman with the tail of a dolphin. She was described as having beautiful blonde hair and was seen eating salmon. It was reported in the Times-Colonist newspaper and drew a lot of attention, but no one has since spotted it again

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 2:16pm On Nov 03, 2013
6. 1943 – Kei Islands, Indonesia
In 1943, at the time of World War II, several mermaids were spotted by Japanese soldiers on the shores of the Kei Islands in Indonesia. They reported seeing them swimming in the water, and one on the beach. A description of the one sighted on the beach is as follows: roughly 4-foot 9-inches (150 cm) tall, pinkish skin, human looking face and limbs, spikes along its head, and a mouth like a carp.

When Sgt. Taro Horiba heard news of a dead mermaid that was washed up on the shore, he went to examine it. After seeing it with his own eyes he was convinced. After his return to Japan, he urged scientists to go and study such mermaids, however his claims were turned down as they didn’t believe him, hence no investigation was undertaken.

Locals refer to mermaids as Orang Ikan, or “fish people” in Malay. There have been several such sightings in the area, and apparently mermaids have been reportedly been caught in fishing nets on the odd occasion.



7. August 1886 – Cape Breton, Canada
This reported mermaid sighting from Canada in 1886 is quoted by zoologist Dr. Karl Shuker on his website. The report comes from the Cape Brooklyn Eagle newspaper in August, 1886.

“The fishermen of Gabarus, Cape Breton [an island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada], have been excited over the appearances of a mermaid, seen in the waters by some fishermen a few days ago. While Mr. Bagnall, accompanied by several fishermen, was out in a boat, they observed floating on the surface of the water a few yards from the boat what they supposed to be a corpse. Approaching it for the purpose of taking it ashore, they observed it to move, when to their great surprise, it turned around in a sitting position and looked at them and disappeared. A few moments after[,] it appeared on the surface and again looked toward them, after which it disappeared altogether. The face, head, shoulders and arms resembled those of a human being, but the lower extremities had the appearance of a fish. The back of its head was covered with long, dark hair resembling a horse’s mane. The arms were shaped like a human being’s, except that the fingers of one hand were very long. The color of the skin was not unlike that of a human being. There is no doubt, that the mysterious stranger is what is known as a mermaid, and the first one ever seen in Cape Breton waters.”



8. June 1737 – Spain
Shuker quotes another newspaper report from Daily Kennebec Journal of Augusta, Maine, 24 June 1873:

“About the same time [c.1737] a story came from Virgo, in Spain, to the effect that some fishermen on that coast had caught a sort of a merman, five feet and a half from head to foot. The head was like that of a goat, with a long beard and moustache, a black skin, somewhat hairy, a very long neck, short arms, hands longer than they ought to be in proportion, and long fingers, with nails like claws; webbed toes, and a fin at the lower part of the back.”



9. June 1608 – Henry Hudson Near Russia
Henry Hudson, explorer and discoverer of the Hudson River, records seeing a real mermaid near Russia. He wrote in his log: “Two crew members—Thomas Hilles and Robert Rayner—sighted a mermaid at 75° 7′ N, and shouted at the rest of the crew to come and look.” Hudson further recorded it as having a “tail of a porpoise and speckled like a mackerel.”



10. January 1493 - Christopher Columbus’s travels
Christopher Columbus has reported sighting mermaids whilst he was out at sea. He stated, “They were not as beautiful as they are painted, although to some extent they have a human appearance in the face….
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by Nobody: 3:24pm On Nov 03, 2013
Whatsapp me please, if you can.
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by Bootybuttchic(f): 4:37pm On Nov 03, 2013
Can't watch afraeid of nightmares embarassed

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 4:50pm On Nov 03, 2013
Booty butt chic: Can't watch [size=38pt]afraeid[/size] of nightmares embarassed
grin grin

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by Nobody: 5:43pm On Nov 03, 2013
Wud watch later
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by Dannylux: 5:59pm On Nov 03, 2013
A great percentage of the seas remain unexplored. More proofs should be anticipated!

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 12:08am On Nov 04, 2013
Flytefalls: Whatsapp me please, if you can.
kiss
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by toby2(m): 9:07pm On Nov 04, 2013
I also recently read that vampires are real. Often wonder if humans were the only bEINGS created by God.
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 4:21am On Nov 05, 2013
to+by:
I also recently read that vampires are real. Often wonder if humans were the only bEINGS created by God.

shocked
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by onila(f): 4:34am On Nov 05, 2013
smiley
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 5:05am On Nov 05, 2013
onila: smiley


undecided

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by ayobase(m): 3:10pm On Nov 05, 2013
Mammy water matter no be today.....Spiritual or natural is what I can't explian!

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 7:22pm On Nov 06, 2013
ayobase: Mammy water matter no be today.....Spiritual or natural is what I can't explian!

grin grin
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by AbuMikey(m): 7:46pm On Nov 06, 2013


Uncle 190 Nwakego, why do you like Mamiwater things sef, that was how you gave Ugochi the mamiwater gal belle before you na give Njideka belle undecided

Ermm, Njideka belle haff big oo, she say I should tell you that she is missing you and that I should ask you when you would come back from city undecided

Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 7:56pm On Nov 06, 2013
Abu Mikey:


Uncle 190 Nwakego, why do you like Mamiwater things sef, that was how you gave Ugochi the mamiwater gal belle before you na give Njideka belle undecided

Ermm, Njideka belle haff big oo, she say I should tell you that she is missing you and that I should ask you when you would come back from city undecided

grin

What is wrong with u
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by AbuMikey(m): 8:04pm On Nov 06, 2013
190: grin

What is wrong with u



Uncle, good evening sir!

How's the City smiley

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by SAFO(m): 8:08pm On Nov 06, 2013
Funny how some people can give credence to mermaids but have a hard time believing that they originated from ape-like humans. Oh the irony. cheesy

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 10:38pm On Nov 06, 2013
^that theory was bull grin grin
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by AbuMikey(m): 10:41pm On Nov 06, 2013
SAFO: Funny how some people can give credence to mermaids but have a hard time believing that they originated from ape-like humans. Oh the irony. cheesy




Nigga, Mikey never originated from no fuckin' ape!!

I originated as a result of mutual bedmatics consent between two married people of opposite sex, My Parents! angry

#GaddemIt! tongue

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 11:00pm On Nov 06, 2013
Abu Mikey:




Nigga, Mikey never originated from no fuckin' ape!!

I originated as a result of mutual bedmatics consent between two married people of opposite sex, My Parents! angry

#GaddemIt! tongue



angry
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by Imprida(f): 10:07pm On Nov 08, 2013
scary
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by 190: 9:38pm On Nov 11, 2013
Imprida: scary
undecided

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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by Imprida(f): 10:28am On Nov 12, 2013
190: undecided
huh?
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by Nobody: 3:25pm On Nov 12, 2013
this is 190's biggest achievement for d yr.

Bros no go run for gutter becos u made front page grin
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by packman: 3:26pm On Nov 12, 2013
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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by Nobody: 3:27pm On Nov 12, 2013
I was just hoping to see some beautiful creatures with some bosoms.

wink wink Not all these things. Wait! a minute! so, all those paintings and cartoons and movies were all lies upon fantasies?

yeye people.
Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by SLIDEwaxie(m): 3:33pm On Nov 12, 2013
to+by:
I also recently read that vampires are real. Often wonder if humans were the only bEINGS created by God.
actually, we have many BEANS created by God!

grin grin
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Re: 10 Credible Mermaid Sightings? by curiouslad(m): 3:34pm On Nov 12, 2013
Truth is a battle of perception,
When we desperately want to believe something we start to see blue as purple grin
Mermaid Ko! Vampire Ni!!
Clowns! angry

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