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| Film's lost Nessie monster prop found in Loch Ness | Film's lost Nessie monster prop found in Loch Ness |
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| A 30ft (9m) model of the Loch Ness Monster built for a Sherlock Holmes movie has been found almost 50 years after it sank in the loch. | A 30ft (9m) model of the Loch Ness Monster built for a Sherlock Holmes movie has been found almost 50 years after it sank in the loch. |
| The beast was created for the Billy Wilder-directed The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, starring Sir Robert Stephens and Sir Christopher Lee. | The beast was created for the Billy Wilder-directed The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, starring Sir Robert Stephens and Sir Christopher Lee. |
| It has been seen for the first time in images captured by an underwater robot. | It has been seen for the first time in images captured by an underwater robot. |
| Loch Ness expert Adrian Shine said the shape, measurements and location pointed to the object being the prop. | Loch Ness expert Adrian Shine said the shape, measurements and location pointed to the object being the prop. |
| The robot, operated by Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime, is being used to investigate what lies in the depths of Loch Ness. | The robot, operated by Norwegian company Kongsberg Maritime, is being used to investigate what lies in the depths of Loch Ness. |
| VisitScotland and Mr Shine's The Loch Ness Project, which gathers scientific information on the loch's ecology and the potential for a monster, is supporting the survey. | VisitScotland and Mr Shine's The Loch Ness Project, which gathers scientific information on the loch's ecology and the potential for a monster, is supporting the survey. |
| Mr Shine told the BBC News Scotland website: "We have found a monster, but not the one many people might have expected. | Mr Shine told the BBC News Scotland website: "We have found a monster, but not the one many people might have expected. |
| "The model was built with a neck and two humps and taken alongside a pier for filming of portions of the film in 1969. | "The model was built with a neck and two humps and taken alongside a pier for filming of portions of the film in 1969. |
| "The director did not want the humps and asked that they be removed, despite warnings I suspect from the rest of the production that this would affect its buoyancy. | "The director did not want the humps and asked that they be removed, despite warnings I suspect from the rest of the production that this would affect its buoyancy. |
| "And the inevitable happened. The model sank." | "And the inevitable happened. The model sank." |
| Mr Shine added: "We can confidently say that this is the model because of where it was found, the shape - there is the neck and no humps - and from the measurements." | Mr Shine added: "We can confidently say that this is the model because of where it was found, the shape - there is the neck and no humps - and from the measurements." |
| The model was floated out to a place in the loch where only a few months earlier claims of sighting of Nessie had been made. | The model was floated out to a place in the loch where only a few months earlier claims of sighting of Nessie had been made. |
| The strange case of the lost Nessie prop | The strange case of the lost Nessie prop |
| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes was made in the US and UK in 1969 and released in cinemas in 1970. | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes was made in the US and UK in 1969 and released in cinemas in 1970. |
| It was directed by Billy Wilder, a famous figure of Hollywood's "golden age" whose long catalogue of features included Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe. | It was directed by Billy Wilder, a famous figure of Hollywood's "golden age" whose long catalogue of features included Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe. |
| The Sherlock film tells of the detective investigating the disappearance of an engineer. The case takes him to Loch Ness and an encounter with a monster. | The Sherlock film tells of the detective investigating the disappearance of an engineer. The case takes him to Loch Ness and an encounter with a monster. |
| Sir Robert Stephens played Holmes, Colin Blakely was Dr Watson and Sir Christopher Lee was the sleuth's brother, Mycroft Holmes. | Sir Robert Stephens played Holmes, Colin Blakely was Dr Watson and Sir Christopher Lee was the sleuth's brother, Mycroft Holmes. |
| Talented special effects artist Wally Veevers, whose other work included 2001: A Space Odyssey, Superman and Local Hero, led the building of the 30ft-long Loch Ness Monster. | Talented special effects artist Wally Veevers, whose other work included 2001: A Space Odyssey, Superman and Local Hero, led the building of the 30ft-long Loch Ness Monster. |
| It sank on its first outing on the loch while being towed behind a boat. | It sank on its first outing on the loch while being towed behind a boat. |
| Wilder is said to have comforted Veevers after watching his creation disappear beneath the waves. | Wilder is said to have comforted Veevers after watching his creation disappear beneath the waves. |
| The director, who had also been dogged with problems lighting scenes at Loch Ness, had a new monster made - but just its head and neck - and moved the filming to a large water tank in the film studio. | The director, who had also been dogged with problems lighting scenes at Loch Ness, had a new monster made - but just its head and neck - and moved the filming to a large water tank in the film studio. |
| Kongsberg's torpedo-shaped Munin drone is equipped with sonar imaging and has already made several sweeps of the loch's bottom. | Kongsberg's torpedo-shaped Munin drone is equipped with sonar imaging and has already made several sweeps of the loch's bottom. |
| Among other material the drone has already detected have been the wreck of an unidentified sunken boat. | Among other material the drone has already detected have been the wreck of an unidentified sunken boat. |
| However, measurements made using the device dispute a claim made in January of a new deepest point in the loch. | However, measurements made using the device dispute a claim made in January of a new deepest point in the loch. |
| A tour boat skipper Keith Stewart recorded a depth of 889ft (270.9m) on sonar equipment he uses. | A tour boat skipper Keith Stewart recorded a depth of 889ft (270.9m) on sonar equipment he uses. |
| The official maximum depth, which still remains in place, is 754ft (229.8m). | The official maximum depth, which still remains in place, is 754ft (229.8m). |
| Kongsberg's survey work forms part of Mr Shine's ongoing called Operation Groundtruth, | |
| Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland, added: "No two areas around or on the water feel the same - whether it is a sense of awe at the beauty of the scenery or a feeling of anticipation at what might surface from below the waters. | Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland, added: "No two areas around or on the water feel the same - whether it is a sense of awe at the beauty of the scenery or a feeling of anticipation at what might surface from below the waters. |
| "We are excited to see the findings from this in-depth survey by Kongsberg, but no matter how state-of-the-art the equipment is, and no matter what it may reveal, there will always be a sense of mystery and the unknown around what really lies beneath Loch Ness." | "We are excited to see the findings from this in-depth survey by Kongsberg, but no matter how state-of-the-art the equipment is, and no matter what it may reveal, there will always be a sense of mystery and the unknown around what really lies beneath Loch Ness." |