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"Although it is the shape of Nessie – it is not the remains of the monster that has mystified the world for 80 years," VisitScotland stated. "It is thought the model sank after its humps were removed (the buoyancy was in the humps) never to be seen again - until now."
The data was collected by the Munin marine robot which uses state-of-the-art sonars to map areas almost 5,000 feet deep.
"Because Munin can dive and navigate itself safely at great depth, it can approach features of interest and image them at extremely high resolution," Adrian Shine, Leader of the Loch Ness Project, said. "We already have superb images of the hitherto difficult side wall topography and look forward to discovering artifacts symbolic of the human history of the area."
The expedition also uncovered a 27-foot shipwreck at the bottom of the Loch, and found that an underwater abyss known as the 'Nessie trench' in the northern basin of the Loch did not exist.