The footage was captured in 2011 while studying the effects of BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The article also mentions the traditional belief in Japan that unusual beach strandings of oarfish raised the danger for great earthquakes. 20 oarfish were found on the beachs prior to the 3-11-2011 Tohoku earthquake.
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Gentle Giant: Massive and Mysterious Oarfish Caught on Video
ICTMN Staff
July 07, 2013
It?s the mysterious animal that most likely gave rise to sea serpent myths.
The oarfishat first resembles a pencil as it stands at attention in the murky ocean depths. But then it begins undulating, and this 25-foot-long silver ribbon of an animal starts moving along. But even then, the oarfish never gets horizontal...
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ICTMN Staff
July 07, 2013
It?s the mysterious animal that most likely gave rise to sea serpent myths.
The oarfishat first resembles a pencil as it stands at attention in the murky ocean depths. But then it begins undulating, and this 25-foot-long silver ribbon of an animal starts moving along. But even then, the oarfish never gets horizontal...
Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwor...t-video-150292