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  • Computer-generated image looking over eyewitness Bob Iverson's shoulder, reenacting his alleged sea serpent sighting.
  • At 1,000 feet below sea level, the waters are pitch black and must be flooded with light from the sub.
  • Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat looks at petroglyphs with First Nations elder Xul Si' Malt.
  • Crew members hoist the Aquarius submersible off the boat and into the sea.
  • Biologist Pat Spain aboard the Ocean Pearl, on a quest to discover the truth behind British Columbia's legendary Sea Serpent.
  • Computer-generated representation of a sea serpent's hump on the surface of the water.
  • Cadborosaurus Bay, British Columbia, Canada: Pat visits a children's playground with a Caddy structure to climb on.
  • Pat pilots an R.O.V. diving the wreck of G.B. Church in Princess Margaret Marine Park, off Portland Island near Sidney, British Columbia.
  • Pat talks to Ocean Pearl captain Mike Derry about Caddy sightings off the coast of Vancouver Island.
  • British Colombia, Canada: Pat on his quest for the elusive sea serpent.
  • Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat aboard the Ocean Pearl.
  • Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Pat looks at the Coelacanth, a fish that was previously and incorrectly thought to be extinct.
  • Biologist Pat Spain explores the mysterious, watery depths in search of the truth behind Caddy, the legendary sea serpent of British Columbia.
  • Computer-generated representation of a sea serpent out of water, demonstrating eyewitness descriptions.
  • Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat and his guide Jeff prepare to board the Aquarius submersible.
  • Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat Spain with a handful of sea stars.
  • On board the Ocean Pearl off the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat Spain with a black cod fish.
  • To get a glimmer of the teaming underwater universe, Pat takes a trip 1,000 feet below sea level on the Aquarius submersible.
  • Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat boards the Aquarius submersible.
  • Pat's ecstatic at the sighting of a true sea monster, the Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), at 1,000 feet below sea level.
  • Vancouver Island, Canada: Gary Mansen of the Snuneymuxw First Nation applies face paint to Pat Spain prior to the salmon ceremony.
  • Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat wearing head dress and face paint during the Snuneymuxw people's salmon ceremony.

  • Sea Serpent Sighting

    Computer-generated image looking over eyewitness Bob Iverson's shoulder, reenacting his alleged sea serpent sighting.

  • Dark Waters

    At 1,000 feet below sea level, the waters are pitch black and must be flooded with light from the sub.

  • Ancient Petroglyphs

    Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat looks at petroglyphs with First Nations elder Xul Si' Malt.

  • Sea Bound

    Crew members hoist the Aquarius submersible off the boat and into the sea.

  • All Aboard

    Biologist Pat Spain aboard the Ocean Pearl, on a quest to discover the truth behind British Columbia's legendary Sea Serpent.

  • Breaching the Surface

    Computer-generated representation of a sea serpent's hump on the surface of the water.

  • Goofing Around

    Cadborosaurus Bay, British Columbia, Canada: Pat visits a children's playground with a Caddy structure to climb on.

  • Wreck Divers

    Pat pilots an R.O.V. diving the wreck of G.B. Church in Princess Margaret Marine Park, off Portland Island near Sidney, British Columbia.

  • Captain's Caddy Sightings

    Pat talks to Ocean Pearl captain Mike Derry about Caddy sightings off the coast of Vancouver Island.

  • Serpent Quest

    British Colombia, Canada: Pat on his quest for the elusive sea serpent.

  • Sailing in Vancouver

    Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat aboard the Ocean Pearl.

  • Giant Fish

    Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Pat looks at the Coelacanth, a fish that was previously and incorrectly thought to be extinct.

  • Searching For Caddy

    Biologist Pat Spain explores the mysterious, watery depths in search of the truth behind Caddy, the legendary sea serpent of British Columbia.

  • What It Might Look Like

    Computer-generated representation of a sea serpent out of water, demonstrating eyewitness descriptions.

  • Getting Ready For the Search

    Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat and his guide Jeff prepare to board the Aquarius submersible.

  • Spain's Stars

    Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat Spain with a handful of sea stars.

  • A Fishy Trip

    On board the Ocean Pearl off the west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat Spain with a black cod fish.

  • Below the Surface

    To get a glimmer of the teaming underwater universe, Pat takes a trip 1,000 feet below sea level on the Aquarius submersible.

  • Preparing to Go Underwater

    Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat boards the Aquarius submersible.

  • Giant Jellyfish

    Pat's ecstatic at the sighting of a true sea monster, the Lion's Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), at 1,000 feet below sea level.

  • Ceremony Preparations

    Vancouver Island, Canada: Gary Mansen of the Snuneymuxw First Nation applies face paint to Pat Spain prior to the salmon ceremony.

  • Traditional Face Paint

    Vancouver Island, Canada: Pat wearing head dress and face paint during the Snuneymuxw people's salmon ceremony.

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