Rocking the boat
Mateo put the camera’s viewfinder back on his eye and searched the area for the brown object in the water. It didn’t take him long to find it, but he noticed something else when he focused.
The object was moving around. The movements seemed just minor above water, but it became clear to Mateo that something more was going on beneath the surface because the entire fishing boat was rocking because of it.
Holding on
The local fishermen got spooked by their boat moving. It started small, but after about a minute, the entire ship moved around tremendously. The fishermen scattered around the boat’s deck and tried to hold on to the vessel railing with gripped hands.
Mateo could see the confusion in their eyes as they attempted to remain on their feet. “What the hell is going on guys?” One of the men uttered.
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Growing in size
Mateo did not answer at first. He pointed his camera again at the water, trying to identify what caused this commotion. But when Mateo’s recorder’s lens focused on the water again, the 45-year-old cameraman got a major fright.
The small brown blob that stuck out of the water before had grown in size by at least ten times. It was now a couple of feet long, which explained the bang a little…
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Warning the fishermen
It must have slammed against the boat somehow, which caused the vessel to move. Mateo wondered if the brown blob that grew in size significantly had some more secrets below the surface.
But he had to warn the fishermen before he could figure that out. Mateo lowered his camera and spoke for the first time. “Look overboard, guys, see what is floating in the water below.” The fishermen obliged and leaned in.
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Restless water
“What is that thing?” One of the confused fishermen said. The men were at a loss for words and hoped Mateo could answer them, but he was just as gobsmacked as they were.
And whatever it was, it was not done with its spectators yet. Because just moments after all the men started staring, the object moved upward again. The water around it started getting restless, and bubbles formed.
“Something’s happening!”