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I'D NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE.

IT HAD THIS REALLY LONG NECK.

AAH!

SHARON!

Woman on radio: JUST LOST... FELL IN THE WATER...

PLEASE, PLEASE!

PLEASE, NO!

THERE ARE CREATURES SCIENCE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE.

BUT NEW TECHNOLOGY MAKES US QUESTION WHAT IS REAL.

COME ON!

ENTER A REALM WHERE FACT MEETS FICTION...

LEAVE ME ALONE!

...SCIENCE MEETS LEGEND.

OH, MY GOD! OH, GOD!

OH!

IN 2007, SHARON NOVAK,

A 26-YEAR-OLD JOURNALIST AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST,

EMBARKED ON THE MOST DANGEROUS ASSIGNMENT OF HER CAREER--

A SOLO AROUND-THE-WORLD SAILING TRIP.

HER BOAT WAS RIGGED WITH CAMERAS,

ENABLING HER TO BROADCAST THE EXPEDITION

LIVE ON THE MAGAZINE'S WEBSITE.

ALONE AT SEA FOR THREE MONTHS,

SHARON OVERCAME MANY DIFFICULT CHALLENGES.

BUT IN THE HOMESTRETCH OF HER TRIP,

SHE FACED ONE FINAL TERRIFYING OBSTACLE.

GOOD MORNING.

IT'S DAY 171-- MY FINAL DAY.

GONNA BE PULLING INTO MONTEREY,

AND SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

BUT...I SHOULD BE COMING IN IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

THE WIND HAS PRETTY MUCH DIED DOWN,

AND I THINK IT'LL PICK UP LATER.

AND THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU FOR ANYBODY WHO HAS KEPT IN TOUCH WITH ME,

KEPT ME COMPANY ON THIS LONG JOURNEY.

IT MEANT EVERYTHING.

BUT I'M GOING TO BE SEEING YOU VERY SOON.

AND...CHEERS.

THE WINDS CAN BE FIERCE, THE SEA CAN BE HIGH,

AND THE AIR CAN BE REALLY COLD.

IT'S A VERY LONELY EXPERIENCE OUT THERE.

IT'S LIKE DRIVING YOUR CAR AT 100 MILES AN HOUR

WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED.

IT'S THAT TENSE.

HELLO? HELLO.

SHARON? SHARON, HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD MORNING.

HELLO, HELLO.

SANSKRIT? NO.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? YOU OKAY?

TIRED. YEAH.

HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT

TO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO FOR YOUR FIRST MEAL BACK?

ANYTHING BUT SEAFOOD. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

ANYTHING BUT SEAFOOD.

ALL RIGHT, DONE.

BUT YOUR FAN BASE AND YOUR PAPARAZZI

ARE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT OUTSIDE.

FAN BASE?

I CANNOT WAIT TILL YOU GET BACK HERE.

YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE JUST TAKEN TO YOUR TRIP.

SERIOUSLY? IT'S AMAZING.

YEAH, IT'S TREMENDOUS.

I'M SO GLAD IT'S ALL WORTH IT.

IT WAS DEFINITELY...

ALL RIGHT, I BETTER GET GOING.

COUPLE MORE HOURS.

GIVE ME A KISS.

MWAH!

SEE YOU SOON.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON, WIND, LET'S GO.

PICK UP, PICK UP, PICK UP, PICK UP.

Man on radio: MAYDAY!

MAYDAY, MAYDAY!

THIS THE VESSEL KAHUNA.

I'M AT 36 DEGREES, 52 MINUTES NORTH!

100-- 120 DEGREES, 9 MINUTES WEST.

I NEED HELP! SOMETHING-- SOMETHING'S IN THE...

THERE ARE SCORES OF CREATURES IN THE SEA

THAT WE HAVE YET TO DISCOVER.

WE HAVE ONLY SEEN A SMALL PORTION OF WHAT'S OUT THERE.

VESSEL KAHUNA, THIS IS THE VESSEL ARTEMIS.

PLEASE REPEAT THE NATURE OF YOUR DISTRESS

AND YOUR LOCATION.

VESSEL KAHUNA, THIS IS THE VESSEL ARTEMIS.

PLEASE REPEAT THE NATURE OF YOUR DISTRESS

AND YOUR LOCATION.

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

36 DEGREES NORTH...

OKAY, SO, JUST GOT A DISTRESS CALL.

I'M GONNA MOTOR UP, TAKE DOWN MY SAILS,

CHECK THINGS OUT.

OKAY, SO, I'VE REEFED MY SAILS,

AND I'M GONNA GO CHECK OUT THIS DISTRESS CALL.

HOPEFULLY, IT'LL BE NOTHING.

HOPEFULLY, I'LL BE BACK ON SCHEDULE.

UH...

HEY, CHARLES! SHARON.

DID YOU HEAR? HEY. YEAH.

I'M SORRY, I-I GOT TO CHECK IT OUT,

'CAUSE I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, OKAY?

I KNOW. I UNDERSTAND. ALL RIGHT.

AAH!

AAH! HEY, YOU OKAY?! WHAT HAPPENED?!

I JUST HIT SOMETHING.

MY ENGINE DIED. I GOT TO GO CHECK IT OUT, OKAY?

ALL RIGHT, DO YOU SEE ANYTHING?

NOTHING.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO UNDER THE BOAT AND CHECK IT OUT.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, JUST GIVE IT A MINUTE. CHARLES, I'LL BE FINE.

SHARON, I KNOW YOU'RE...

GOODBYE, CHARLES.

PREPARING TO INVESTIGATE THE SEIZED ENGINE,

SHARON CLIPPED AN UNDERWATER VIDEO CAMERA TO HER VEST,

IN ORDER TO BROADCAST THE FINDINGS TO HER VIEWERS.

THEN SHE TETHERED HERSELF TO THE BOAT

BEFORE DESCENDING INTO THE WATER.

UGH.

OH, GOD.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS.

MUST HAVE, UH, HIT A WHALE OR SOMETHING.

IT'S GROSS.

BUT I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT WAS SEIZING MY ENGINE.

SO...GONNA GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY.

YES.

ALL RIGHT.

AND WE'RE BACK.

THE COAST GUARD SAYS

THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN THINK OF.

THEY'VE GONE 150 MILES OUT TO SEA

AND 500 MILES UP AND DOWN THE COAST,

BUT THEY HAVE FOUND NO SIGN OF THE MISSING SAILOR.

OKAY, SO, I'M RESPONDING TO A DISTRESS CALL

THAT JUST CAME IN ABOUT A FEW MINUTES AGO.

IT'S KIND OF A PUTBACK IN THE SCHEDULE,

BUT...I THINK THAT I AM THE ONLY VESSEL WITHIN RANGE,

SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK IT OUT.

AND I AM SLOWLY APPROACHING.

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON THAT...

TAKE A LOOK.

UNH-UNH. I STILL DON'T SEE ANYBODY.

THIS ODD BLACK-AND-WHITE COAST GUARD VIDEO

SHOWS THE 34-FOOT-LONG BOAT, THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING,

AND THE LINES, HOLDING TRAPS, STILL HANGING OVER THE SIDE.

AHOY!

AHOY! CAPTAIN!

I DON'T SEE ANYBODY ON THIS BOAT.

OH, MY GOD.

OH, MY GOD, WHAT...

MY GOD, THAT-- THAT LOOKS LIKE BLOOD.

THERE LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BLOOD ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THIS BOAT.

IN 1925, AN UNIDENTIFIED CREATURE

WASHED UP ON MOORE'S BEACH IN SANTA CRUZ.

WHAT WAS IT?

THE FULL REVELATION, NEXT.

SOME BELIEVED THIS CARCASS WAS THAT OF A GIANT BEAKED WHALE.

HOWEVER, RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED

THAT THE LONG NECK AND CYLINDRICAL BEAK OF THE CREATURE

ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE PHYSIOLOGY OF A WHALE.

THESE FINDINGS LEAD SOME TO CONCLUDE

THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A PLESIOSAUR.

OH, MY GOD, WHAT...

MY GOD, IT-- THAT LOOKS LIKE BLOOD.

THERE LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BLOOD ALL OVER THE SIDE OF THIS BOAT.

AHOY!

OKAY, NOBODY IS RESPONDING. I'M GONNA CALL THE COAST GUARD.

THERE'S BLOOD ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THIS DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.

U.S. COAST GUARD, THIS IS THE SAILING VESSEL ARTEMIS.

COME BACK.

U.S. COAST GUARD, THIS IS THE SAILING VESSEL ARTEMIS.

COME BACK.

U.S. COAST GUARD, THIS IS THE SAILING VESSEL ARTEMIS.

COME BACK.

GETTING THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

OKAY, YOU KNOW, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE,

BUT...

SOMETHING HORRIBLE, BUT...

THIS IS THE COAST GUARD'S RESPONSIBILITY,

AND I JUST DON'T-- AAH!

WHAT WAS THAT?

LOOKS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING, BUT I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

THIS ENGINE. DAMN IT.

CHARLES, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW.

I-- I CIRCLED THE BOAT SEVERAL TIMES,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THERE.

THERE'S STUFF ALL OVER THE SIDE.

THERE'S BLOOD. I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON THERE.

I CALLED OUT. SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENED.

MY BOAT GOT HIT AGAIN. MY ENGINE'S COMPLETELY OUT. I...

OKAY, OKAY...

I'M NOT GOING BACK IN THAT WATER AGAIN.

NO, NO, NO, YOU'RE NOT.

OKAY, GOOD, CALL THE COAST GUARD.

I CALLED THE COAST GUARD. NOBODY IS RESPONDING.

OKAY, UM...

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M-- I'M JUST GONNA HOIST MY SAILS.

I'M JUST GONNA GET OUT OF HERE. I CAN'T STAY HERE.

OKAY, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

I'M GONNA CALL THE COAST GUARD.

CRAP!

THE HALYARD'S JAMMED. I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO CLEAR IT.

ALL RIGHT.

AAH!

AAH!

SHARON! CAN YOU HEAR ME?! SHARON!

CHARLES?

SHARON, TAKE A DEEP BREATH. PULL YOURSELF UP.

I CAN'T.

SHARON, GET ON THE BOAT. GRAB!

I CAN'T REACH IT.

THE OCEAN IS A DANGEROUS PLACE.

A PERSON CAN DIE VERY QUICKLY ALONE AT SEA.

JUMP, JUMP, JUMP.

OKAY, SHARON, YOU GOT TO CUT YOURSELF LOOSE,

SWIM TO THE BACK, AND CLIMB UP THE LADDER, ALL RIGHT?

WHAT?!

SHARON, GET BACK THERE NOW, PLEASE!

CHARLES, WHAT IS IT?

SHARON, GET BACK ON BOARD! COME ON!

SHARON!

CHARLES!

I CAN'T REACH THE BOAT! I CAN'T REACH THE BOAT!

NO!

SWIM, SHARON, SWIM!

SHARON!

CHARLES?

AAH! WHAT IS IT?!

AAH! OH, MY GOD!

THOUGH THE LOCAL COAST GUARD

PERFORMED AN EXTENSIVE GRID SEARCH OF THE AREA,

THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE SHARON NOVAK

NOR RECOVER HER BODY.

THEY DID, HOWEVER, FIND HER UNDERWATER CAMERA,

WHICH, UNFORTUNATELY, DIDN'T REVEAL

THE MYSTERIES OF HER DISAPPEARANCE.

INSTEAD, WE ARE LEFT TO WONDER,

DO THEY LIVE AMONG US?

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