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Aquatic creatures. Azerbaijan

ID #1623325167
Added Thu, 10/06/2021
Author July N.
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Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
03.2005
Location: 
Каспийское море , Астара и Ленкорань
Azerbaijan

Residents of several cities on the Caspian Sea coast in Iran and Azerbaijan say they have seen an amphibious man reportedly swimming among huge shoals of fish.

It is rumored that the water in which he swam became transparent. Recently, eyewitnesses from the board of the Azerbaijani trawler "Baku". Reported seeing the creature. 

According to the captain of the trawler, Gafar Hasan, the creature swam for a long time in a parallel course near the boat. At first they thought it was a big fish, but then they noticed the hair on its head, and the fins looked very unusual. And incredibly, the front of his body was equipped with arms. 

Shortly after this report was published in an Iranian newspaper, numerous readers reported their observations. Readers noted that numerous fishermen have repeatedly seen this strange creature in the sea and on the shore after the sea volcanoes in the Babolser area became active in February and oil production on the Caspian shelf became more active. All the eyewitness accounts contain a similar description of a marine humanoid. 

Its height ranges from 165 cm to 168 cm, it has a protruding belly, its feet are pinniped, and it has four webbed fingers on its hands. His skin is pale white. The hair on his head looks black and green. His arms and legs are shorter and heavier than those of a man of average build. In addition to the nails, on the tip of the eagle's nose grow nails that resemble the beak of a dolphin. There is no information about his ears. His eyes are large and round. The mouth of the creature is quite large, its upper jaw protrudes, and the lower lip smoothly passes into the neck, the chin is missing. The Iranians dubbed this creature "Ranan Shah" or "Lord of the seas and rivers". 

Other stories report that the water remains crystal clear for several days in the place where this creature was seen. Fishermen report that fish caught in their nets seem to sense the creature as it approaches, and make a barely audible gurgling sound. It is said that the creature responds to the call of the catch by making similar guttural sounds. 

According to the theory, this creature is not alone, and there is a family of underwater people who perform the mission ... solve environmental problems in the Caspian Sea. The reproduction of flora and fauna in the Caspian Sea has deteriorated significantly due to a sharp increase in oil production at sea and underwater volcanic activity. 

Astrakhan fishermen have long complained about the reduction in the number of sturgeon.

Original news

Date: March 2005
Location: Caspian Sea, Astara & Lenkoran Azerbaijan
Time: afternoon
Summary: Residents of a few towns on the Caspian shores in Iran and Azerbaijan say they have seen an amphibious man, he was reported to be swimming amidst huge shoals of fish. Rumor has it that the waters where he swam were becoming sparkling clear. Recently eyewitnesses onboard the Azeri trawler, “Baku” reported seeing the creature. According to Gafar Gasanof the captain of the trawler, the creature was swimming in a parallel course near the boat for a long time. At first they thought it was a large fish, but then they spotted hair on its head and his fins looked very unusual. And incredibly the front part of his body was equipped with arms. Shortly after this report was published in an Iranian newspaper, numerous readers came forward describing their own sightings. The readers pointed out that numerous fishermen had repeatedly seen the strange creature at sea and on the shore after seabed volcanoes in the area of Babolsera became active in February and offshore oil production operations intensified in the Caspian. All the eyewitness accounts provide a similar description of the marine humanoid. His height is about 165cm to 168cm, it has a protruding stomach, his feet are pinniped and he has four webbed fingers on either of his hands. His skin is pale white in color. The hair on his head looks black and green. His arms and legs are shorter and heavier than those of a medium-build person. Apart from his fingernails, he has nails growing on the tip of his aquiline nose that resembles a dolphin’s beak. There is no information as to his ears. His eyes are large and orbicular. The mouth of the creature is fairly large, his upper jaw is protruding and his lower lip flows smoothly into the neck, his chin is missing. Iranians have dubbed the creature, “Runan-shah” or “Master of the seas and rivers”. Other stories report that the waters remain crystal clear for days in the area where the creature has been spotted. Fishermen report that the fish that are caught in their nets seem to sense the creature when it approaches and produce a barely audible gurgling sound. It is said that the creature answers the call of the catch by making similar throaty sounds. According to a theory the creature is not alone and that there is a family of underwater humans, who are on a mission….to tackle environmental problems in the Caspian. The reproduction of flora and fauna in the Caspian has significantly deteriorated due to a surge in offshore oil production operations and underwater volcanic activity. The Astrakhan fishermen have long complained about the decrease in the stock of sturgeon.
Source:  Rafic Garifdjanov, Baku

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