Case file · Cryptid
Captain von Ferry's sea serpent
In August 1746, Captain Lorentz von Ferry and his boat crew reported a sea serpent with a horse-like head near Molde; two crewmen later swore to it.
1746 CE · 62.74, 7.16 · status: account
The account
Bishop Erik Pontoppidan printed the sworn statements in his 'Natural History of Norway' (1752–53) as proof that sea serpents were real.
The sceptical view
Possibly a line of porpoises, a basking shark or floating debris, read through the expectations of the time.