231-pound Halibut captured in Homer, Alaska (Photo)

231-pound Halibut
Credit: DeepStrike Sportfishing

A 231-pound Halibut was caught by Dirk Whitsitt during his first fishing trip in Cook Inlet off Homer, Alaska.

It reportedly took about 45 minutes before the massive fish was taken out from a 370 feet deep of water.

Whitsitt turned down a $250 voucher offer, from Captain David Bayes of DeepStrike Sportfishing, in exchange for the monster fish.

According to Bayes he usually "offer fishermen a free trip if they opt to release a halibut of that size, but the angler was not interested. That was the third halibut over 200 pounds that we’ve caught in the last month. One was estimated at 225 pounds and released. The other was 236 pounds and is the current Homer Halibut Jackpot Derby leader."

Bayes explained that during, "the end of the fight, the fish headed back toward the bottom and we had to release the anchor to follow the fish. We shot it three times with a .38 special and used three gaffs to pull it aboard."

100-vehicle crash in Kent, England (Photo)

100-vehicle crash
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Around 100 vehicles crashed on the Sheppey Crossing bridge in England on Thursday, September 5, 2013.

The massive pile up of cars was reportedly due to dense fog over the bridge that connects the Isle of Sheppey and Kent mainland.

Officials say that there were eight people who suffered serious injuries and about 60 individuals with minor injuries.

According to a statement by the Kent Fire and Rescue Service, "There are no fatalities but ambulance crews are dealing with a large number of walking wounded casualties. Firefighters have used hydraulic cutting equipment to release five people from their vehicles."

Authorities are still investigating the real cause of the crash. Chief Inspector Andy Reeves explained that the thick fog was "very hazardous. It was described to me as a very thick fog and it was certainly low visibility at the time."

Oarfish or Loch Ness Monster Found in Spain? (Photos)

Loch Ness Monster? or Oarfish?
Credit: Facebook Page of Ideal.es Ameria

Oarfish or Loch Ness Monster?

Authorities are now at a loss over a 13-foot creature that was found lifeless along the Luis Siret Beach shoreline in Villaricos, Spain on Wednesday, August 21, 2013.

According to Maria Sanches of the Cuevas Civil Protection, the carcass of the mysterious creature was discovered by a lady.

Sanches explained that "A lady found one part and we helped her retrieve the rest. We have no idea what it was. It really stank."

Widespread speculations linked the creature to the Loch Ness Monster, sea dragon or water dinosaur.

Some netizens on social networking sites said that the mysterious creature may be a mutated fish, shark species or an oarfish.

Images of the mysterious creature
Credit: Facebook Page of Ideal.es Ameria

Paco Toledo, spokesman of the Programa en Defensa de la Fauna Marina-Sea Life Defense Program (PROMAR) said that,

It’s hard to know what we’re dealing with. It’s very decomposed and we cannot identify what it is.

Perhaps we could learn something more from the bones, but to be precise, it would be necessary to perform a genetic analysis, which is very expensive and who would pay for it?

Anyway, we have submitted the information to colleagues with more experience and knowledge to see if they can tell us something more specific.

It’s not a longhorn cowfish, that’s for sure.

How about you? Is this the Loch Ness monster or just an oarfish? Post your opinion below.