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Nova Video Library: Beast of Loch Ness documents an expedition to Loch Ness in Scotland in search of the legendary Loch Ness monster. The expedition is headed by respected patent lawyer and scientist Bob Rines. The documentary gives a general history of eyewitness sightings and previous attempts to prove and disprove the existence of the Loch Ness beast. The first photograph taken of the monster in 1934 set off the worldwide fascination, but the program questions the validity of the picture by attempting to recreate it as a hoax. Loch Ness is 24 miles long, 800 feet deep, and too murky to allow much visibility with cameras. The research team uses two boats to search for the animal; one boat has sonar to detect large moving objects, and the other has an underwater camera that takes pictures in dark waters.