American Journal of Science 1820
Again in North Atlantic waters, Captain Asa Swift, the master of the Leonidas, out from New York, records, in The American Journal of Science of 1820, a ‘strange fish’ which was seen to follow the ship:
“The second mate…. Told me the face was nearly white, and exactly like that of a human person; that its arms were about half as long as his, with hands resembling his own; that it stood erect out of the water about two feet, looking at the ship and sails with great earnestness. It would remain in this attitude, close alongside, ten or fifteen minutes at a time, and then dive and appear on the other side…. Mr Stevens also stated that its hair was black on the head and exactly resembled a man’s; that below the arms, it was a perfect fish in form, and that the whole length from the head to the tail was about five feet.”
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