Loose Tentacles Sink Ships

A trawler off of Japan capsized as its three man crew tried to haul in their net containing dozens of huge Nomura jellyfish. The three men were rescued but the boat apparently sank. Read the full story in The Telegraph.

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When you said 'Loose Tentacles Sink Ships' I was all ready to go 'Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu fh'tagn' but no, it's jellyfish.

Shit.

By Katharine (not verified) on 03 Nov 2009 #permalink