Incredible moment dad and twin sons sail boat into massive ‘carpet’ of THOUSANDS of swarming jellyfish

THIS is the creepy moment a family on a fishing trip sailed into a massive “sea of jellyfish”. Daniel Macleod, 37, had tried to take his twin boys fishing on their small boat in Scotland, before it floated into a “dense, thick mass” of jellyfish. The ”sea of jellyfish” in Dunbeath, Scotland Credit: SWNS Daniel’s twin boys, Max and Jake, inspecting the swarm Credit: SWNS Footage shows an army of moon jellyfish swarming the entire boat, a sight that Daniel claims to have never come across before. He said: “Myself and my twin boys Max and Jake were heading out to do a bit of handline fishing for mackerel. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! “We started noticing jellyfish immediately after leaving the harbour – there were a lot more jellyfish than normal. “Immediately as we got into Dunbeath bay, it was just a carpet of moon jellyfish. The family found it difficult to fish through the crowd Credit: SWNS Daniel described the scene as a “carpet of jellyfish” Credit: SWNS “We went a little bit further to where we would normally put our handlines down, and it was just this dense, thick mass of jellyfish. “My sons were very excited – they’ve seen jellyfish when we’ve been out before, but normally just an odd one or two. “They were amazed by this sheer carpet of jellyfish – a sea of jellyfish is what they called it. “It was quite unbelievable to see – it was something that I’ve certainly never witnessed in my years of being fishing.” Most read in The Sun The Plymouth Marine Lavatory have reported that UK waters are increasingly seeing unusually large jellyfish blooms. The surge is mainly made up of Moon Jellyfish, Blue Jellyfish, and Mauve stingers – thought to be triggered by this years warmer sea temperatures. Daniel was concerned about how the boat may survive in the middle of the swarm – but the family passed through with no issues. “We were okay with the boat, but there obviously is a worry there, because the boat does have to draw water from the sea to cool the engine down,” he said. “That comes from underneath the boat, and when you’re going through that dense mass of jellyfish, there is a potential of the water intake being blocked. “Luckily nothing did happen in regards to the boat – but the fishing was not like it normally would be. “It was definitely harder fishing – we didn’t catch anywhere near what we would normally, so something was a little bit different in the waters.” Once back on dry land, Daniel posted the footage on social media – receiving shocked reactions from friends and family. He said: “I think people were quite shocked and amazed that we have this on our doorstep,” he said. “It’s definitely rare – but we’ve seen a couple of rare sightings out here in Dunbeath Bay. “Last year, we saw a fin whale right beside the boat, then a beagle shark as well. “Things are a little bit different in our waters here in Dunbeath for some reason.” Comment now