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THIS amazing image from a boat on Loch Ness has sparked fresh interest in the existence of the lake's most famous inhabitant.

The sonar image could be proof that the Loch Ness Monster is real [CASCADE]

The screenshot shows an image captured by sonar equipment on the Jacobite Queen, which sails around the loch every day.

Skipper John Askew said: "This image certainly grabbed our attention. The Jacobite Queen spends every day sailing up and down the loch with the sonar on and this reading is the most unusual we have seen for quite some time.

"It's impossible to tell what we've picked up here, but along with those satellite images, you can't help feeling that reports of the Loch Ness Monster's demise may be premature. 

"Nessie captures the imagination of people all over the world and, if anything, the speculation around lack of recent sightings has increased that interest." 

An early image purported to be Nessie [REX]

This reading is the most unusual we have seen for quite some time

John Askew, skipper on the Jacobite Queen

Last October Nessie enthusiasts were disappointed when a picture billed as "the best ever taken of the Loch Ness monster" was revealed to be a hoax.

George Edwards, 61, who also operates a cruise boat on the loch, insisted the picture, published worldwide in August 2012 had been "just a bit of fun".

The sonar image has emerged just days after satellite images apparently showing a mystery object in the loch attracted worldwide attention.

The images, taken from space, appeared to show a mysterious creature swimming in the loch near its southern shoreline.

Nessie hunters became excited when experts ruled out the possibility that the find could be a sunken ship.

A satellite image which emerged recently which some thought might show the Loch Ness Monster [IG]

Jacobite Cruises carry more 100,000 passengers on Loch Ness each year. Each of their vessels is fitted with sonar equipment providing live images in the hope of spotting the famous creature.

The firm recently launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign entitled #NessieToVote in a bid to secure the somewhat shy creature a vote in the upcoming referendum on Scottish independence.

They argued that since Nessie attracts more than a million people from around the world and brings in £25million to the Scottish economy each year, she deserves a vote.