The Soviets went big, culminating in the vast KM, a prototypical ten-engined, 500-plus tonne craft that was dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster. That crashed in 1980 but inspired the Lun-class ekranoplan.

While many of these creatures would not look out of place in some deep-sea horror film, Nester said few were as fearsome as they appeared. "I think the deep-sea creatures, they're always a little bit ...

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