Rare Sightings Of ‘Harbinger Of Doom’ Oarfish, Including One 12-Feet Long, Spark Fear In Locals

A 12-foot long oarfish, nicknamed the “Harbinger of Doom,” recently surfaced in the Philippines. Two more oarfish also recently appeared in Thailand with both sightings sparking doomsday fears.

The reason for these fears is because the oarfish is also known as a “Messenger from the Sea God’s Palace” or the “doomsday fish.”

According to folklore, the oarfish, which can grow up to 60 feet in length and weigh up to 600 pounds, only appear at the water’s surface when a natural disaster or widespread sickness is about to occur.

For proof of this myth being true, many people cite the deadly earthquake in the Philippines in 2017 which killed six people and injured more than 120 in southern. Just days prior to the catastrophe, six oarfish were seen by locals.

This latest oarfish sighting occurred on a beach in the Philippines last Wednesday.

Bloody and disfigured, the giant oarfish appeared to have been attacked by a shark, according to a local diving instructor, Science Times reports.

“I was diving with the group, and we immediately recognized the earthquake fish. It was a very special encounter, as I’ve never seen one in real life before,” said Wang Cheng-Ru.

“There were holes in the oarfish’s body, which probably came from a shark attack. I hope that this is not a bad omen.”

Meanwhile, over in Thailand, not one, but two oarfish have been spotted over the past two months.

One oarfish was found in Phuket on Feb. 15 by the crew of a local fishing boat. It was around 9.35-feet long

Another one was discovered in January in the Satun province.

“It may indicate a potential concern for an earthquake along the Andaman coast and there could be a tsunami as well,” said one local after the discovery.

The remains of both of those oarfish were taken to the National Science Museum to be studied and then put on display.

Perhaps they were trying to warn us about the massive AT&T outage that occurred this week?