A shadowy “monster” caught on camera off Kent’s coast has reignited the fable of Crabzilla.

Cheryl Manser captured the footage in Herne Bay, and likened the mass to the Loch Ness monster.

Filmed yesterday afternoon, footage shows a solitary shadowy lump moving under the water.

It changes shape before another object appears to emerge further along.

Back in 2014, a picture shared on social media appearing to show a giant crab on the seabed in Whitstable caused a stir.

The world-famous 50ft Crabzilla spotted lurking beneath the waters in Whitstable attraction worldwide media attention.

Aerial images of the shadowy figure emerged on artist Quinton Winter’s bizarre blog Weird Whitstable – which documented supernatural sightings across the town.

But Mr Winter would turn out to be the man behind the artwork lurking beneath the waters who, speaking to KentOnline, described the furore caused by the colossal crustacean as “a bit of fun”.

Ms Manser, 59, told KentOnline: “I was walking along the seafront and saw some fluttering in the tide.

“At first thought it was a wave, then as I looked I saw there were a few patches and realise there was a lot of movement in the shadows.

“I thought ‘wow in 24 years here have never seen that’ so I videoed it.

“My mind was taken to when I was in Scotland and I thought of the Loch Ness monster.”

It is not clear what cause the phenomenon, but commenters on Facebook suggested it was a large lump of seaweed.