Mysterious 'black goo' life form found in docked ship in Cleveland, Ohio

Unexplained Mysteries ^ | July 5, 2025 | T.K. Randall

[BenLurkin]

The strangeness began when a research boat known as the Blue Heron started experiencing mechanical difficulties during a trip to Lake Erie and was dry-docked for repairs.

While investigating the issue, Captain Rual Lee discovered a strange thick, black tar-like substance that seemed to be oozing out of the rudder.

Unable to determine what it was, he sent a sample to the University of Minnesota Duluth.

When researchers analyzed the substance, they discovered that it contained 20 DNA sequences and while many could be identified, several were completely novel and unknown to science.

They concluded that the substance - now known as 'ShipGoo1' - is a single-celled organism. Its precise nature and origins, however, remain a mystery.

[Waverunner]

First saw that as a kid on the Saturday afternoon monster movie.
Like most Japanese monster movies it was a gangster movie with a creature killing off the bad guys.
I'm just surprised no one set fire to the sewers, just to make sure we didn't have H-Man in the neighborhood.

And don't forget the frog in the microwave scene.

[bunkerhill7]

The Creature From the Black La Goo

[Governor Dinwiddie]

[Bikkuri]

[rxh4n1]

Like every invasive species in the Great Lakes, probably dumped from A Chicom freighter.

[Bullish]

It’s the Blob, I’ve seen the movie.

[1_Rain_Drop]

LOL
Best answer!

[albie]

Stacey Abrams loves the water

[Palio di Siena]

Stacy Abrams bath tub residue

[Ezekiel]

"The biggest surprise was that the ship goo had life in it at all," said lead researcher Cody Sheik.

Goo finds a way ping.

[ArtDodger]

The Voice in the Fog

[ArtDodger]

I meant The Voice in the Night

[Sirius Lee]

It was a dark, gooey night...

[catnipman]

“But surprisingly, we found DNA and it wasn’t too destroyed, nor was the biomass too low.”

i just love sciencey-sounding nonsense masquerading as actual science ...

[Reddy]

Was wondering when someone would reference that movie :)

[ArtDodger]

Oh, be sirius!

[Tennessee Nana]

The Blob

[Psalm 73]

“I want to believe”

[parmamenian]

Doing a little research on this, I found that it registered as a Democrat in the 2020 election.

[gopno1]

“The Raft” by Stephen King. Ig you’ve seen it on Creepshow 2 or read it, you’ll know. No