Tales of a terrorizing kraken are considered far-fetched today, but seafarers of the past who believed in the tentacled beast were likely inspired by a real but elusive deep-sea creature.

Scientists hope that the specimen will shed light on the mysterious deep-sea creatures.

They hope to capture giant squid and discover more about how deep-sea creatures have evolved over millions of years.

The unique habitat in which they live means deep-sea creatures, even those with suits of iron, are particularly vulnerable.

The acid test will come from next week, when we are promised loads more weird deep-sea creatures that we won't be able to see.