Man catches giant lobster

He is almost 1m long (3ft 3in), three three times the size of a normal lobster and proved to be a real catch for one diver in Dorset, who unlike Captain Ahab, managed to conquer his watery foe.

Chris Hovard, 51, tried to capture Lemmy when he came across him lurking on the seabed in a boiler once used to power steam cranes in the harbour.

Unable to reach him Mr Hovard later returned to the same spot, only to be attacked by the creature.

However, with a swift pincer movement of his own, builder, Mr Hovard caught the crustacean in a string bag.



'It was absolutely huge, I could hardly get my hand across the back of its shell,' said the experienced diver.

'You'd need a saddle to ride it. It was very aggressive, ugly and massive and it immediately reminded me of Lemmy, the singer from Motörhead,' he added.

Fortunately for 4.5kg (10lb 4oz) Lemmy, who is thought to be 50 years old he is too big to fit in a cooking pot.

Instead, he is settling into his new home – a tank at Weymouth Sea Life Centre.