Swimming with sharks?

Nodiggidy123 · 15 Dec 2011 at 07:11

^TANK^ said:
I would drown in my own **** with fear if I was that gentleman filming! Great White sharks generally attack from beneath and hit their prey with unimaginable G-forces. Just imagine over two tons of Fishfinger smashing into the underside of that kayak, it would be flipped like a toy!

this.

DBT85 · 15 Dec 2011 at 07:13

I don't invite sharks into my house and I don't ever plan on visiting them. I love them and am facinated by them as creatures but I also accept that they are sharp and to stay away.

Skidder · 15 Dec 2011 at 07:18

Only nurse sharks. Shark ray alley off Belize, loved it.

Phate · 15 Dec 2011 at 07:20

Shall be as of Friday, plan on getting in lots of diving whilst I'm away

- I'll report my findings

Sonea Fifer · 15 Dec 2011 at 08:08

Friend of mine from school is a dive master / instructor and dives with sharks regularly in Australia, it's all part of her job with a company called Rodney Fox. Thought I'd share a few of the pictures she's posted on her FB with you:

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Never dived with sharks myself - wouldn't fancy it either :eek:

mattyg · 15 Dec 2011 at 08:17

Supercow said:
When you see it...

Another wanton killing machine there. Oh hang on doesn't look like a mindless killer there.

Although visibility looks goods. Which may have helped

When i went diving in the maldives I hoped I'd see some sharks but only once I was actually under the water. When I couldnt do anything about it. I don't think I'd have the guts to get into the water knowing there were sharks.

Tunney · 15 Dec 2011 at 08:22

Yes, I did it this summer in a cage off the coast of O'ahu, Hawaii.

We saw a mix of Sandbar and Galapagos sharks. At other times of year they get hammerheads, white sharks and even whale sharks.

We obviously saw lots of fish too, including Barracuda. The water was incredibly clear.

I took a crappy disposable camera with me. Here's one of the photos from it:

Worst part? The jelly fish. :eek:

Tiny little things, stung the hell out of me. The stings weren't particularly painful, just annoying.

Banzai_Joe · 15 Dec 2011 at 08:22

Supercow said:
When you see it...

Sweet jesus! I'd have left enough floaters around the surf board to form a flotilla.

That....right there is my biggest fear when in the sea......(the shark, not the floaters

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Ankle depth only from now on....

secretspy · 15 Dec 2011 at 08:37

Not quite the same but Paradise Island in Dom.Rep do a shark encounter with "trained" sharks. you can touch them, feed them and then swim with them in the small reef they've made. before the swim they throw blood into the water just to make it more interesting.

a1ex2001 · 15 Dec 2011 at 08:40

Been snorkling and seen a couple of white tip reef sharks nothing dangerous though! Not sure cage diving sharks is my thing I prefer a more natural experience and the baited nature of cage diving is anything but natural!

EdGey · 15 Dec 2011 at 08:48

Friend of mine used to do this. He made it sound brilliant... would certianly consider it should the opportunity arrise. I believe he did it through a company called 'deep blue' as his dad worked there. Not sure if they're only in the Newcastle area though.

KaHn · 17 Dec 2011 at 04:52

^TANK^ said:
I would drown in my own **** with fear if I was that gentleman filming! Great White sharks generally attack from beneath and hit their prey with unimaginable G-forces. Just imagine over two tons of Fishfinger smashing into the underside of that kayak, it would be flipped like a toy!

Great whites only do that in certian areas, where lots of seals breed, most common is shark alley off SA coast line iirc.

KaHn

Vanilla · 17 Dec 2011 at 04:59

See then all the time when I dive in Australia.

These are the ever dangerous nursing shark. Lethal killers. Don't take your eye off them

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Lots of great whites all over the coast of Australia, some areas more than others but I have no desire to get anywhere near one.

^TANK^ · 17 Dec 2011 at 05:06

KaHn said:
Great whites only do that in certian areas, where lots of seals breed, most common is shark alley off SA coast line iirc.

KaHn

Well I did say generally, but I would say its the norm from the amount of documentary's I've seen.

KaHn · 17 Dec 2011 at 05:17

^TANK^ said:
Well I did say generally.

Wiki said:
A breach is the result of a high speed approach to the surface with the resulting momentum taking the shark partially or completely clear of the water. This is a hunting technique employed by great white sharks whilst hunting seals. This behavior most often takes place on cape fur seals at Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa, and was first documented by photographer Chris Fallows. Here, in the region of 600 natural predatory events are recorded annually between April and September each year. The seals swim on the surface and the great white sharks launch their predatory attack from the deeper water below. They can reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour and can at times launch themselves more than 10 feet in the air. Data recorded shows that the sharks are successful in just under 50% of all these natural predatory events.[46] In 2011, a 3-metre long shark jumped onto a 7-person research vessel off Seal Island. The crew were undertaking a population study using sardines as bait, and the incident was judged to be an accident.[47]

Interesting reading if you want

KaHn

Narj · 17 Dec 2011 at 09:43

simulatorman said:
Awesome

Err did she effectively just toss off a shark? Watch 2.59 onwards again closely... :eek:

Guest2 · 17 Dec 2011 at 09:54

simulatorman said:
Awesome

I heard if you rubbed their noses they went into a trance like state. Never actually seen it before though

Do you think he could have kept doing and it took it home as a pet?

I've swam with them in Fiji. Random snorkelling by myself in faily shallow water and 3 appeared out of no-where. They stayed around for a good 5 minutes before they got bored

Supercow · 17 Dec 2011 at 10:08

jp_bl_68 said:
Caged or uncaged. I've never done any diving before, if that makes a difference.

Uncaged, though I wasn't diving. I've surfed in some very dodgy spots before and have been chased out the water by spotting a shark once or twice

^TANK^ said:
I would drown in my own **** with fear if I was that gentleman filming! Great White sharks generally attack from beneath and hit their prey with unimaginable G-forces. Just imagine over two tons of Fishfinger smashing into the underside of that kayak, it would be flipped like a toy!

I can tell you that yes, you do completely freeze up in fear. I always thought I'm a cool head but me and 2 other mates were out surfing when we spotted one below us. I've spotted one before on a separate occasion, but this just "felt" different. Pulled up my feet onto my board and waited for the first wave to pass, which felt like an eternity. This happened a few months after a friend of mine was attacked by one
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/I-saw-his-teeth-20030808 (the only news article I could find, happened a long time ago - it's the fella called "Jan")

Not that it makes any difference, but it's not a Kayak, it's kinda more like a standing paddleboard (in other words even more exposed)

Von Smallhausen · 17 Dec 2011 at 10:23

^TANK^ said:
Well I did say generally, but I would say its the norm from the amount of documentary's I've seen.

That is truly amazing to watch. What a travesty that we destroy 100 million sharks a year. Fantastic creatures.

JAzz · 17 Dec 2011 at 11:27

Done this in Bora Bora, scary as **** at first and then you realise they aren't even interested in you so the fear goes away. The wife was terrified though, she was clinging onto me for dear life throughout. Only the Blacktip reef sharks though but an amazing experience.