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Hahaha I went to oz and my family took me to beach. I went in water to my ankles and shit myself. I'll take shit weather and grey water over being eaten
ow this is just a theory of mine but are the recent increase in shark attacks & encounters actually staged ? Are they setting the stage to Unleash the Beast, a 50 ft Great White Shark created by scientists by splicing in the Nephilim Giantism gene into a Great White Shark embryo ? If they are going to do it wouldn't the Bi11abong Pipeline slave Masters be the perfect setting since it is Ke11y Slater's final event as a pro? This year's Pipeline Masters is scheduled for Dec 8-20th, Dec 13th is a Friday ! Jason "Fri The 13th" Statham recently starred in the Megalodon movie titled THE MEG, will life imitate art ? I doubt it but it's fun to speculate. If it happens it sure would give meaning to the Bible verse "Woe to earth & sea"
Up from the deep Meg's teeth did gleam seemed he was thinking about just one thing he opened his jaws & shook his dorsal & said, I think I'll have a bite sized morsel
Great White Shark yeah it’s me, where you been I’ve been swimming around the reef for ages looking for you, I can’t find mum and I’m starving, you up for going half’s on a surfer or shall we go to seal island for a takeaway?
Do you think a marine biologist would wrongly identify a basking shark? Even I can identify a basking shark and I’m not a marine biologist. The fact is white sharks will go where there is food and some parts of the U.K. have a very healthy seal population so why wouldn’t there be white sharks here? I’ve heard all kinds of stories about sea temperatures but they are seen in a lot of oceans with varying temperatures so it’s not impossible. I know one thing for certain. If I was a marine biologist then I would argue. As I’m not I take his word. 👍
@@snakestaffmagic4499 Not sure its the same one. Maybe this shark is just a paid actor while the original one was just on vacation at the time of the incident :)
If they were taking photos in the water then why on earth didn't anyone take a photo of it, to prove for the first time that great whites have been in uk waters in recent times, seems like a good achievement for a marine biologist but noooo, let's not take a photo
There is proof that they are in uk waters shark tracker tracked one to scotland a couple of years ago. They can occasionally even be found in Alaskan waters if conditions are right.
Back then in 2002 they didn't have that many digital cameras around with unlimited storage. They were probably taking portrait quality pics using film, and id bet they didn't have any film left after a 45min dive, either that or by the time they realised what it was, they couldn't take their eyes off it to pick up the camera. They said it was only there for 15sec beside the boat, he got a good look instead. Some people prefer to see things in reality, and not through a camera lens
Christian Buczko I had a digital SLR in 2002 and was a poor student at the time, so there's no way these marine biologists didn't have one, or at least a compact digital camera.
Why is he comparing it to a basking shark. Its like saying "No it wasn't a 747, possibly a Cessna". Basking shark, much darker, bigger, surface feeders, massive mouth, slower and totally different dorsal. If your a Marine Biologist, convince us it wasn't a Mako or Porbeagle.
I dived for weeks around the Summer Isles as a shellfish diver in 2004, including Black Rock. Often near large seal colonies. I always hated floating around waiting to get picked up after a dive.
I live in Canada and although it's not well known there are also some rather large Great Whites in the waters around Newfoundland.. The water is cold, as cold as the waters around the UK I would reckon..so it's not a stretch to believe they would frequent the water around the UK as well...
Yeah the are alot of them outside New Foundland and New Brunswick. I live in Sweden and I suppose we also have the same temperature as Canada. This year a woman got killed in Maine. Also the same temperature
There's no reason why a great white wouldn't follow the gulf stream into UK waters - there's plenty of food in our waters - seals, porpoise and large fish
Minus Won yeah they get up to around 9ft and 300lb! Also I think Some of the footage was not from that specific adventure. I may be wrong :) But it's the more likely reason. I don't doubt great whites habe frequented UK waters but I've seen many porbeagles and they look the same. I've seen great whites in Australia!
@Colin Shilto folks tend to also be terrible about mistaking sizes. 5 meters is large end for White Sharks. And shark mis-identification even by divers and such s common. Could it be a white? Sure. Could have been a lot smaller too and a different species than claimed to. Everything gets bigger in fish stories. Such trained and experienced divers and scientists should also have been able to take a bloody photo and such, too. So I guess we'll never know, will we?
Yep, that is definitely a Great White. Been in a cage diving with them, I've studied them, dived with them stroked one as it swam passed the cage. They are absolutely awesome incredible creatures. Can't wait to dive with them again!
Francis1930 😂😂😂😂 sorry, but how do you know it's definitely a great white shark, mainly by this man's word? Considering he's (apparently) a marine biologist, he chooses his words very carefully when he says, "I was convinced in my own mind that this was a great white shark." The man has not confirmed anything. He's simply telling us what went through his mind, at that exact moment in time. Also, the video of him and his mates diving is obviously not real footage of the actual event. You claim that you've been cage diving with great white sharks. Therefore, would you not agree that genuine & verified footage, of a great white shark, swimming off the coast of Scotland would = WORLD NEWS?
As a marine biologist idve thought he would be reluctant to claim a great white was outside its standard habitat without better confirmation than a quick glimpse
There are plenty of sightings along the French west coast and this could well be one.They prefer temperate waters not hot and not cold so it is likely that small numbers do reach British waters but unlikely to go much further north.
@@breethf1r331 you're right they're endangered and rare but certainly more plausible than a great white, I changed my mind since then anyway it was mostt likely a porbeagle shark
It could have easily been a carrier bag. I've seen carrier bags from ASDA take on shapes like this before. Especially with the long pointed snout and large dorsal fin and huge teeth.
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More than 40 different species of shark pass through UK waters, but only 21 of these can be found all year round. The porbeagle is one of the most common types to be spotted by British fisherman. ... Thankfully, there has never been a confirmed case of a porbeagle killing a human, as the predators feed on smaller fish. So relax....
sorry to burst your bubble but megalodons are extinct due to lack of food, global warming, and of course we still can hope. keep hoping!. also by dragon do you mean sea dragon or a Mosa?
It was probably a Porbeagle shark, it’s a cousin of the great white, they’ve been caught in trawler nets up to 12 feet. They feed off other fish and are attracted to the sound of boat engines as they seemed to have learned that they can get a free meal from boats, especially trawlers... so they will naturally have a sniff about if they’re in the vicinity...
Agree. There are many many Great Whites that have satellite tags but none has gone into GB waters. Why I do not know, but no proof even 15 years later.
There are lots of sharks related to the great white with the same counter shading. And live in northern waters. There has been a Great White seen around Shetland. Summer isles of the west coast of Scotland is a breeding area for Seals. It is possible that young pups in the water will be getting preyed upon. They were definitely needing a bigger boat.
I live in NZ down in the Southern Pacific , we have what we call resident great whites breeding in most harbours around the country , other species also are born in the same harbours . In the Southern Hemisphere , white sharks are found as far south as Antarctica , all the way up to the tropics . They do frequent city areas , but prefer a nice quiet surrounding , also another shark , the Bullshark , is very similar to the white , but only tend to grow to about 3 -- 4 meters maximum , they are much more aggressive than a white and will attack humans at will . The experts think a lot of deaths or survivals could be attributed to these bullsharks . If there are more sightings in the future up in your country , then that might be a good thing , it could mean that fish ( food ) are making a comeback in your seas ! Just don`t let the Chinese fisheries in , they`ll clean your area out in no time , serious , cheers .
In summer, great white sharks are reguarly present in the waters around newfoundland and nova scotia. They feed on seals. They will also be on the other side of the Atlantic feeding on seals in Scotland, Ireland and England.
I was a student at Reading University in the 1980s. One of my friends was studying Zoology and was a keen diver in his spare time. He was convinced that he saw a Tiger shark near a wreck off the south west coast of Britain.
@@mmaswitchstance I don't have a photograph of the shark my friend saw so we can only discuss the matter on the balance of probability. He had dual British and South African nationality and was also experienced at diving and swimming off the African coast. I used to take a keen interest in the obituary section of the Uni Mag to find out how he was getting on!
This isn't unheard of, theoretically they can be found anywhere, they don't typically live in UK oceans but they are known to inhabit the waters on ocassions
@gustaf3811 I didn't say it was impossible, actually uk waters are a decent temperature and have a large seal colony, it's more strange why they are not here. But that doesn't change the fact that there hasn't been a single "confirmed sighting" ever there's been a few believable stories but that's it
Many years ago I was a full time fisherman fishing the far west of Cornwall ,and I think a the shark you've seen is a Mako. A very rare visitor that few people in the UK have ever seen, because it can be years without one being caught and was not even identified as a British fish until the 1950s
@@michaelcampin1464 5m is a very big Mako assuming the shark sighted was in fact 5m long but I think the estimate of size likely to be right bearing in mind the experience of the people who saw it.
I love watching and reading about any type of shark i am a great believer of great whites being in brittish and scottish waters i live in edinburgh a good 30 odd yesrs ago there was a 9foot portbeagle shark stranded on granton beach so yes i believe in great whites being in our waters they adapt to any type of water thank u for reading
thats what i was saying also.. how are people so naive they are surprised a great white ends up in the waters of britain.. great whites are everywhere, apex predators who can adapt to different waters
Why is this being recommended to me 11 years after it was posted? Oh well I’ll watch it even tho I was like a month old when the divers encountered the sharks in 2003 🤷🏻
the pictures are mostly of a great white,but these pictures are not of the shark that you say you have seen on the dive trip,do you have any real life pictures/video of the actual event.
Wow. This is me learning this 14 years later and it is only now that i am convinced they are in our waters. This means, they were always lurking in the depths. Spooky!
They have been sighted in the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of St Lawrence and off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia's coast in Atlantic Canada in recent years. A lot of sources say that the grey seal population is high and is attracting them, especially the Sable Island area.
Some of the really big ones go there every year, check out the shark tracker app. They gps tag them which shows they migrate up and down the coast from the bay of fundy to the Gulf of Mexico
Great whites are live in warm and cold water.they live also in Russian Bearing sea,Massachussets Cape Cod island,new york,north carolina.great whites are also live in Italy,croatia,southafrica,Mexico,Hawaii,california,Florida,Argentinia,spain and there islands,british islands,Caribic,Australia,new sealand,japan. Thats cold oceans and warm Oceans.great white live in 80% of sea in the whole world.
Makos and Great Whites look very much alike, but a Mako has much bigger eyes than a GW and Makos have a more roundish fin with a bit white in it. (The fin of GWs is usually dark) So I'd say this looks like a Great White
Could have been a gw as our waters are perfect temperature and lots of seals to eat the question is why are we not seeing more gw in the Uk. The only other shark it could have been was an abnormally large porbeagle they can grow up to 12 feet and are basically the same as a great white shark and are regularly found all over the uk the only thing is they don’t normally grow to 5 metres however like humans I suppose they all come in different sizes 🥰❤️
Well they've cut in visuals of a GW, but what they saw is almost certainly a big porbeagle. It's the right time of year for them to be up that way, they were close inshore. I'm a bit disappointed in the "professional marine biologist" in the clip who couldn't think of "anything else" it could be, yet didn't describe any feature that might distinguish it from a porgie (apart from perhaps his length estimate which I can't completely buy into without photos). Not knowing that L. nasus is native to the British Isles is a bit inexcusable for someone in his field.
There was no porbeagle, mako, salmon or any other similar species in this video. That was a Great White, the broadly pointed snout, the dorsal fin is easily recognisable, the dark colours shining vividly in the sunlight, makos are brighter, salmons have a more rounded dorsal and are stockier and shorter proportionatly as well as the colouration being off, porbeagles don't even reach near that size and the look doesn't match at all. Looks pretty reminiscent to a Great White to me
yeah that footage clip was 100% a great white but that film it showed wasnt what they saw it was just played to show how it could have been a white shark,like others have said marine biologist would know a great white and they were there to take photos most people would have grabbed a camera as soon as they knew it wasnt a basking shark
only 1 way to confirm it was a great white shark; simply jump in the water and if it attacks then it is a great white shark. i am in no way close to being a marine biologist but i highly approve this message for clarification. fish on 👊👍
I do think we have Great Whites due to various factors like huge seal populations in certain areas, it's relatives (porbeagle etc) being resident . Makos and Porbeagles also resident of UK shores, however they not known to come close inshore unless there is deep water whereas a Great White will actively come close to shore to hunt, especially rocky headlands/reefs which have an abundance of kelp resulting in stealth attacks on seals. West coast of Scotland is perfect for this. Also if you look at the similar temperatures around the globe, especially South Africa, Northern America etc I think it is highly likely they are here. West coast of Scotland also has the gulf stream too and there are recorded sightings in the Bay of Biscay and the med which are not too far away. Interesting to watch the interviews of the Hastings great white encounters too (again large seal population)
And warmer water as well. I mean, the Italians sometimes get great whites in their tuna fishing nets, so why couldn't we have Great Whites in our waters
Your not mentioning a few important facts,great white sharks in the north east Atlantic are exceptionally rare plus there has never been one authenticated record in our history.
What does it take for a sighting to be confirmed ‘official’. A photograph? Even then, people could claim that it wasn’t taken in U.K. waters. I guess someone would have to be attacked in U.K. waters for it to be confirmed that Great Whites visit U.K. waters. The water temperature would definitely be adequate for them in the summer months.
It is a Porbeagle shark, same family as Great White but harmless, it's common name is a mackerel shark, quite common on West coast, I fish in the Minch and have seen them several times.
I think you all should consider that Great White Sharks do not live just in South Africa, Farallon and Australia! There were fatal attacks on humans in Italy and not few in Greece and by the coast of Jugoslavia.
Bit late (very late, but it's just popped up in my feed) to the party but oh well. Back in the year 2000 me and my buddy, me being someone who had grown up by the water, a surfer and fisherman, and him the same but also a fully qualified diver with 6 years experience by that point, encountered what we believe to this day was an enormous, 16ft-ish great white off the north cornwall coast. It was aggressive, and it scared the shit out of us. Nobody believed us. But usually when we'd come close to shore, like a 100 metres out or so, i'd dive overboard and swim the rest of the way. On that day i did not step off that little 12ft boat until it was grounded on the sand. And no, it wasn't a basking shark, we saw hundreds of them every year. It circled us, nudged and bashed the boat, disappeared for a minute then came back and did the same thing 3 times. The way it moved, the speed, the sudden bursts of acceleration were unlike anything we had encountered before. As was the shape and colouration. And the shape of the fins (which we both researched after the fact) were also unlike anything we had seen before. Turns out those fins were a perfect match for a Great White. At the time we were both thinking it but didn't want to say it, as we did not want to freak the other out. And because this thing was being so aggressive, and was much bigger than the boat we were in.
Probably and more likely to be a porbeagle shark. These arent uncommon around the british isles. The do look very much like great whites as they are closely related. The porbeagle can grow anywhere from 8ft to a possible 12ft so seeing one could easily be mistaken for a great white, as the bloke in the vid says "hes a marine biologist" so i would of thought he would of known all this.
@@DEVINE.IMAGE. they are not known for attacking humans, but i think its safe to say that all sharks are dangerous apart from the whale shark and basking shark
@@DEVINE.IMAGE. no not really, there is only the porbeagle and the blue shark that may pose any threat, you would have to be quite some distance off shore to encounter a blue shark. The usual jelly fish and the weaver fish are the only others to look out for. They won't kill you but they have a nasty sting
Porbeagle sharks are similar in looks to a white shark and I believe also in the same shark family. I think that's what that was, although great whites do very rarely come a short way up the channel. They prefer clear water however so don't go far up the channel.
"It came rather aggressively towards the boat" "sort of an aggressive turn or movement" 100% curiosity in search for bait fish or something similar. Aggressively my behind. If a dolphin did they same you wouldn't call it aggressive now would you. This guys a marine biologist? Where did he study? Jaws the movie university?
Miki Seius You do realise it was a re-creation? It wasn't actual footage of the event. And this was 7 years ago so the filming is obviously going to be bad
Another internet expert...The only shark species in the UK which is known to glide on the surface is a basking shark. Anyone that knows anything about them know that they are passive and don't tend to change direction much, especially not aggressively. Porbeagle and blue sharks don't really go on the surface, they tend to stay in the mid-low water columns. Of course a shark could turn in a way that looks aggressive to investigate the boat.
I was fishing off the dock and decided to use my wife's holiday roast for bait. Suddenly a tug, a bite, a massive pull. It came up to the surface. No word of a lie, it was a massive Great White Shark no less than 25 feet, 3 tons of em.
I had sailboat sailed to Mallorca Ibiza in 1999/2007. We found a place to anchor sheltered by the harbour wall. I used to swim to & from the boat . I wouldn’t do it now I’ve done so much research. There are some big female Great Whites in The Med , scientists think they might go there to give birth or possibly Breed ?
its me NELSON!. Its definitely a reconstruction. Thing is though the British isles have ideal conditions for Great Whites not having them is actually a big mystery. The water temperature isn’t an issue. We’ve got large enough seal populations to support them. We already have Greenland sharks living in the depths those are almost the same size as great whites.
Cornish fishermen have been saying for decades that there's white sharks in our waters and everytime people say it's a porbeagle or thresher or mako blah blah but when some yuppies with a cam which they didn't even use when they supposedly saw it and are 'seasoned'(lol) divers and are marine biologists blah blah say they saw one it makes BBC. Sorry for lack of commas and poorly constructed sentence but I think you can agree it's a vaild point.😆
Never heard one of our Cornish Fishermen ever saying there are Great whites around Cornwall lol.... I live in a Fishing port, think I might have heard one of them say it in 50 years on this earth. :D Even my own family who were prior to the EU strangle hold fishermen some of them, not once have they mentioned it. And even laugh when it's brought up year in year out. There are 40 different types of shark around the UK and Cornwall is home to 20 of them, some can be damn mean like the Porbeagle, I know loads of people who have had their boats rammed by one around Cornwall at some point. I've had it done to me twice... actually they're not so much mean as grumpy. They don't like things in their water, people and boats. But there is not Great Whites haha.. I bet you're picking up on that stupid story ran in the Telegraph a few years back, that said a Cornish Fishermen said his boat was attacked by one. :D You know, that particular fisherman was fond of tall tales and the other guys on board said it was a Porbeagle. lol.... But hey what ever.... still calling bull on this! I'm Cornish and have family who are fishermen, we laugh at this every single year. As there isn't a summer that goes by where there isn't at least one story of Great Whites off the Cornish Coast. To funny.....
I've dived all across the globe, expect UK waters cos its toooo cold! (So I went and dived in the Arctic Circle in a 14mm Wetsuit - Duh)! But many of my friends have hundreds, if not thousands of UK dives and they assure me there ARE GW Sharks in our waters! I've come across them over the rest of globe, so why not in UK waters! But don't expect to see Any shark on any dive. Its pot luck, or unluck depending how you look at it! Much of my diving was in middle eastern waters, where water temperatures were in the 80s Fahrenheit (lov er ley)! Most dives you'd come across white & black tips and further away from coastal areas we got the oceanic sharks! They were just pesky and no real threat. The really big ones were the Tiger, Bull and GW Sharks! Normally they won't bother you but during my 5 years out there, there was a rogue GW that attacked people in boats, diving and people swimming in 4 feet of water! A few limbs were lost and one fatality! The shark was caught and it was measured just short of 5 metres and was The Shark as contents of stomach had grisly remains! If your someone who persues any watersport you need to be aware of any dangers. Use local knowledge, not just for scuba diving but other sports such as surfing, boating etc. To all you divers out there "keep on bubbling"! (I had to quit thru' injury - bummer)!
I agree that gw sharks are definitely in Uk waters we have perfect water temperature and plenty of seals for food so the question really is why are we not seeing more gw sharks ?🥰❤️
All the lovely seals to eat around the British Isles. It's a Great white takeaway. They can handle the cold, so why not. These are bullsitters though. They had cameras and not one photo.
Shit yeah I remember when I saw one in the local swimming pool, scared the life out of me, I also have no evidence of this but let's go reconstruct it and make it sound like there's been a murder also.
it was probably a big adult white shark. I wouldn't call that "Aggressive" behavior though .A shark that big is not going to fear the boat. It may have even followed fishing boats into your waters
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Oh no a great white in Britain, thank god i live in Australia
Hahaha I went to oz and my family took me to beach. I went in water to my ankles and shit myself. I'll take shit weather and grey water over being eaten
You're right. Thank god you live in Australia..
I love the Ozzy beach
XBOXRULES ?
ow this is just a theory of mine but are the recent increase in shark attacks & encounters actually staged ? Are they setting the stage to Unleash the Beast, a 50 ft Great White Shark created by scientists by splicing in the Nephilim Giantism gene into a Great White Shark embryo ? If they are going to do it wouldn't the Bi11abong Pipeline slave Masters be the perfect setting since it is Ke11y Slater's final event as a pro? This year's Pipeline Masters is scheduled for Dec 8-20th, Dec 13th is a Friday !
Jason "Fri The 13th" Statham recently starred in the Megalodon movie titled THE MEG, will life imitate art ? I doubt it but it's fun to speculate. If it happens it sure would give meaning to the Bible verse "Woe to earth & sea"
Up from the deep Meg's teeth did gleam seemed he was thinking about just one thing he opened his jaws & shook his dorsal & said, I think I'll have a bite sized morsel
10 years later..... this comes into my recommended videos
Daniel Thorson this was posted a few months before I was born 😂😂😂
Same
How is that weird lol you've obviously been watching shark videos ffs
Same XD
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I remember swimming in the sea at Blackpool and I was petrified when I swam into a condom
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MrAckers75 wow poor man you must be traumatised by that experience I would be
IndustrialBaking Complex 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣
MrAckers75 same bro
Lol made me spurt my juice out lol brilliant xx
11 years later this shows up in my recommended feed, well better watch it since its nothingbetter to do, thanks covid
Same with me but u gotta do it for the curiosity
Yep lol I'm only just getting it on my reccomended
Exactly me. Have probably watched every recommended video ever now
inportrace - yeah, I Im always on the alert though. Because I saw JAWS at the age of 7, I can’t even take a bath now, just showers. Only showers.
Jason M I saw it when I was 5, I wasn’t even scared lol
Was either lost or on its way home from a night out with the boys.
2020 lol
It was a night out with the boys ya know getting a couple of drinks from the Krusty krab
Great White Shark hold on! Dad is that you? 🦈
SHARK BITE SON
Great White Shark yeah it’s me, where you been I’ve been swimming around the reef for ages looking for you, I can’t find mum and I’m starving, you up for going half’s on a surfer or shall we go to seal island for a takeaway?
"i'm a marine biologist..."
Fails to positively identify the most obvious shark in the world...
Really wat shark Is it then ??
Do you think a marine biologist would wrongly identify a basking shark? Even I can identify a basking shark and I’m not a marine biologist. The fact is white sharks will go where there is food and some parts of the U.K. have a very healthy seal population so why wouldn’t there be white sharks here? I’ve heard all kinds of stories about sea temperatures but they are seen in a lot of oceans with varying temperatures so it’s not impossible. I know one thing for certain. If I was a marine biologist then I would argue. As I’m not I take his word. 👍
Exactly right..no point to this vid at all .
No sh**!
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Isn't it cute for the shark to turn up to the reconstruction?
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I know. How much do you think they paid him?
@@snakestaffmagic4499 Not sure its the same one. Maybe this shark is just a paid actor while the original one was just on vacation at the time of the incident :)
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all the pics they took that day and not one of the shark.
Was just about to post exactly that.....
they are LIARS. hey i just saw a great white in my swimming pool
I saw a Great Brown in my toilet! :OP
+Bunny Pong
That was the Queen Mary... I launch one myelf every so often.
Ita the obvious. They said clearly in the beginning.
11 years still on my recommended
He was just traveling and wanted to try out some Brits & Chips !
Lol.
If they were taking photos in the water then why on earth didn't anyone take a photo of it, to prove for the first time that great whites have been in uk waters in recent times, seems like a good achievement for a marine biologist but noooo, let's not take a photo
There is proof that they are in uk waters shark tracker tracked one to scotland a couple of years ago. They can occasionally even be found in Alaskan waters if conditions are right.
exactly these are liars. hey why not claim they saw megaladon or something?
Back then in 2002 they didn't have that many digital cameras around with unlimited storage. They were probably taking portrait quality pics using film, and id bet they didn't have any film left after a 45min dive, either that or by the time they realised what it was, they couldn't take their eyes off it to pick up the camera. They said it was only there for 15sec beside the boat, he got a good look instead. Some people prefer to see things in reality, and not through a camera lens
Christian Buczko I had a digital SLR in 2002 and was a poor student at the time, so there's no way these marine biologists didn't have one, or at least a compact digital camera.
Why is he comparing it to a basking shark. Its like saying "No it wasn't a 747, possibly a Cessna". Basking shark, much darker, bigger, surface feeders, massive mouth, slower and totally different dorsal. If your a Marine Biologist, convince us it wasn't a Mako or Porbeagle.
Anyone else got this recommend in Quarantine?
Yes, take care, be safe. My thoughts are with you. From Bendigo Victoria Australia.
@@mandyritchie7115 Love the reply, hope your doing well down under.
@@he8923 You’re*
I dived for weeks around the Summer Isles as a shellfish diver in 2004, including Black Rock. Often near large seal colonies. I always hated floating around waiting to get picked up after a dive.
Swimming amidst seal colonies is likely ill-advised.
Did you not have your own boat? Sounds scary to depend on being picked up!
You shellfish bar steward
Great white just getting some news from the local fish on Brexit.
The shark knew he would not the true news from the BBC so he had to ask the fish , everyone knows their much more honest .
Because BBC information 24/7 was not enough
Shadow hadz😂😂😂😂
Shadow hadz 😂
There are lots of shark in UK PARLIAMENT
They are guppies compared to the ones
across the pond!!!!
@@williamallende4384 the demoncrats and liebour and the libdums
There not sharks there peado nons rats that’s a insult to a shark
You obviously mean Jeremy Corbyn n his mob of snowflake leftists
How. True
Keep showing this to my mam she’s recently purchased a paddle board 🤣
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Ok... I'm never stepping a foot in a sea ever again
Lol you just realised there is sharks?
I live in Canada and although it's not well known there are also some rather large Great Whites in the waters around Newfoundland..
The water is cold, as cold as the waters around the UK I would reckon..so it's not a stretch to believe they would frequent the water around the UK as well...
Yeah the are alot of them outside New Foundland and New Brunswick. I live in Sweden and I suppose we also have the same temperature as Canada. This year a woman got killed in Maine. Also the same temperature
theres no chance of any great whites in uk mate they cant stand pakis or indians bro lol
Their known to frequent waters alot cooler than the uks.. thats why people are convinced there are white sharks atleast passing thru our waters..
There's no reason why a great white wouldn't follow the gulf stream into UK waters - there's plenty of food in our waters - seals, porpoise and large fish
"And I asked the shark:
Are you lost Buddy?" 😂😂😂
Thank god a comment that's funny and not complaining, thanks bro
Porbeagle - Relative of the Great white - looks the very same. Very common in UK waters - Seen loads.
Ben Add that's a big porbeagle.
Minus Won yeah they get up to around 9ft and 300lb! Also I think Some of the footage was not from that specific adventure. I may be wrong :) But it's the more likely reason. I don't doubt great whites habe frequented UK waters but I've seen many porbeagles and they look the same. I've seen great whites in Australia!
Ben Add porbeagles dont grow to 5 metres
Porbeagles have bigger eyes than that. Also, its lighter markings underneath didn't start as high up as Porbeagles' typically do
@Colin Shilto folks tend to also be terrible about mistaking sizes. 5 meters is large end for White Sharks. And shark mis-identification even by divers and such s common. Could it be a white? Sure. Could have been a lot smaller too and a different species than claimed to. Everything gets bigger in fish stories. Such trained and experienced divers and scientists should also have been able to take a bloody photo and such, too. So I guess we'll never know, will we?
Yep, that is definitely a Great White. Been in a cage diving with them, I've studied them, dived with them stroked one as it swam passed the cage. They are absolutely awesome incredible creatures. Can't wait to dive with them again!
where did you cage dive with them?
Francis1930 😂😂😂😂 sorry, but how do you know it's definitely a great white shark, mainly by this man's word? Considering he's (apparently) a marine biologist, he chooses his words very carefully when he says, "I was convinced in my own mind that this was a great white shark." The man has not confirmed anything. He's simply telling us what went through his mind, at that exact moment in time.
Also, the video of him and his mates diving is obviously not real footage of the actual event. You claim that you've been cage diving with great white sharks. Therefore, would you not agree that genuine & verified footage, of a great white shark, swimming off the coast of Scotland would = WORLD NEWS?
Francis1930 Yup. Shame the footage was a reconstruction😂
Francis1930 extremely lucky that’s basically my dream, always loved marine life even despite being terrified of sharks as a young boy
Your a marine biologist, and you didnt know it was a white shark ?
some people aren't good with words and letters. It doesn't mean they're stupid @Emily Taber
As a marine biologist idve thought he would be reluctant to claim a great white was outside its standard habitat without better confirmation than a quick glimpse
He said it was a great white though
He doesn't deal with tropical species.
There are plenty of sightings along the French west coast and this could well be one.They prefer temperate waters not hot and not cold so it is likely that small numbers do reach British waters but unlikely to go much further north.
“I’m a marine biologist” Hmmm a shark with a white stomach I wonder what it could be?
Could have been a large mako shark, they're common for UK waters and basically lean/small great whites
Or a Porbeagle they can be found in the uk, look a lot like great whites and are normally about 9ft long
@@morellif36 no makos are rare to see in the uk there endangered mate
@@breethf1r331 you're right they're endangered and rare but certainly more plausible than a great white, I changed my mind since then anyway it was mostt likely a porbeagle shark
@@morellif36 yeh, ive been spearfishing for 2 years and ive never seen a shark exept a dogfish
I feel like an odd one out
I actually searched for this
😁
It could have easily been a carrier bag. I've seen carrier bags from ASDA take on shapes like this before. Especially with the long pointed snout and large dorsal fin and huge teeth.
Thats an ALDI bag for life you are describing, the dorsal fin on an ASDA bag is more rounded
Have you been smoking sea weed?
@@desmondroberts6034 😆
You sure you ain't f-----g high m8? Listen dude point me in the right direction of you're dealer please and I'll let you be my friend. Just sort me out a bag of what you are smoking and I will be game.
You've got that wrong mate...you're thinking of a Waitrose bag....dark at the top and light underneath!!😀
"I'm a Marine Biologist...it was light along the...middle line." Seems legit.
Remember this is the BBC!
I'm British and I've always had a fear of sharks this has now made it worse
Snoopy happy-go-lucky Smith same 🥴😖
@@itsjessx616 your more likely to be struck by lightening or getting attacked by a cow than a shark. U dont know this
Sharks are nasty fuckers
More than 40 different species of shark pass through UK waters, but only 21 of these can be found all year round. The porbeagle is one of the most common types to be spotted by British fisherman. ... Thankfully, there has never been a confirmed case of a porbeagle killing a human, as the predators feed on smaller fish.
So relax....
Andy Aim when you are next to a shark you’re gonna shit yourself mate
Think the shark is giving the same interview? I'm telling you they where Brits! All dressed as seals to boot! I've never seen the like!
They'll eat anything including birds although they won't eat penguins because they can't get the wrappers off
😂😂😂
11 years later let’s recommend this shark to everyone 😃
Probably A Megaladon Or Dragon... I've Seen Plenty Of Them In UK Waters... Not Clickbait
I've seen them in reservoirs and fresh water lakes as well, just never been bothered to take picture.
PY7 CRYBABY a megalandons are extinct but there are still some u are lucky to see some
Ya totally 😏
@MrHappyBollox hes funny for being stupid i know ones like him 😂😂😂
sorry to burst your bubble but megalodons are extinct due to lack of food, global warming, and of course we still can hope. keep hoping!. also by dragon do you mean sea dragon or a Mosa?
It was probably a Porbeagle shark, it’s a cousin of the great white, they’ve been caught in trawler nets up to 12 feet. They feed off other fish and are attracted to the sound of boat engines as they seemed to have learned that they can get a free meal from boats, especially trawlers... so they will naturally have a sniff about if they’re in the vicinity...
But this shark was a lot bigger then 12 feet
@@gusmalta5043 what are you basing that on?
Agree. There are many many Great Whites that have satellite tags but none has gone into GB waters. Why I do not know, but no proof even 15 years later.
There are lots of sharks related to the great white with the same counter shading. And live in northern waters. There has been a Great White seen around Shetland. Summer isles of the west coast of Scotland is a breeding area for Seals. It is possible that young pups in the water will be getting preyed upon. They were definitely needing a bigger boat.
I live in NZ down in the Southern Pacific , we have what we call resident great whites breeding in most harbours around the country , other species also are born in the same harbours . In the Southern Hemisphere , white sharks are found as far south as Antarctica , all the way up to the tropics . They do frequent city areas , but prefer a nice quiet surrounding , also another shark , the Bullshark , is very similar to the white , but only tend to grow to about 3 -- 4 meters maximum , they are much more aggressive than a white and will attack humans at will . The experts think a lot of deaths or survivals could be attributed to these bullsharks . If there are more sightings in the future up in your country , then that might be a good thing , it could mean that fish ( food ) are making a comeback in your seas ! Just don`t let the Chinese fisheries in , they`ll clean your area out in no time , serious , cheers .
In summer, great white sharks are reguarly present in the waters around newfoundland and nova scotia. They feed on seals. They will also be on the other side of the Atlantic feeding on seals in Scotland, Ireland and England.
I was a student at Reading University in the 1980s. One of my friends was studying Zoology and was a keen diver in his spare time. He was convinced that he saw a Tiger shark near a wreck off the south west coast of Britain.
He didn't. The chances of seeing a tiger shark in British waters is next to 0.
@@mmaswitchstance I don't have a photograph of the shark my friend saw so we can only discuss the matter on the balance of probability. He had dual British and South African nationality and was also experienced at diving and swimming off the African coast. I used to take a keen interest in the obituary section of the Uni Mag to find out how he was getting on!
Nobody thought of tsking a photo?
Sometimes a shark might think a diver is a seal when flapping about on the surface.
Something she will never forget "july i think" you don't forget things like that
This isn't unheard of, theoretically they can be found anywhere, they don't typically live in UK oceans but they are known to inhabit the waters on ocassions
No they are not known to inhabit the waters lol they've apparently been spotted but never confirmed ever
@@WaylanderWOR They do swim past UK, they been spotted as far north as in the arctic during the summer months so it's not impossible at all.
@gustaf3811 I didn't say it was impossible, actually uk waters are a decent temperature and have a large seal colony, it's more strange why they are not here. But that doesn't change the fact that there hasn't been a single "confirmed sighting" ever there's been a few believable stories but that's it
Many years ago I was a full time fisherman fishing the far west of Cornwall ,and I think a the shark you've seen is a Mako. A very rare visitor that few people in the UK have ever seen, because it can be years without one being caught and was not even identified as a British fish until the 1950s
I totally agree a 5m Great White. It is possible in our waters in The British Isles but more likely a Mako as they are here quite often
@@michaelcampin1464 5m is a very big Mako assuming the shark sighted was in fact 5m long but I think the estimate of size likely to be right bearing in mind the experience of the people who saw it.
@@michaelcampin1464 Average Mako size is 1.5 meters ..they can grow to , maybe, 3 meters...not 5
Not a mako. Makos don't grow to be 5 meters maybe 3 1/2 or 4 meters at the most.
@@Nivekthewatcher.6372yep!
The shark shown here is clearly a Great White Shark, no doubt
I love watching and reading about any type of shark i am a great believer of great whites being in brittish and scottish waters i live in edinburgh a good 30 odd yesrs ago there was a 9foot portbeagle shark stranded on granton beach so yes i believe in great whites being in our waters they adapt to any type of water thank u for reading
Wow this was posted 11 years ago and I'm getting recommended it now lol
Britain: A single shark spotted in our waters!
Australia: *hold ma beer*
Cape Cod: Hold my Beer..
Everything in Australia is dangerous. Yet right next door, NZ has nothing dangerous. It makes no sense.
Great whites are travellers, in Croatia we describe them as morski pas putnik, traveller shark.
thats what i was saying also.. how are people so naive they are surprised a great white ends up in the waters of britain.. great whites are everywhere, apex predators who can adapt to different waters
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So they've all got cameras and no-one took a picture...
Plus someone could have said,'Smile you son of a bitch' for the picture.
The size, the behaviour and that two tone colouration of gunmetal grey on top and white underneath is rather telling. It couldn’t be anything else.
Why is this being recommended to me 11 years after it was posted? Oh well I’ll watch it even tho I was like a month old when the divers encountered the sharks in 2003 🤷🏻
i wasnt even born
Coz I ve been watching California white shark vids for a week or so...
Thanks a lot I have a fear of going in water in the sea and had just got over it but now you have just scared me even more, THANKS!!
You're the one who clicked it, Sherlock. BBC didn't demand you.
I'm now so scared I won't even do a number 2!
Me too.
PunkienTayTay stfu
Michael Marsh It’s unlikely they are gonna attack you, scaredy cat.
As a Australian I can tell you 100% that's a great white
All of this footage is a reconstruction.
Thankyou
Not all.. Reconstruction I'm saying the big underwater hazy clip is real.
why is the marine biologist so breathless? I have expected him to say he was "terrified" lol
11 years later in my recommendations😂😂😂
Oh don’t worry! That’s my friend Bruce. He’s just dropping by for some tea and crumpets
so funny
the pictures are mostly of a great white,but these pictures are not of the shark that you say you have seen on the dive trip,do you have any real life pictures/video of the actual event.
Wow. This is me learning this 14 years later and it is only now that i am convinced they are in our waters. This means, they were always lurking in the depths. Spooky!
They have captured great whites outside Island, so yes they are everywhere just like the Megalodon was a few mill years ago.
2021 and this is the first thing ive watched on youtube
My guy, respect
11 years later..... this comes into my recommended videos.
They have been sighted in the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of St Lawrence and off Newfoundland and Nova Scotia's coast in Atlantic Canada in recent years. A lot of sources say that the grey seal population is high and is attracting them, especially the Sable Island area.
Some of the really big ones go there every year, check out the shark tracker app. They gps tag them which shows they migrate up and down the coast from the bay of fundy to the Gulf of Mexico
Fun fact, I searched for this and wasn't recommended to me.
Great whites are live in warm and cold water.they live also in Russian Bearing sea,Massachussets Cape Cod island,new york,north carolina.great whites are also live in Italy,croatia,southafrica,Mexico,Hawaii,california,Florida,Argentinia,spain and there islands,british islands,Caribic,Australia,new sealand,japan.
Thats cold oceans and warm Oceans.great white live in 80% of sea in the whole world.
Hmmm so they were taking photos in sea of there dive but never thought of taking a photo of this great white shark in British waters
Makos and Great Whites look very much alike, but a Mako has much bigger eyes than a GW and Makos have a more roundish fin with a bit white in it. (The fin of GWs is usually dark) So I'd say this looks like a Great White
GWS are very easy to distinguish from other sharks.
Could have been a gw as our waters are perfect temperature and lots of seals to eat the question is why are we not seeing more gw in the Uk. The only other shark it could have been was an abnormally large porbeagle they can grow up to 12 feet and are basically the same as a great white shark and are regularly found all over the uk the only thing is they don’t normally grow to 5 metres however like humans I suppose they all come in different sizes 🥰❤️
5m would be twice the max size of this species
Well they've cut in visuals of a GW, but what they saw is almost certainly a big porbeagle. It's the right time of year for them to be up that way, they were close inshore. I'm a bit disappointed in the "professional marine biologist" in the clip who couldn't think of "anything else" it could be, yet didn't describe any feature that might distinguish it from a porgie (apart from perhaps his length estimate which I can't completely buy into without photos). Not knowing that L. nasus is native to the British Isles is a bit inexcusable for someone in his field.
Yep I thought that they could have seen a portabeagal!
porgies 5mtrs long.??.....and esp a triangular fin... na.... great white all day....
There was no porbeagle, mako, salmon or any other similar species in this video. That was a Great White, the broadly pointed snout, the dorsal fin is easily recognisable, the dark colours shining vividly in the sunlight, makos are brighter, salmons have a more rounded dorsal and are stockier and shorter proportionatly as well as the colouration being off, porbeagles don't even reach near that size and the look doesn't match at all. Looks pretty reminiscent to a Great White to me
yeah that footage clip was 100% a great white but that film it showed wasnt what they saw it was just played to show how it could have been a white shark,like others have said marine biologist would know a great white and they were there to take photos most people would have grabbed a camera as soon as they knew it wasnt a basking shark
But is it in uk
only 1 way to confirm it was a great white shark; simply jump in the water and if it attacks then it is a great white shark. i am in no way close to being a marine biologist but i highly approve this message for clarification. fish on 👊👍
Brilliant
melbourne e. adams jr. magnificent
melbourne e. adams jr. Great advice mate thanks xD
Your a wizzard harrt
Idiot
The comments section is where the real shark experts flex their knowledge.
I do think we have Great Whites due to various factors like huge seal populations in certain areas, it's relatives (porbeagle etc) being resident .
Makos and Porbeagles also resident of UK shores, however they not known to come close inshore unless there is deep water whereas a Great White will actively come close to shore to hunt, especially rocky headlands/reefs which have an abundance of kelp resulting in stealth attacks on seals. West coast of Scotland is perfect for this.
Also if you look at the similar temperatures around the globe, especially South Africa, Northern America etc I think it is highly likely they are here.
West coast of Scotland also has the gulf stream too and there are recorded sightings in the Bay of Biscay and the med which are not too far away.
Interesting to watch the interviews of the Hastings great white encounters too (again large seal population)
And warmer water as well. I mean, the Italians sometimes get great whites in their tuna fishing nets, so why couldn't we have Great Whites in our waters
Your not mentioning a few important facts,great white sharks in the north east Atlantic are exceptionally rare plus there has never been one authenticated record in our history.
Regardless of the shark turning up I think they needed a bigger boat
What does it take for a sighting to be confirmed ‘official’. A photograph? Even then, people could claim that it wasn’t taken in U.K. waters.
I guess someone would have to be attacked in U.K. waters for it to be confirmed that Great Whites visit U.K. waters. The water temperature would definitely be adequate for them in the summer months.
U get them up north near cape wrath. Orcas too
It is a Porbeagle shark, same family as Great White but harmless, it's common name is a mackerel shark, quite common on West coast, I fish in the Minch and have seen them several times.
I think you all should consider that Great White Sharks do not live just in South Africa, Farallon and Australia!
There were fatal attacks on humans in Italy and not few in Greece and by the coast of Jugoslavia.
Bit late (very late, but it's just popped up in my feed) to the party but oh well. Back in the year 2000 me and my buddy, me being someone who had grown up by the water, a surfer and fisherman, and him the same but also a fully qualified diver with 6 years experience by that point, encountered what we believe to this day was an enormous, 16ft-ish great white off the north cornwall coast. It was aggressive, and it scared the shit out of us.
Nobody believed us. But usually when we'd come close to shore, like a 100 metres out or so, i'd dive overboard and swim the rest of the way. On that day i did not step off that little 12ft boat until it was grounded on the sand. And no, it wasn't a basking shark, we saw hundreds of them every year.
It circled us, nudged and bashed the boat, disappeared for a minute then came back and did the same thing 3 times. The way it moved, the speed, the sudden bursts of acceleration were unlike anything we had encountered before. As was the shape and colouration. And the shape of the fins (which we both researched after the fact) were also unlike anything we had seen before. Turns out those fins were a perfect match for a Great White. At the time we were both thinking it but didn't want to say it, as we did not want to freak the other out. And because this thing was being so aggressive, and was much bigger than the boat we were in.
11 years for it to come in my recommended... NOICE
Who else got this in their recommendation in the 2nd year of lockdown
11 years later this is on my recommended TH-cam man
All that camera gear and ample time but not a single photo? I call bullshit.
Probably and more likely to be a porbeagle shark. These arent uncommon around the british isles. The do look very much like great whites as they are closely related. The porbeagle can grow anywhere from 8ft to a possible 12ft so seeing one could easily be mistaken for a great white, as the bloke in the vid says "hes a marine biologist" so i would of thought he would of known all this.
Are they dangerous
@@DEVINE.IMAGE. they are not known for attacking humans, but i think its safe to say that all sharks are dangerous apart from the whale shark and basking shark
@@mooncatt79 scuba diving in the uk is there any sea life to be worried about at all
@@DEVINE.IMAGE. no not really, there is only the porbeagle and the blue shark that may pose any threat, you would have to be quite some distance off shore to encounter a blue shark. The usual jelly fish and the weaver fish are the only others to look out for. They won't kill you but they have a nasty sting
@@mooncatt79 sounds good are u a diver yourself sea life dont really bother me but I think seeing an 8 foot shark would get my heart pumping
Porbeagle sharks are similar in looks to a white shark and I believe also in the same shark family. I think that's what that was, although great whites do very rarely come a short way up the channel. They prefer clear water however so don't go far up the channel.
They are tiny compared to a 5 meter white shark. A 5 meter gws weight over 10x more than a full grown beagle.
🎵If you go into the water today, you're sure of a big surprise...🎵
A marine biologist second guessing a Great White.......RIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT.
BBC making clickbait before it was even popular online.
"It came rather aggressively towards the boat" "sort of an aggressive turn or movement" 100% curiosity in search for bait fish or something similar. Aggressively my behind. If a dolphin did they same you wouldn't call it aggressive now would you. This guys a marine biologist? Where did he study? Jaws the movie university?
Miki Seius
You do realise it was a re-creation? It wasn't actual footage of the event. And this was 7 years ago so the filming is obviously going to be bad
Moat house Productions Obviously i didn't.
Another internet expert...The only shark species in the UK which is known to glide on the surface is a basking shark. Anyone that knows anything about them know that they are passive and don't tend to change direction much, especially not aggressively. Porbeagle and blue sharks don't really go on the surface, they tend to stay in the mid-low water columns. Of course a shark could turn in a way that looks aggressive to investigate the boat.
I was fishing off the dock and decided to use my wife's holiday roast for bait. Suddenly a tug, a bite, a massive pull. It came up to the surface. No word of a lie, it was a massive Great White Shark no less than 25 feet, 3 tons of em.
You need to write a novel about your encounter or better yet make a movie (tho don't bother with sequels, especially 3D ones)
I think you're gonna need a bigger dock........
This is why I don’t go in the sea they say there are no sharks in the uk
I had sailboat sailed to Mallorca Ibiza in 1999/2007. We found a place to anchor sheltered by the harbour wall. I used to swim to & from the boat . I wouldn’t do it now I’ve done so much research. There are some big female Great Whites in The Med , scientists think they might go there to give birth or possibly Breed ?
A marine biologist, takes photos of seaweed, fail to take photos of Great White in UK. Well I bet your employers value your quick thinking.
Definitely a Great White shark
spazzomaniacster25 yep
spazzomaniacster25 ...you do realise that it’s a reconstruction of what they saw (without any camera footage)
Dougie Montana you don't know that
its me NELSON!.
Its definitely a reconstruction.
Thing is though the British isles have ideal conditions for Great Whites not having them is actually a big mystery.
The water temperature isn’t an issue.
We’ve got large enough seal populations to support them.
We already have Greenland sharks living in the depths those are almost the same size as great whites.
It's a thrasher
it couldv been a porbeagle shark they actualy look like smaller great whites
Prob a porbeagle
Prob a very poor beagle.
Cornish fishermen have been saying for decades that there's white sharks in our waters and everytime people say it's a porbeagle or thresher or mako blah blah but when some yuppies with a cam which they didn't even use when they supposedly saw it and are 'seasoned'(lol) divers and are marine biologists blah blah say they saw one it makes BBC.
Sorry for lack of commas and poorly constructed sentence but I think you can agree it's a vaild point.😆
Yes
i dont not believe you, but do you have any sources?
It’s true all these northerners would shit their pants if they saw a shark in the water next to them
Never heard one of our Cornish Fishermen ever saying there are Great whites around Cornwall lol.... I live in a Fishing port, think I might have heard one of them say it in 50 years on this earth. :D Even my own family who were prior to the EU strangle hold fishermen some of them, not once have they mentioned it. And even laugh when it's brought up year in year out. There are 40 different types of shark around the UK and Cornwall is home to 20 of them, some can be damn mean like the Porbeagle, I know loads of people who have had their boats rammed by one around Cornwall at some point. I've had it done to me twice... actually they're not so much mean as grumpy. They don't like things in their water, people and boats. But there is not Great Whites haha.. I bet you're picking up on that stupid story ran in the Telegraph a few years back, that said a Cornish Fishermen said his boat was attacked by one. :D You know, that particular fisherman was fond of tall tales and the other guys on board said it was a Porbeagle. lol.... But hey what ever.... still calling bull on this! I'm Cornish and have family who are fishermen, we laugh at this every single year. As there isn't a summer that goes by where there isn't at least one story of Great Whites off the Cornish Coast. To funny.....
Mako’s are just as aggressive anyway
Magnificent narration
Can we appreciate how educated this gentleman is
I've dived all across the globe, expect UK waters cos its toooo cold! (So I went and dived in the Arctic Circle in a 14mm Wetsuit - Duh)! But many of my friends have hundreds, if not thousands of UK dives and they assure me there ARE GW Sharks in our waters! I've come across them over the rest of globe, so why not in UK waters! But don't expect to see Any shark on any dive. Its pot luck, or unluck depending how you look at it! Much of my diving was in middle eastern waters, where water temperatures were in the 80s Fahrenheit (lov er ley)! Most dives you'd come across white & black tips and further away from coastal areas we got the oceanic sharks! They were just pesky and no real threat. The really big ones were the Tiger, Bull and GW Sharks! Normally they won't bother you but during my 5 years out there, there was a rogue GW that attacked people in boats, diving and people swimming in 4 feet of water! A few limbs were lost and one fatality! The shark was caught and it was measured just short of 5 metres and was The Shark as contents of stomach had grisly remains! If your someone who persues any watersport you need to be aware of any dangers. Use local knowledge, not just for scuba diving but other sports such as surfing, boating etc. To all you divers out there "keep on bubbling"! (I had to quit thru' injury - bummer)!
@@alfiespruce1485 Bit harsh.
@@jamesmurphy1389 it's bs
I agree that gw sharks are definitely in Uk waters we have perfect water temperature and plenty of seals for food so the question really is why are we not seeing more gw sharks ?🥰❤️
All the lovely seals to eat around the British Isles. It's a Great white takeaway. They can handle the cold, so why not.
These are bullsitters though. They had cameras and not one photo.
Shit yeah I remember when I saw one in the local swimming pool, scared the life out of me, I also have no evidence of this but let's go reconstruct it and make it sound like there's been a murder also.
it was probably a big adult white shark. I wouldn't call that "Aggressive" behavior though .A shark that big is not going to fear the boat. It may have even followed fishing boats into your waters