Talk about the absolute worst thing ever happening while being in a shark cage…
This had me on the edge of seat wondering if there was a person in the cage or not.
At first, someone in the background yelled that there wasn’t, but it didn’t’ make sense with how concerned the deckhands were about the cage.
Seconds later, oa sudden a guy with a camera pops out!
Unbelievable he didn’t get hurt with that shark thrashing around.
According to the guy who filmed this, the guy in the cage did not have his camera on (either that, or he didn’t want everyone to hear him screaming like at the top of his lungs).
Here are the notes from the video (filmed off of Guadalupe Island)
On a recent great white shark cage diving trip we experienced a very rare event, a shark breaching the side of the cage. What might appear to be an aggressive great white shark trying to attack the cage, this is not the case. These awesome sharks are biting at large chunks of tuna tied to a rope. When a great white shark lunges and bites something, it is temporarily blinded. They also cannot swim backwards. So this shark lunged at the bait, accidentally hit the side of the cage, was most likely confused and not able to swim backwards, it thrust forward and broke the metal rail of the cage. There was a single diver inside the cage. He ended up outside the bottom of the cage, looking down on two great white sharks. The
There was a single diver inside the cage. He ended up outside the bottom of the cage, looking down on two great white sharks. The diver is a very experienced dive instructor, remained calm, and when the shark thrashed back outside the cage, the diver calmly swam back up and climbed out completely uninjured. The boat crew did an outstanding job, lifting the top of the cage, analyzing the frenzied situation, and the shark was out after a few long seconds. Everyone on the boat returned to the cages the next day, realizing this was a very rare event. The boat owner, captain, and crew are to be commended for making what could’ve been a tragic event into a happy ending. I’m sure God and luck had a bit to do with it too!
The boat owner, captain, and crew are to be commended for making what could’ve been a tragic event into a happy ending. I’m sure God and luck had a bit to do with it too!
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