Monday, March 15, 2010

Terrifying Incident With “Submarine-Like” Great White

Terrifying Incident With “Submarine-Like” Great White

January 4, 2010 by Quint · View Comments 

Veteran surfer Russell Specht has survived a terrifying face-to-face encounter with a monster great white shark stalking North Stradbroke Island.

Close Encounter With A Tiger Shark

Close Encounter With A Tiger Shark

January 4, 2010 by Matt Hooper · View Comments 

Michelle Adamson swam within three metres of a tiger shark and lived to tell the tale. The Telina resident encountered the deadly animal while snorkelling with husband Mark off Heron Island at the weekend.

“I Was Lucky To Be Attacked By A Great White”

“I Was Lucky To Be Attacked By A Great White”

January 4, 2010 by Martin Brody · View Comments 

After an estimated seven or eight seconds underwater, Orgias was released and popped to the surface. Scrambling on to his board, he saw the sea turning red. His left hand was dangling by a piece of skin. As he paddled frantically back to shore, he kept thinking about his pregnant wife. When he finally reached the sand, two surfers applied a makeshift tourniquet.

Perth Great White Sharks Tagged and Monitored

Perth Great White Sharks Tagged and Monitored

December 30, 2009 by Martin Brody · View Comments 

In a world first, great white sharks will be monitored over the summer when they move to within 500m of metropolitan beaches from Ocean Reef to Garden and Rottnest Islands where satellite receivers are installed.

Shark Snacks On False Killer Whale

Shark Snacks On False Killer Whale

December 29, 2009 by Martin Brody · View Comments 

A false killer whale that beached on the Sunshine Coast yesterday bore wounds thought to be from a shark attack, experts have said.

Paua Divers Fear Shark Tour’s Impact

Paua Divers Fear Shark Tour’s Impact

December 28, 2009 by Matt Hooper · View Comments 

A group of Southern Paua divers is concerned its members’ lives are being endangered by a shark tourism operation in Foveaux Strait. The divers are worried the Great White Southern Dive Company operation will encourage shark attacks and endanger divers. The company runs caged diving trips to view sharks.

Avoca Beach Shark Attack Survivor (Update)

Avoca Beach Shark Attack Survivor (Update)

December 28, 2009 by Quint · View Comments 

John Sojoski will think twice when stepping on a “rock” from now on, after being bitten by a shark on Boxing Day.

Eleven Tiger Sharks Caught Off Sunshine Coast

Eleven Tiger Sharks Caught Off Sunshine Coast

December 28, 2009 by Martin Brody · View Comments 

At least 11 tiger sharks – some up to four metres long – have been caught in shark nets and on drumlines off Sunshine Coast beaches in recent weeks, with one shark expert warning thousands more are cruising the region’s waterways.

Avoca Beach Shark Attack

Avoca Beach Shark Attack

December 27, 2009 by Matt Hooper · View Comments 

A Central Coast man is in hospital after being attacked by a shark at Avoca Beach earlier today. The man was bitten by the shark while swimming with his granddaughter close to the shore of the patrolled surf beach.

Tiger Shark Attacks Mozambique Tourist

Tiger Shark Attacks Mozambique Tourist

December 25, 2009 by Quint · View Comments 

On Tuesday December 22, 2009 at about 2:00 PM a juvenile Tiger Shark came swimming into the bay of Ponta do Ouro and attacked a young man on holiday here who was playing in the surf with some friends on an inflatable lilo about 2 meters off shore.

Young Lifeguard Vanishes in Shark Attack

Young Lifeguard Vanishes in Shark Attack

December 21, 2009 by Matt Hooper · View Comments 

A young lifeguard disappeared in a “pool of blood” in the fourth shark attack at a South African beach in two years. Witnesses said the 22-year-old waved his hands frantically in the air before being dragged under by a shark after paddling on a surf board off the coast of Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape.

Shark Attack Victim Probably ‘Looked Like Turtle’

Shark Attack Victim Probably ‘Looked Like Turtle’

December 20, 2009 by Martin Brody · View Comments 

Gladstone freediving champion John Pengelly is in a stable condition in Royal Brisbane Hospital after being bitten by a three metre bull shark while diving at Lamont Reef early yesterday morning.

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