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
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”
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
Australian Spear-Fisherman Recounts Shark Attack
December 4, 2009 by Martin Brody · View Comments
Brian Guest, 51, disappeared while snorkelling off a beach in Western Australia in December. He was last seen in the area where a 14ft great white shark was seen thrashing around. His body has not been found.
Queensland Releases Terrifying Shark Net Statistics
November 30, 2009 by Martin Brody · View Comments
A 4.1-metre (13 foot) tiger shark was the largest shark to be caught in beach protection nets this year, demonstrating how close swimmers can come to the predators of the deep.
BIG FUCKING SHARK TERRORIZES AUSTRALIA
October 27, 2009 by Martin Brody · View Comments
The big bite is not settling well with the local surfers. “Whatever attacked and took chunks out of this big shark must be massive,” 19-year-old surfer Ashton Smith told the Courier Mail. “I’ve heard about the big one that’s lurking out there somewhere. We’re all being very, very cautious.”

