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A Dive With Great White Sharks in Australia

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This great white shark was snapped from the safety of a cage

Bloomberg is running the following article - it's a somewhat entertaining read. MBBy Malcolm Scott, Bloomberg NewsIn December 1963, a great white shark tore open Rodney Fox's abdomen, broke half his ribs, punctured his diaphragm and lung, and exposed the main artery to his heart. He's devoted his life to diving with sharks ever since.Fox returned to the water a year later, to film "Revenge of a Shark Victim" - where he shoots grey nurse sharks with an underwater rifle. The anger was … [Read more...]

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Shark Hunter Frank Mundus, 1926-2008

Saturday, September 13, 2008 By 6 Comments
Legendary Shark Hunter Frank Mundus

Heart attack takes legendary Montauk fisherman, 82BY ROBERT WARGAS | Special to NewsdayFrank Mundus, the legendary Montauk shark fisherman on whom the crusty Captain Quint character from the movie "Jaws" was said to be based, died in Honolulu after returning there a week ago from a shark fishing trip off Long Island, his wife said Saturday. He was 82.Jeanette Mundus, 46, in an interview from the couple's home in Hawaii, said her husband died Wednesday in The Queen's Medical Center in … [Read more...]

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