I was attacked by a Nurse Shark

[drbill]

The only shark that has ever "attacked" me was an 18" horn shark. I tried (wrongly) to reposition it for a better camera angle and it swam up to me and tried to gum me on my wetsuit. I laughed so hard the regulator fell out of my mouth. So far the great whites and other species have just passed by my camera and not even asked for the standard $1 modeling fee.

 

[MrChen]

Here's my full dive video.

[video=youtube;u7uq48m2kV8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7uq48m2kV8&feature=youtu.be[/video]

 

[Amazz]

My bet is the shark was interested in the Gopro electronics. Having done many shark dives, the sharks definitely seemed interested in video cameras and those divers compare to those with stills.

 

[MrChen]

Interesting...

 

[HalcyonDaze]

My bet is the shark was interested in the Gopro electronics. Having done many shark dives, the sharks definitely seemed interested in video cameras and those divers compare to those with stills.

Not too surprising. Back in the early 1980s the Steinhart Aquarium tried keeping a baby white shark on exhibit. After four days they released her; it turns out that there was a tiny (<1 millivolt) electrical fault in one spot of the tank wall. She would repeatedly bump into that location.


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[jimw]

My bet is the shark was interested in the Gopro electronics. Having done many shark dives, the sharks definitely seemed interested in video cameras and those divers compare to those with stills.

Last night on a dive, a Sand Snapping Shrimp with some looong claws; repeatedly picked on MrChen to threaten out of 4 divers. He did NOT have his GoPro with him, maybe he's just an electric guy! Or maybe there's an aquatic version of SB read only by marine critters--and he's on their list!!

 

[MrChen]

That shrimp was hilarious. It would go down in the hole and then come out displaying claws and then go back down. Good stuff.

 

[mscott556]

My bet is the shark was interested in the Gopro electronics. Having done many shark dives, the sharks definitely seemed interested in video cameras and those divers compare to those with stills.

I agree. I've had a lemon go after my strobes before.

 

[T.C.]

Last night on a dive, a Sand Snapping Shrimp with some looong claws; repeatedly picked on MrChen to threaten out of 4 divers. He did NOT have his GoPro with him, maybe he's just an electric guy! Or maybe there's an aquatic version of SB read only by marine critters--and he's on their list!!

See what happens when you harrass the wildlife, MrChen. Now he told his friends about you, and the Sea is now your enemy.

Either way, you're screwed when Katherine comes back this way.

 

[MrChen]

See what happens when you harrass the wildlife, MrChen. Now he told his friends about you, and the Sea is now your enemy.

Either way, you're screwed when Katherine comes back this way.

We don't need Katherine. On the same day a local fisherman submitted video to the news of a GW off shore. They are out there.