I recently happened to watch the movie "open water" and also a documentary on the USS Indianapolis. After watching these films, I began to wonder whether you become more vulnerable to sharks when you hover for a safety stop and/or when you wait for the boat on the surface. If you stay still for a longer period (say, longer than three minutes), is it then that you start to attract sharks? It was especially disconcerting to watch the ill-destined divers being attacked by sharks while floating on the surface, because we all have to stay on the surface (though for a much shorter period of time) before our boats pick us up.
Could somebody provide a reason to believe that we are much safer under normal circumstances?
Could somebody provide a reason to believe that we are much safer under normal circumstances?