Shark Attack on Liveaboard

[luv2diveWPB]

The attack was on a diver diving on the Sheerwater Liveaboard which is from Jim Abernathy Scuba in Palm Beach. Pretty crazy... I know they specialize w/ tiger shark diving. It would be interesting to learn more details. Hope he is alright

Shark bites diver east of Fort Lauderdale beach -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

 

[deepstops]

The attack was on a diver diving on the Sheerwater Liveaboard which is from Jim Abernathy Scuba in Palm Beach. Pretty crazy... I know they specialize w/ tiger shark diving. It would be interesting to learn more details. Hope he is alright

Shark bites diver east of Fort Lauderdale beach -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

The article says they were 50 miles east of Fort Lauderdale which puts them somewhere in the vicinity of Great Issac Lighthouse in the Bahamas.

 

[Capt Scotty]

Very little info about this in the news...

 

[ONESPEED]

Here is the Miami Herald Article. I'd say "off Ft. Lauderdale" is ans understatement.

Diver bitten by shark and survives - 02/25/2008 - MiamiHerald.com

 

[427Dave]

I can not confirm, but our news this morning said he died????? This is out of Orlando and they have been known to get things screwed up.

 

[ONESPEED]

This link has a little more info but still pretty vague, apparently it was a bull shark....

Bahamas shark bite aboard Shear Water, official thread :: Wetpixel.com

 

[Jupiter31]

50 miles off Ft Lauderdale is a HELL of a lot closer to the Bahamas (just offshore Bimini, Grand Bahama for example)

What possible purpose was saying "off FTL" other than sloppy reporting, stupidity about geography, need to sensationalize........

I read the article expecting it happend off the beach in FTL, or the 3rd reef line, and turns out happened in a different country!

I'm sorry for the diver and hope the best for a quick recovery, but the news media (surprise) got it wrong - very poor job of reporting

 

[Divergirl4U]

Not much info ....
Diver bitten by shark and survives - 02/25/2008 - MiamiHerald.com
Not very often we hear of divers attacked

 

[solensdotter]

Will definitely be following this as more details become available, such as confirmation of the type of shark (like Onespeed, I have heard the rumor that it was a bull), whether there was anything going on that might have contributed to the bite (feeding, spearfishing, etc.). Hard to have much of an opinion based on the very limited information available at the moment...
Best wishes to the diver and his family for a speedy recovery.

 

[ONESPEED]

Damn, very bad news....

Diver Attacked By Shark Off Fort Lauderdale Dies - Local News Story - WTVJ | Miami