Tiger Beach Shark dives anyone?

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Has anyone done the Tiger Beach shark dives that are being offered by Stuart Cove? Id like to get a feedback on that if possible. I was told that the only operator that did that was a liveaboard operator Jim Abernethy from Fort Lauderdale who was attacked by a Tiger shark and then all diving was abandoned. Any info on diving Tiger Beach will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[diversteve]

Recently? afaik JASA is still running trips next year - Bahamas Scuba Diving Schedule and Availability :: Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures

Jim was bit in Jan 2011 - A Mako scared the **** out of him last summer though...lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhHDXk8g4FE#t=0m28s

The only thing I know about the Cove's operation is that must be a pretty long day boat ride out to the Banks from Grand Bahama.

 

[Dr. Doug Ebersole]

Jim was "bitten" (not "attacked") by either a lemon or a reef shark almost two years ago while handling a crate of bait. It was clearly a "mistake" by the shark who was going for the bait. Jim received some stitches in his arm and is back going to Tiger Beach on a weekly basis. I've done this trip with Jim many times and would HIGHLY recommend it.

As far as the Stuart Cove trip goes, all I know is that they make it a day trip out of Grand Bahama. Sounds like a long boat ride.

 

[danvolker]

Has anyone done the Tiger Beach shark dives that are being offered by Stuart Cove? Id like to get a feedback on that if possible. I was told that the only operator that did that was a liveaboard operator Jim Abernethy from Fort Lauderdale who was attacked by a Tiger shark and then all diving was abandoned. Any info on diving Tiger Beach will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Sounds like propaganda from Stuart Cove
Jimmy has as much passion today for Diving with Tigers as he did a decade ago. I doubt anyone on the planet has more time in the water with big Tigers, or as close a relationship to the monster Tiger shark Emma, that appears in the Movie Jim made with Guy Harvey and Wyland...
As to the nip Jim had from the bait crate incident, this type of issue was really never an issue--Jim was doing something they dont do, for a reason, and the nip is why they dont do stuff like this. With tens of thousands of shark encounters, Jim is the go-to guy for some of the biggest names in TV or movies when they want the experience....

 

[Capt Scotty]

There are two other boats running Tiger Beach trips. One is the Dolphin Dream and the other is the M/V Kate, my vessel which is sitting on tiger beach right now as I write this waiting for the sun to rise for a great day of filming sharks.

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

There are two other boats running Tiger Beach trips. One is the Dolphin Dream and the other is the M/V Kate, my vessel which is sitting on tiger beach right now as I write this waiting for the sun to rise for a great day of filming sharks.

Wonderful! Do you guys only do caged dives?

 

[Dr. Doug Ebersole]

Caged dives? Why?

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Caged dives? Why?

I believe that is what is said on their website.

 

[danvolker]

Might as well vist an aquarium as go on a caged dive. Or maybe just have someone else do the dive for you

Sinbad, I am not busting on you, just on cage operations.

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Might as well vist an aquarium as go on a caged dive. Or maybe just have someone else do the dive for you

Sinbad, I am not busting on you, just on cage operations.

I was looking for an out-of-cage experience. Since their website mentioned that their dives were only done from a cage I wanted to know if they were the only kind they offered.