GALVESTON, TX While the ocean vessel 'Dawn Raider' was commercial fishing shrimp, this Great White was hooked in the mouth but only resisted slightly for 15 minutes before it came up alongside the boat to have a look; long enough for one of the crew members to slip a rope a round it's tail !!! 'And that's when the **** hit the fan!! .. The Shark took off towing the 42 foot fishing boat backwards through the water at about 7 Knots. Just like in JAWS, the boat was taking on water over the stern and the crew watched in horror as the shark would actually jump completely out of the water at times. This went on for an hour before the shark finally drowned. She weighed in at 1035 LBS. It is suspected she followed a weak El Nino current into local waters in search of food. Although mid 60 degree water is considered ideal for these sharks, the larger ones can tolerate water in the low 50s. NOTE: THE TAIL FIN IS THE SIZE OF A MAN!!! Now that you read the article, read snopes' take on these pics: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/yarmouth.asp More pics on the same animal: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/mako/largemako2004.html
well, it probably had a good-sized hook gouged in it to start. according to a brief interview i read about this catch just this morning, a crewmember had reached over the side to cut its throat while they were trying to pull it in so perhaps some of the blood is from that injury?
ok gotcha. i dont tihnk i'd be putting my arm over the edge to slice its throat with throat being so close to mouth. f me. if theres one thing that scares the life out of me its sharks. i paniced at the terrors of the deep at sea world and i knew that they couldnt get me. wouldnt go in ocean for years after going there
