Amazing Footage.............

[SterlingDiver]

..............if you haven't seen it take a look as two great white's attack surfer. I have heard several "experts" say GW' don't hunt together, this footage is pretty hard to refute.

http://surfermag.com/av/shrkatt/

This is a very lucky young man.

Dave

 

[ScubaCollin]

Could of been a coincidence that they were both there at the same time. But it does look quite co-ordinated

 

[scubaculture]

I was there the day that happened. Nahoon Reef is a very popular surfing spot and there were alot of us out that day. I used to see a lot of sharks there, mostly raggies though.

 

[baitedstorm]

Yikes!!!! I think I'll stick to Scuba Diving!

 

[Diver Dennis]

Very cool footage. Reminds me of the Orcas that surf into shore to grab seals...

 

[Chris Hipp]

What exactly is the appeal of surfers over divers? I have heard about a lot of surfers getting attacked but I have hardly heard of divers getting attacked.

 

[menemsha43]

This is all speculation cause I don't know much about this (except what I've seen in those documentaries) but I bet the fast movement of the surfer attracted those sharks in that footage. Probably resembled a seal swimming through the surf to them. Same thing when the surfers are paddling out I would expect - looks like a seal on the surface. Attacking from below I would think gives the element of surprise for the shark - I'm sure its just hunting instinct to do it that way. Most of the time divers are in the water is at depth - not quite as attractive a target. But that silohuette(sp?) against the surface must be tempting.

 

[BIGSAGE136]

IMHO the "Attack" is really a hunt for seals. Two Great Whites could have made short work of the diver. The fact that they didn't speaks for itself.

 

[Sideband]

Saw on a show the other day about Great Whites that someone on a surfboard paddeling out looks a lot like a seal or sealion. They said there were fewer attacks years ago when boards were longer and narrower. Now that they are shorter and wider they probably look more like what a shark is looking for.

Joe

 

[menemsha43]

Agree Bigsage. How often does a great white strike and wound a seal and then swim away? Not very often I bet. But biting into a surfboard/human must register to their senses as something quite different than a seal (which they've been eating all their lives). I bet they are pretty confused at that point. Maybe they have a hunting technique that lets the prey bleed for a while which would give someone time to get away.