dumpsterDiver
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It happens ALOT on safety stops and on the surface waiting for a pickup. The shark will come straight up vertical at you{even with no fish} For bulls, it's a territorial thing and we are in their 'yard'. You have to back them down quickly so that all they will do is circle. In WPB it happens on the Princess Anne & the Ande all the time the sharks will go vertical on me.
You know freediving much better than me. When sharks come vertical on us, we have to get down to them fast and get them to break off. In freediving the buddy is critical. When sharks approach it's a team effort to get on them fast. Maybe just the event sequence & angle, but I didn't see another diver to help if he was breathe'd up.
Freedivers are on their own more or less, The buddy waits on the surface typically. the attack happened at a depth of probably 15 or 25 feet..
And I agree with you for scuba diving, there is not much we can do.. other than bluff and charge them and pray they break off.
The Ande Wreck.. I got a scary video of that.. solo spearing .. skip to 4;30 for the exciting part.
I have had two bad experiences with bullsharks there and I think i saw a giant GWS there too.