Fourth Shark Attack in Sharm El Sheikh

[Red Sea Shadow]

Shark Reef and Shark Observatory were named because back in the late 70s and early 80s, you could go there and see 20 sharks per dive. I have never seen a shark at either of these sites.

Off topic, but if you want to see sharks at Shark Reef, start the dive at Anemone City and stick to the edge of the plateau so that the blue is to your left hand site and look for sharks there (left and down). On one lucky dive we've spotted a giant moray, a great barracuda and a whitetip.

 

[ciprian.raglean]

Hi Crowley,

As far as i understood from your post, you are talking about one single shark that is responsible for the attacks. Is this confirmed or can it be more than one?

many thanks

 

[drbill]

Sharks are important as all animals are, but we can not sit in our western world luxury homes and condemn the poor Africans for protecting their income and food for their children.

Ha, you obviously haven't been to my "luxury" home!

Certainly there is truth to your statement. I think back to the days after "Jaws" was released and the hysteria that led to the decimation of many shark species in my own waters.

 

[Crowley]

Thanks guys for the thanks... and I would invite you to read the story of my day posted in a separate thread! Is it one shark? I don't know - something I've been dwelling on today - my separate post will explain.

Cheers,

C.

 

[Christian]

Is it one shark? I don't know - something I've been dwelling on today - my separate post will explain.

Cheers,

C.

Where did you post your thought on this subject Crowley? Would be interested to read.

cheers

 

[String]

To lighten the mood i found this deluded article

Some highlights from this little gem:

A Sharm El Sheikh marine biologist slammed the conspiracy theory circulating around the country that last week's shark attacks off the South Sinai resort of Sharm El-Sheikh were part of an Israeli conspiracy, but the South Sinai governor supports it.

Speaking on the public TV program "Egypt Today" yesterday, a specialist introduced as "Captain Mustafa Ismail, a famous diver in Sharm El Sheikh," said that the sharks involved in the attack are ocean sharks and do not live in Egypt's waters.

When asked by the anchor how the shark entered Sharm El Sheikh waters, he burst out, "no, it's who let them in?"

Urged to elaborate, Ismail said that he recently got a call from an Israeli diver in Eilat telling him that they captured a small shark with a GPS planted in its back, implying that the sharks were monitored to attack in Egypt's waters only.

"Why would these sharks travel 4000 km and not have any accidents until they entered Sinai waters?" asked Ismail.

Earlier today, General Abdel-Fadeel Shosha, the governor of South Sinai, backed Ismail's theory. In a phone call to the TV program, he said that it is possible that Israeli intelligence, Mossad, is behind the incidents and that they are doing it to undermine the Egyptian tourism industry. He added that Egypt needs time to investigate the theory.

Deluded, paranoid but to the point its actually funny!

 

[ameneon]

Short interview with the man who pulled the German lady out of the water. Written in Norwegian: http://www.vg.no/reise/artikkel.php?artid=10012169

After being bitten once she tried to swim to land, but got attacked again shortly after. Second time was fatal. The story says "he tried to pull her body away from the two sharks", but the quoted text says "I got hold of the body, but the shark had already taken her leg". I don't trust Norwegian journalists to get any facts right so one shark attacking twice might be correct.

 

[hypersonic]

Off topic, but if you want to see sharks at Shark Reef, start the dive at Anemone City and stick to the edge of the plateau so that the blue is to your left hand site and look for sharks there (left and down). On one lucky dive we've spotted a giant moray, a great barracuda and a whitetip.

If we are talking about the same dive, I have the video to prove the sightings, and the whitetip was a reef shark.

 

[ACT651755]

To lighten the mood i found Deluded, paranoid but to the point its actually funny!

Great find!

 

[thetafferboy]

So the mystery is over - Egypt claims that shark was planted by Mossad spies.

Riggghtt...