Trip Report Fuvahmulah 1-5 March 2025

[Dan]

Yeah. We get a more intense & close encounter with Tiger Sharks in Tiger Beach, hence higher potential accidents.

 

[boqurant]

@Volleyball Sure, the feeding at Tiger Zoo is a little more hands-off, and it doesn't seem unreasonable to me. But, the feedings co-occur alongside a big group of divers a few meters away, crouching behind a downslope. I'm notmarine biologist but I'd be surprised if long-run this doesn't lead to the sharks becoming overly confident when there's divers around. Seems like a bad idea

 

[Volleyball]

@Volleyball Sure, the feeding at Tiger Zoo is a little more hands-off, and it doesn't seem unreasonable to me. But, the feedings co-occur alongside a big group of divers a few meters away, crouching behind a downslope. I'm notmarine biologist but I'd be surprised if long-run this doesn't lead to the sharks becoming overly confident when there's divers around. Seems like a bad idea

100% agree with you; I'm pointing out that while past events cannot predict the future, if one wants to dive with tigers, the Bahamas is the more dangerous option. There have also been more non-feeding fatalities by tigers in the Bahamas than in the Maldives

Also, this is quite gruesome, someone claiming to be a safety diver during the Tiger Beach fatality tells their story here. There's no way to know for sure but it seems more likely than not:

 

[Dan]

100% agree with you; I'm pointing out that while past events cannot predict the future, if one wants to dive with tigers, the Bahamas is the more dangerous option. There have also been more non-feeding fatalities by tigers in the Bahamas than in the Maldives

Also, this is quite gruesome, someone claiming to be a safety diver during the Tiger Beach fatality tells their story here. There's no way to know for sure but it seems more likely than not:

WOW!

We were lucky. We just had a near miss, when one of us didn’t keep his eyes on teething Tiger.

 

[Volleyball]

WOW!

We were lucky. We just had a near miss, when one of us didn’t keep his eyes on teething Tiger.

Wow, a bite from behind! They do multiple dives in Tiger Beach per day, I'm sure 99% are fine, although I believe they only go out for 4-6 months out of the year; Tiger Zoo, they brag "is open 365 days a year." I've dove in Nassau a dozen times and a few times in Bimini, but not at Tiger Beach. Flew to the Maldives twice in the past 9 months, visiting Fuv/Tiger Zoo once, and the other time, unexpectedly saw a tiger cruise by in Hulhumale