Hammerheads, 40m, no safety stop?

[shellbackdiver1]

Glad i'm not the only person that will say no to this dive. Thanks. Also my dive shop owner said no dive "too dangerous".

 

[Spongebobscubasteve]

Just a quick question, aren't hammer heads very dangerous. I could be way off, we don't have them here and I heard they are not the most cuddly of sharks. I know I would be VERY nervous diving with them.

I am from Great White country and have dived right near shark alley, next to their fridge basically (Seal Island) and I was less nervous then if there were hammer heads around.

I personally would never attempt a solo dive either, but I am very new at this and the thought of that just scares me!

 

[Tassie_Rohan]

I am from Great White country and have dived right near shark alley, next to their fridge basically (Seal Island) and I was less nervous then if there were hammer heads around.

I would be far more concerned with great whites than hammerheads.

Great whites have killed divers in the past, commonly in the location you described, while I'm not aware of a hammerhead ever killing a diver (anyone care to fill me in?).

Tiger sharks (warm water) and Bull Sharks (murky river entrances) are two others to watch out for: but cute little hammerheads? They are the puppy dogs of the sea - albeit uglier and with far, far more teeth.

Cheers,
Rohan.

 

[shellbackdiver1]

Just a quick question, aren't hammer heads very dangerous. I could be way off, we don't have them here and I heard they are not the most cuddly of sharks. I know I would be VERY nervous diving with them.

I am from Great White country and have dived right near shark alley, next to their fridge basically (Seal Island) and I was less nervous then if there were hammer heads around.

In my opinion diving with Hammerheads may not be the same as diving with Bulls, Tigers or GW's.

 

[Crawl79]

There was got to be a better way or a better place to see hammerheads, could also try the Texas Flower Gardens In February.

 

[Spongebobscubasteve]

GW are actually not all that agressive, yes they have killed divers before, but mostly spearfisherman. They are more inquisative than anything else. Sure, being inquisative with a row of razor sharp teeth is not that safe.

I just always heard that HH hunted in packs and were dangerous. Sounds like my sources were way off base.

I would also never enter the water anywhere near a Bull Shark, they are dangerous buggers!!!!

 

[Kim]

Wasn't it a hammerhead that got Felix Leiter?

 

[Buoyant1]

When is Shark Week again?

 

[amascuba]

A little overstated, perhaps - as that could imply that one should never seek new experiences and ask to discuss the dive plan in advance.

The dive mentioned by the OP is a bad idea, and while diving 120 m on air like WesTexDiver mentioned doing can certainly be done in a safe manner - this dive is not one of them.

Don, Your age is kicking in finally! He said 40m, not 120m. 120m is roughly 396ft.

 

[Drewski]

Wasn't it a hammerhead that got Felix Leiter?

:lol3:

Another James Bond Fan! Actually, I think it looked more like a Mako in that scene, but I could be wrong. BTW, Jack Lord's Felix back in Sean Connery's days was much cooler...