Shark attack, Egypt, Brothers islands

[cerich]

Ok fine. Just reflect on some of your comments. Like don’t tell me to pull the other one when you haven’t been in the same water with them currently. A little bit of respect goes a long way and whether staff or mod you should comport yourself more professionally. Right. Now we’re good. No offense either side I hope. And it’s a distraction anyhow to a serious subject.

Pull the other one (it's got bells on) definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Not exactly a harsh comment is "pull the other one".

Your comments in the thread have been inconsistent.

 

[Pyro_]

Hi @Pyro_ What operator are you using? I did back to back weeks with both the southern itinerary, St John's/Daedalus, and the northern itinerary, Brothers, Daedalus, Elphinstone.

Going with blue planet in the my blue seas

 

[InTheDrink]

Pull the other one (it's got bells on) definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Not exactly a harsh comment is "pull the other one".

Your comments in the thread have been inconsistent.

Comment harsh but no big deal.

My comments have changed as the information and incidents have been fluid.

Let’s work on what learning we can get from this and apologies if my opinions (changing) have offended you. That was never the intention.

Just don’t tell me to pull the other one again specifically when you weren’t there. I think that’s reasonable. I’m telling you and everyone else here that something that we don’t understand yet changed. Simples.

 

[InTheDrink]

Going with blue planet in the my blue seas

Say Hi to Nina from me. She probably won’t remember me but she was my first intro to OWTs in 2009.

 

[Christian]

If the discharge was enough to condition them you would see dozens of OWT under the boats every day. Is that happening? Look at how efficient OWT are with shipwrecks with lots of people in the water for long enough for them to answer the dinner bell.

Yes, in fall which is mating season it is not unusual to have 5-10 OWT sharks around and under the boat. Some 600+ individuals have been identified in the Egyptian Red Sea, but it’s with rather small resourses and a lot of help from volunteering divers. So most probably many more. Some have been ”gone” for several years and then showed up again. Somtimes identified in the same area (e.g Il Akhawein) or in a new. So they are not ”resident”. They move around a lot. They have always been very bold. It’s their natural behaviour. It has sometimes led to catastrophic results.
But if they would really consider us food, it would mean carnage. If they really would want to eat us we would not stand a chance.
But people need to realise and respect that it is the wilderness. And that it might bite you in the ass. You wouldn’t just walk out on a savanne with lions wearing flip flops and shorts...

 

[dmaziuk]

Shark attacks are pretty much stable. Human activity near sea has increased significantly. Don’t blame the sharks.

Who's blaming the sharks? They need to eat, and to discover new food sources if they are to keep eating. Humans, as you say, are becoming abundant, what did you expect to happen?

 

[BlueTrin]

Sorry I went through many pages of this thread but did anyone found on which liveaboard this accident happened ?

 

[InTheDrink]

Sorry I went through many pages of this thread but did anyone found on which liveaboard this accident happened ?

Yes a lot know but it’s best not to mention names for now.

 

[InTheDrink]

Who's blaming the sharks? They need to eat, and to discover new food sources if they are to keep eating. Humans, as you say, are becoming abundant, what did you expect to happen?

Yeah and we remain pretty much not on their menu. With minor exceptions. The more we dive swim or snorkel with them the more chance of incidents/interactions. Still safer than cycling a bike or driving a car I believe. The chances of bad outcomes are extremely low. Lately at Brothers it appears to have increased significantly and the relevant bodies are trying to understand why.

 

[mcohen1021]

I was in awe of these magnificent beasts, but I was also nervous. As you can see, one got a little too close to me too

People laughed until it happened to them, then they understood why I was a bit freaked.

These are from June 2018 Red Sea Aggressor I