Shark attack, Egypt, Brothers islands

[InTheDrink]

Hi @InTheDrink

I was under the impression that the Red Sea was a designated special area and that discharge of food waste was prohibited. I may be wrong about this. Outside special areas, ground or comminuted food waste is supposed to be discharged at least 3 nautical miles from nearest land while the ship is en route. It seems like practice in the Red Sea may be different than this

OK so hope don't get into trouble for this but previous protocol in the marine parks (brothers, daedalus, Elphinstone etc) is to ditch organic food waste typically around 1km away from liveaboards at nighttime. This changed this time as part of trying to be more eco friendly, not allowing single use plastic bottles but it would appear the organic waste disposal protocol was a mistake. Ditching organic material under boat with divers there in retrospect seems pretty silly.

Again, I could be wrong but I really don't think so. Behaviour changed instantly. Not sharks fault

 

[winger]

Here's the full video footage of the incident.

 

[InTheDrink]

Same as post #1. In any event can see the shark non cruising and going vertical. Seen it lots of times individually but not en masse.

 

[Joneill]

I don't spearfish and a majority of my diving is freshwater quarries, but I am curious... Seems like being between a rock and a hard place. Shark is interested in your catch. Give up the catch, shark eats it and comes back for seconds. So you keeep the catch, but then the shark keeps persuing you for your catch...? I don't like either of those choices!

Ninja edit to add...

Also, is it possible that simply the act of (successful) spearfishing is enough to condition sharks to associate divers with food?

...Exactly why I don't spearfish or dive with anyone who is spearfishing - not worth the risk for me. YMMV.

 

[Kareemovitch]

Many visitors here in egypt feed sharks from the boat...sharks linked food with boats and what falls from them...this was the first mistake...second one that shark got nervous from divers surrounding him shotting photos flashes & videos..if you notice that shark body was curved down thats mean nervous signal & after awhile his side fins comes down which means ready for attack...why divers didnot get closer to each others beside reef and lets open water way for him to pass through...third mistake that the victim diver didnot keep his eyes on shark whose going behind him on his horizontal position ....
Which him quick recovery...

 

[Snoweman]

For those that don't think a spear or speargun would be helpful, it's all about placement. This guy got lucky.

 

[divinh]

For those that don't think a spear or speargun would be helpful, it's all about placement. This guy got lucky.

Hmm... doesn't this also say that water camo doesn't work with sharks?

 

[InTheDrink]

Many visitors here in egypt feed sharks from the boat...sharks linked food with boats and what falls from them...this was the first mistake...second one that shark got nervous from divers surrounding him shotting photos flashes & videos..if you notice that shark body was curved down thats mean nervous signal & after awhile his side fins comes down which means ready for attack...why divers didnot get closer to each others beside reef and lets open water way for him to pass through...third mistake that the victim diver didnot keep his eyes on shark whose going behind him on his horizontal position ....
Which him quick recovery...

Appreciate your nice comments but people on boats I've been with for more than 10 years do not feed sharks. This time was unintentional and part of an eco drive. I've ready mentioned sharks were behaving weird. I also wish the diver a recovery - it certainly won't be quick but he's alive.

 

[Kareemovitch]

Appreciate your nice comments but people on boats I've been with for more than 10 years do not feed sharks. This time was unintentional and part of an eco drive. I've ready mentioned sharks were behaving weird. I also wish the diver a recovery - it certainly won't be quick but he's alive.

From 10 years nothing of this wrong behaviors happened ...i talk about this days ... i always go there twice a year..every time i see like this ...now hepca decided 300000$ as penalty for any bad behaviours like these...and stop boat & center license

 

[InTheDrink]

Brother, was nothing intentional here and the attack I didn't witness first hand. But I can say that the boats I have been on have been exceptionally strict about no feeding. I just suspect this time they made a mistake by trying to do the right thing. There may well have been other factors at play that I don't understand. The sharks were too excited. No boats wanted that.