I'm seeking clarity here please. Was the women bitten in the arm wearing a short with short sleeves too?
Shark attack in Egypt
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Dan
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Thanks! It was my lucky day. Red Sea is known for clear water since there is not much river runoff from the desert. Also we got lucky with the sunny day & the Oceanic Whitetip Sharks like to swim near the surface. For whatever reason they like to hangout in Elphinstone reef. To attract them to our boat, DM would launch DSMB and drag it around with him while filming the sharks & the skiff pilot would rev the engine and make bubbles as you see in the video.
JustSurfaceInterval
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There are just regulars and not being attracted.
I think there are decent fines in Egypt for attracting sharks with baits on purpose or even for throwing waist over board that could attract them.
JustSurfaceInterval
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No, i saw a video on facebook. She was in full suit and no short sleeves.
Was there anything unusual about her suit or the colour of it?
JustSurfaceInterval
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No, the usual black one.
She was busy with her DM fixing something on her BCD at what looked like being at 3-5 m.
I found the video and some other sources (maybe some re-post...). IMHO the shark you see most of the time in the video is not the one who will bite. A smaller one that was not seen coming apears from behind and bites her in the shoulder.
She was busy with her DM fixing something on her BCD at what looked like being at 3-5 m.
I found the video and some other sources (maybe some re-post...). IMHO the shark you see most of the time in the video is not the one who will bite. A smaller one that was not seen coming apears from behind and bites her in the shoulder.
- Red Sea Diving Safari - Shark Incident at Elphinstone (She's well and smiling)
- German Scuba Facebook - scroll to 02.12.2020, open all comments and scroll down to the video
- Direct link to the video on Facebook
- UK Newspaper on that topic - warning... graphic of the stitched shoulder (and long sleeve suit)
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WS007
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The longis in Egypt are not baited, at least not the conventional way. On certain places (the offshore reefs like Elphinstone, Brother islands, Daedalus, Zabargat, Rocky island etc...) and especially in autumn, they are attracted just by the boats and the divers around the Safari boat on the surface, so one may say the divers themselves are the bait...
Wolfgang
Dan
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It’s the most beautiful shark I have seen (~ 10 different kinds of sharks so far). Its extra long pectoral fins look like a fighter jet cruising in the blue.
I kept my eyes on those pectoral fins. Once they are curved down, watch out! Be ready to shove your camera to its nose.
I kept my eyes on those pectoral fins. Once they are curved down, watch out! Be ready to shove your camera to its nose.
ccrprospect
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Dan
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Sounds like she missed tracking the little one sneaking from behind.
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