Shark etiquette

[jbd]

from Rick prior to diving the ocean!! Dang Rick!! you had my spine tingling with that one and I'm home sitting at the computer 10 hours from the nearest saltwater!

 

[DivingDoc]

That is pretty scary story, Rick. I remember the news stories about the Pensecola boy. Last I heard, he had awoken from his coma, but the prognosis for brain function was still in doubt. Do you know if he survived -- with what level of functionality?

Is it possible that one of the bull sharks you saw was the one that later attacked the boy?

Another question: were you wearing a tank when you were spearfishing? I thought that was illegal. I thought all spearfishing was done using freediving. If you can stay down at 60' during that whole story and then make a leisurely ascent to the surface, you're an astounding freediver!

ET

 

[Rooster1]

sharks to be respected because of the potential damage they can do to you and as it has been said here they are unpredictable and dangerous. I would feel a little more secure with a spear gun in the holster just in case

 

[DivingDoc]

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/jessie.shtml

 

[Rick Murchison]

DivingDoc once bubbled...
That is pretty scary story, Rick. I remember the news stories about the Pensecola boy. Last I heard, he had awoken from his coma, but the prognosis for brain function was still in doubt. Do you know if he survived -- with what level of functionality?

The family has been very private since the boy went back to Mississippi. I do not know his condition or prognosis at this time.

Is it possible that one of the bull sharks you saw was the one that later attacked the boy?

No. Our encounter was two days after the Pensacola attack.

Another question: were you wearing a tank when you were spearfishing? I thought that was illegal. I thought all spearfishing was done using freediving. If you can stay down at 60' during that whole story and then make a leisurely ascent to the surface, you're an astounding freediver!

Spearfishing on Scuba is allowed in the States. We were on Scuba.
Rick

 

[DivingDoc]

I hit the wrong key on my computer and sent my last post before I was ready. The above URL is a update on Jesse Arbogast, the 8 yr old shark attack victim in Pensacola.

ET

 

[bknobel]

just act like a lawyer .nobody would want to taste them:lol:

 

[buff]

I'm more afraid of getting bit by a sly, hiding moray eel or having an air supply catastrophic failure.

I dove with sand tigers in North Carolina and now don't "fear" sharks.....I respect them but I don't fear them.

I took many, many photos from just 2 feet away. The sharks acted like the divers were just another big predator on the wreck.

 

[WreckWriter]

Sand Tigers are classified as a "harmless" species, regardless of their fearsome look.

I don't feel that sharks should be feared but I do think there's a big difference between most sharks and the "big three" (Whites, Tigers, Bulls)

Tom

 

[mndolphin]

I am with the one who said pee in my wetsuit ... and cry!!!