Shark Cage breach

[Dylan]

Crazy stuff!!!!

From his Facebook page where he first posted the video:

This is not our normal type of video. I (their dad) went on a great white shark cave diving trip. Great white sharks are awesome and what appears to be an 'attack' on a diving cage is not. They are temporarily blinded when they open their mouths, so when the shark went for the tuna bait on the rope it accidentally slammed into the cage. They can't swim backwards so it thrust forward through the cage with a diver inside. Rest assured, no one was injured and after a dramatic half minute, the diver emerged safely. The crew on the boat did an outstanding job doing their best to make sure it had this happy outcome. These sharks are amazing creatures to be seen up close!

From the journo's who interviewed him:

The beginning of the video shows the shark lunging for the tuna used to lure it near the cage.

"The shark was not attacking the guy, he just slammed into the cage and they can't go backwards, so he just tried to blast forward and then busted up the railing on the side," said Brian.

“Sharks just don’t break into those cages very frequently, and the way it was thrashing around … [the diver] got kind of encouraged to escape the cage.”

The man caught beneath the shark in the cage was an experienced diving instructor from Shanghai.

As the shark thrashed above him, he slipped through the bars of the cage and could see two great white sharks below.

"He is very experienced, very calm, he kind of thought it through as much as he could."

Fortunately, the shark thrashed its way out of the top of the cage, and the diver was able to swim out unharmed moments later.

 

[peteblue]

Awesome really.....

 

[Woolly Blue]

Christ on a bike that was amazing to watch !

We had a goldfish jump out of it's tank once. Not quite the same I admit, but it was scary at the time.

 

[Yorkie]

Nightmare fuel.
Even though they are incredibly scary to me I still hope the shark is allright. Not its fault they tempt it with bait to come towards a cage so someone can have an experience.

 

[The binman chronicles]

This has to be one of the most amazing things ever caught on camera. To think that man didn't have any injuries is just wow. Just imagine being hit by the thing thrashing it's fin. That alone would be like being hit by a car. Amazing simply amazing.

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Oh my goodness. You have no idea how much I would love to do that. Would prefer the shark not to be in the cage with me of course but to see a Great White in the wild would be unreal.

 

[Yorkie]

This has to new one of the most amazing things ever caught on camera. To think that man didn't have any injuries is just wow. Just imagine being hit by the thing thrashing it's fin. That alone would be like being hit by a car. Amazing simply amazing.

Pure muscle those things. Despite my aversion to them I'll watch any documentary on them. The speed great white sharks can reach when charging upwards towards a sillouette on the surface is terrifying and impressive in equal measure

 

[Gladystweet]

Nightmare fuel.
Even though they are incredibly scary to me I still hope the shark is allright. Not its fault they tempt it with bait to come towards a cage so someone can have an experience.

 

[Yorkie]

Oh my goodness. You have no idea how much I would love to do that. Would prefer the shark not to be in the cage with me of course but to see a Great White in the wild would be unreal.

Wouldn't be saying that if you were a seal

 

[Yorkie]

Great film, was shown it too young though haha

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Wouldn't be saying that if you were a seal

True. I am in total awe of them though. Magnificent creatures, perfectly evolved for what they do.

 

[silent bob]

Play with matches you're going to get burned.

 

[kithnou]

Good Lord is there anything more frightening?

 

[Gladystweet]

Absolutely incredible creatures. As with most incredible creatures, humans just can't leave them alone. Always ends badly....usually for the incredible creature.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Love that scene, probably remember it by heart (well near enough anyhow)...

Cage goes into the water,
You go into the water,
Shark's in the water,
Our shark.

Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies....