Swimming off England

nikimcbee · 07-28-07, 10:25 PM

Can somebody go out in the water and check this out?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007340903,00.html

Letum · 07-28-07, 10:39 PM

oh yer, it not the first time Great Whites have been spotted in the UK. Sevral fishermen have spotted them about, but most sightings turn out to be Porbeagle sharks. I suspect tis on is too.

*Edit* Don't belive a word of the sun by the way!

micky1up · 07-29-07, 03:30 AM

panic panic a big fish lol

TarJak · 07-29-07, 06:03 AM

Swim here... http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...586747235.html

Penelope_Grey · 07-29-07, 06:13 AM

See this is the thing, when you go surfing and diving or what not, you are entering their world.

Surfers always seem to get attacked, most accept there is a risk, but I mean... you wouldn't go skateboarding amongst a pride of lions... so... I guess the moral is you take your chances.

micky1up · 07-29-07, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

See this is the thing, when you go surfing and diving or what not, you are entering their world.

Surfers always seem to get attacked, most accept there is a risk, but I mean... you wouldn't go skateboarding amongst a pride of lions... so... I guess the moral is you take your chances.

indeed but i wont persecute an animal for doing what comes natural FEEDING plus i never really liked surfers bon appetite

Chock · 07-29-07, 10:20 AM

I went to college in Cornwall (many years ago), and this is not actually all that uncommon to be honest, although the shark they reported may not be a Great White at all, as there are quite a few varieties of sharks in those waters, and most of them are fairly harmless, even if they are pretty big and scary-looking.

I'd take everything that the Sun reports with a pinch of salt anyway, it thrives on sensationalist nonsense, although it usually does it with a decent amount of humour, sadly, most of which invariably goes right over its average reader's head.

At the end of the day, if someone gets nailed by one swimming around there, tough luck, it's their part of the world, not ours, and they are just 'out earning a crust' as it were.

Chock

Oberon · 07-29-07, 11:51 AM

I'd worry more about the radiation in the water round my way...

nikimcbee · 07-29-07, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Penelope_Grey

skateboarding amongst a pride of lions...

:hmm: :hmm: :hmm: new extreme sport for ESNP2?

Jimbuna · 07-29-07, 02:52 PM

I'll go swimming in the future with my HUGO BOSS aftershave on...the wife reckons it smells like shark repellant anyway

Seth8530 · 07-29-07, 03:22 PM

LOL! Shark repellent realy dont work.!

Bort · 07-29-07, 08:04 PM

I find it interesting that on the page's picture of "WORLDS DEADLIEST SHARKS" they have a picture and label of a Nurse shark. I remember the pet shop I used to go to had a Nurse shark there. I don't think it's going to kill anyone, and probably never has. :hmm:

bookworm_020 · 07-29-07, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Bort

I find it interesting that on the page's picture of "WORLDS DEADLIEST SHARKS" they have a picture and label of a Nurse shark. I remember the pet shop I used to go to had a Nurse shark there. I don't think it's going to kill anyone, and probably never has. :hmm:

They are some of the least aggresive sharks out there. They are worried about the decline in numbers here in Australia, so they have banned commercial fishing from areas know to be breeding sites.

Letum · 07-29-07, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Seth8530

LOL! Shark repellent realy dont work.!

Really?

They still back satchels of it in lifeboats.

TarJak · 07-29-07, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seth8530

LOL! Shark repellent realy dont work.!

Really?

They still back satchels of it in lifeboats.

That's to give the survivors something to talk about...

07-28-07, 10:25 PM	#1
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Swimming off England Can somebody go out in the water and check this out? http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007340903,00.html __________________

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Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	oh yer, it not the first time Great Whites have been spotted in the UK. Sevral fishermen have spotted them about, but most sightings turn out to be Porbeagle sharks. I suspect tis on is too. Edit Don't belive a word of the sun by the way! __________________

07-29-07, 06:13 AM	#5
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	See this is the thing, when you go surfing and diving or what not, you are entering their world. Surfers always seem to get attacked, most accept there is a risk, but I mean... you wouldn't go skateboarding amongst a pride of lions... so... I guess the moral is you take your chances. __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

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Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I went to college in Cornwall (many years ago), and this is not actually all that uncommon to be honest, although the shark they reported may not be a Great White at all, as there are quite a few varieties of sharks in those waters, and most of them are fairly harmless, even if they are pretty big and scary-looking. I'd take everything that the Sun reports with a pinch of salt anyway, it thrives on sensationalist nonsense, although it usually does it with a decent amount of humour, sadly, most of which invariably goes right over its average reader's head. At the end of the day, if someone gets nailed by one swimming around there, tough luck, it's their part of the world, not ours, and they are just 'out earning a crust' as it were. Chock __________________

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micky1up Captain Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: helensburgh Posts: 525 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	panic panic a big fish lol

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Swim here... http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...586747235.html

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I'd worry more about the radiation in the water round my way...

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Seth8530 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 546 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	LOL! Shark repellent realy dont work.! __________________

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Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	I find it interesting that on the page's picture of "WORLDS DEADLIEST SHARKS" they have a picture and label of a Nurse shark. I remember the pet shop I used to go to had a Nurse shark there. I don't think it's going to kill anyone, and probably never has. :hmm: __________________ GT Aerospace