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Sharks Smell The Blood Of A New York Times Scribe

June 18, 2007 at 10:35 AM | 0 Comments

Now that it's full-on summer beach fun time the New York Times figures an article about shark tourism is in order. And though these sharks don't swim near the beach, the piece still gives us chills.

Writer Joshua Hammer has the scoop on what it's really like to stare down a great white off the coast of South Africa:

Just beneath the surface a massive gray missile was hurtling toward us. The crew member pulled the bait line toward the boat; the creature kept coming. Then, amazingly, the great white lurched out of the ocean, eyes bulging, jaws snapping, teeth flashing. A 10-foot-long gray mass of muscle and cartilage, he twisted left, then right, in furious pursuit of the bloody chunk of yellowfin. The water frothed around him as he lunged for the bait, and as he slammed his massive body back down into the ocean, cold spray washed over all of us.

If that's your idea of fun, we've already covered some top shark scoping spots.

You might remember, our sister in sharks told you about this South African vacation option almost a year ago. Of course, we are too scared to actually do this ourselves, so thankfully Joshua Hammer did that for us.

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[Photo: Benedicte Kurzen]