I’ve spearfished my whole life growing up in Tahiti. I often encounter black tips, lemon sharks, hammerheads and some sometimes tiger sharks. They usually don’t bother me much, though if a tiger hangs around too long, I get back on the boat. However once in a while we’ll encounter a oceanic white tip. With those, we don’t hesitate 1 second! Back on the boat ASAP! It don’t matter how many of us are fishing. So if you’re looking for what you did wrong there, the answer is simple: not getting out of the water right away and go diving in a different spot. 🤷🏽♂️
With a speargun, why are you that afraid of them? Can you explain further what makes the oceanics so different? What about great white sharks? Not a diver but interested in wildlife.
@@Abebe345 the oceanic white tips will swim right by you multiple times as if you weren’t even there, and they don’t try to sneak up on you, they’re just all over you in the water and way more agile and flexible than a great white to take a little bite out of you, which is really all is needed to slowly kill you.
GREAT WHITE are always heard saying.. "OH ..WHOOPSIE DASY , DANG NABBIT....I could have sworn that seal was that old fat human doing their daily laps" ⁴ LOL
@charlesmartin: I know, right? I get angry when I hear that sharks just mistake humans for seals!!! They've been around far too long to not know we a a different species. The attack when they want to. There are NO MISTAKES. The media and tourist areas like to absolutely mislead the public so profits aren't hurt. THIS IS FACT.
@@anotherway007 nor do the idiotic comments that try to convince us that sharks are just the happy go lucky puppies of the ocean that only take little friendly play nibbles.
Those oceanic white tips are the bull sharks of the open ocean. They are just as dangerous as a Great White, and as tenacious as a Bull Shark, but are mostly found in more open waters. When the Indianapolis went down it was mostly White Tip Sharks that took the men. Rod Temple (as most know on here) was killed by 2 Oceanic White Tip sharks who would NOT give up. When we think of true movies like Open Water and fatal shark attacks, we are most likely dealing with Oceanic White Tips.
Listen very carefully, Renee, I shall only say this once. Bull sharks are the Bull sharks of the open ocean, they can be found up to depths of 150 meters even if they are usually found in shallower waters. Nobody knows for sure which species of sharks was responsible for most deaths in the USS Indianapolis incident. It's 'whitetip' not 'White Tip', Open Water was a film based on the Lonergans whose deaths were most likely caused by Tiger sharks spotted in the area, if they didn't drown. Most recorded fatal attacks are by Great White sharks, Oceanic whitetip shark numbers have greatly declined over the last 50 years.
@@surfrider986 I’ll say this ONCE back…….there is ZERO reason to get nasty or sarcastic on a shark channel. We are all here because we love sharks. We are all here to get educated, watch shark attack stories and chit chat. We are NOT here to get petty. My sincere apologies if I spelled Whitetip in the wrong form of the species. When speaking on Whitetip sharks I was just pointing out the Indianapolis and possibly more open water ship wrecks. I absolutely was NOT claiming that their numbers on attacks is anywhere near a Great White or the other 2 for that matter. I am also not stating that Bull Sharks aren’t found in the more open ocean either. Most of the attacks that I personally have read about concerning Bull Sharks have been closer to shore, rivers and places where freshwater meets salt water. Of course I’m sure an attack on any species can happen anywhere. Again, this is just what I personally have knowledge on. I am 100% fine with others correcting me or just sharing different knowledge…….but what I WONT do is have a back and forth with a jerk who is rude. No way! These channels are for fun and getting educated on a subject we all love. It should be friendly, and sir you are not friendly. 🦈🦈🦈
Hey! Regardless of whether your info is correct or not, that was a really rudely worded reply you received. I completely understood what you meant from your comment. Hope you are having a wonderful day ❤ Costs nothing to not be a jerk 🙃
@@lauravooghtYou are a sweetie! Thank you for understanding 🥰 I think I’ve seen this guy before on these channels and he’s always rude. He seems to prefer stirring things up, and that’s why I will only reply to him once. 🦈🦈🦈
Wtf you think you are?! The god of Sharks?! "Listen to me very carefully" if you said that to me face to face I would probably piss myself laughing. Learn some manners
According to a marine biologist these sharks are the most dangerous of all sharks. It’s just that they don’t come into contact with people as often as tiger bul and GWS. But these divers done many mistakes by turning their back, splashing, being alone in the open water and swimming away after hitting it. Sharks approach from behind it’s their strategy for eating big prey.
Indeed oceanic white tips have likely killed more humans than any other shark species. The open ocean has little food density so they have to be bold and investigate just about everything they come across as potential food. They also seem to have an uncanny ability to turn up when ships go down. I know i'd rather get taken out by an adult great white than one or more of these guys. They generally take their time coming in for small bites at a time which would be my worst mightmare.
@@braveheart4603 yes but we all think of a GWS as the culprit of killing humans the most. Mainly thanks to jaws movies. I didn’t really know open ocean had little food density but that makes sense. Desperate times call for desperate measures. If you’re starving I guess you’ll try anything .
My instructor for open water scuba was a man who was adamant that his divers do not wear any gloves just so that we won't be encouraged to touch anything while diving. I've never been comfortable with that. And with this video, I'll be diving with gloves and a pointed tip dive knife.
I've been a scuba diver for 50 years & have dived in open water with most species that divers can normally encounter, Tiger, Bull, Great Hammerhead, but the main one that gets my attention never to take my eyes off it is the Oceanic Whitetip. They are way too pushy to ever feel safe. A good safeguard to fend off any shark IMO is what we used in January 2020 at Tiger Beach and Bimini in the Bahamas, when filming shark feeding by experienced dive guides,using a piece of stout, grey, plastic piping about 1.5" in diameter and about 3 feet long as a shark billy. That could be used in case either a Tiger, Bull or Great Hammerhead forgot the rules of the game and headed straight for you, so you'd dig the billy firmly in the sand directly in front of the shark to steer it away. In open water that's a different ball game but such a billy could be carried with a loop around the wrist for swift deployment, aiming for the snout, gills or eyes in extremis. A similar devise was advocated by the Australian legend Valerie Taylor when she and her late husband Ron Taylor were harrassed by an insistent shark while scuba diving in the Pacific in the early 1960's. In their case they used a spear gun to jab it in the gills which it apparently found most discomforting and suddenly realised it had urgent business elsewhere.
Very interesting......it's as if a group of weird men dressed in black wearing masks come into my living room making strange movements and threatening gestures.......when all I want to do is just to chill out in my own space! What would you do? PS: I hope the sharks eye was not injured in any way after your hero poked it!.
@@Abebe345 spear gun is good, but I’d just carry a glock 17 with 147GR FMJ ammo. They shoot underwater and a heavier bullet travels further than a light one (like the standard 115gr 9mm). You just can’t use hollowpoints because they start to expand right away due to the water…possibly even in the barrel.
What an incredible story, scary how the logimanus kept coming back and back despite being kicked, gives you a sense of how fearless and determined such creatures are
He’s lucky that sharks don’t know they’re sharks because if that shark really knew how weak we are in the water and how strong they are it would be lights out for us every time. 😮
I've see lots of sharks while surf and diving, they never looked like this one. The shark appears upset by the divers presence. I have been stalked by a shark but then I just quietly left the water. They don't seem to rush straight at their opponents but approach cautiously. Great video
This absolutely BAFFLES ME!!?!? I’m not a diver, just a human with a brain, but you’d think there would be at least one small inflatable rescue boat on close standby.
What an awesome man. I love that he holds no grudge against the shark. It’s fact that when we enter the ocean we are in their home. It’s theirs. Sharks are beautiful creatures and our survival depends on them. A lot of people don’t realize that. So happy his wounds healed and he is ok. Thanks for the great video.
God gave man dominion over the earth and all the animals. Today we care more about saving the life of a killer shark than millions of aborted babies. Back to ancient primitive nature-worship and child sacrifice but disguised as environmentalism and civil rights
So good the attack was not deadly. A great free diver. Good advice of yours. Despite the pain, and agony, the shark’s encounter left an experience and knowledge you could share with people. It is our fault, we are invading their environment. 2. Never dive alone. That decision makes people easier to be attacked. 3. People must not feed sharks with food as cruisers or ships sometimes do. They approach the shallow waters then trying to get food, when there are not enough preys for feeding. Like the document. A brave attitude, and good responds. Eyes are vital to make them retired at least for some time.
I havd watched lots of free diving on u tube & wondered how often you encounter sharks as you never see any sharks on the videos ? Thanks for sharing your experience & yes always respect the oceans creatures ❤
usually freedivers go to places no deeper than 80m bc any deeper and it's a waste of depth they barely can train to dive to, plus deep open waters are more likely to have currents which makes the line not much vertical
Oceanic White Tips are the worst sharks in the ocean. They really are man eaters. I’m grateful they’re not coastal sharks. I’ve been diving a long time and have seen a lot of sharks up close and personal. The big bulls and Great Whites scare me but most of the others are not as threatening, but I’ll take both of those over a White Tip.
Because they evolved to eat absolutely anything and aggressively so like a polar bear since their environment is similar. It's essentially a dessert , devoid of much life.
Yea don’t want people to fear the ocean but fear is what keeps us on our toes and that Shark right there my friends is not a Shark you want to mess with. Oceanic Whitetips are one of my favorite Sharks. Haha I like sharing what my favorites ARE 1. Bull 2. Tiger 3. Caribbean Reef 4. Oceanic Whitetip 5. Bronze Whaler. My top 5 with honorable mentions the Silky Shark, Great Hammerhead, and mother JAWS herself the Great White. My Marine scientist friends laugh saying yea you love all of the most dangerous Sharks which obviously Bull ranked 1, Tiger 2, and GW as top 3. GW’s come into shallow waters so they have that one BUT the Oceanic Whitetip should be at least in top 4 or 5 because if you ever find yourself in the water out in open ocean you can almost be guaranteed you are going to run into a Whitetip and yes you will be in trouble. One after another like the Caribbean Reef actually will do also, sometimes show up in packs and if you have any blood coming from your body that’s a wrap. What’s not to love about the Oceanic Whitetip!!!That big dorsal fin and airplane pectoral fins with what looks like each have been dipped in a bucket of white paint. So gorgeous. Awe just such a rad beast of a fish. I reply to my scientist friends saying yes all my favorites that also ALL scare the living crap out me especially in water. Learning to relax slow your heart rate etc will surprise yourself with what the human mind is capable of. Rad ass Shark. Love this channel!🤘🦈🤘🏴☠️
@CowboyNicholasVery cool, thanks for sharing that. I like when people will actually have conversation comments on RU-vid. Sure nothing super long and crazy but it’s cool to read other people’s cool experiences also! I also lived in Galveston but for only a few months and most definitely yes, Texas got Sharks alright, they have some big Bulls also…of both kinds ha!🦈🐂👍
Oceanic Whitetips are not to be taken lightly. If encountered and the shark lingers and continues to swim around you, it will eventually come at you, and if it does, it's hungry, you're on the menu now and you either have to kill it. or remove yourself from the water. These sharks, like the bull shark, will continue to take pieces out of you until you bleed out and die then consume the rest of you at its leisure.
I once read about that sharks that initiate an attack low down their pectoral fins and you can watch the longimanus do that shortly before it takes a bite.
lowering the pectoral fins gives them horizontal stability / maneuverability, helps with the amount of force they can put into a side to side cutting bite, definitely should be a sign to be cautious.
Respect to this guy. I love sharks and I admire people who understand it's not the fish that invaded into our territory but the other way around. I wish this guy a speedy and full recovery!
It's either the shark or me. I will always choose myself. I carry a Speargun and powerhead. I'll bump it harmlessly a time or two buy the more aggressive it is, the quicker it gets shish kabobed or an extra hole . There's no way I'll ever feel guilty about keeping myself safe.
The open sea is mostly like the desert. The longimanus needs to be aggresive once he stumbles upon potential food. Even more aggresive than the Bull or White Pointer. Just the fact that the Longimanus is a pelagic species and most people usualy don´t drift in open waters accounts for the fact, that they do not rank higher up in the statistics.
Do you know what types ? It must be a pupping ground. The brackish water that I used to fish in Louisiana had tons of baby bull sharks this time of year. It was crazy to have huge gators , dolphins , sharks, redfish, trout, and bass all in the same spots.
What blacktip's genes were googling for before branching to whitetip genes: S: "What humans consider as a peaceful encounter?" G: "Anyone coming with a raised white flag" S: "Done !" 🤣
There was nothing sensitive about any images seen here. You’ve said before the pics you found on a previous video were blurred already. I certainly hope that is the case in this video because I’m pretty sure a shark bite to an arm or leg is something most adults or even teens can handle. They do not need to be blurred. Those of us who are shark enthusiasts actually would like to see the bites.
Yeah that's against YT guidelines. They look for any reason to keep from paying content creators. In 2 years you will only be able to watch My Little Pony on here.
RU-vid guidelines and google in general are overly strict on what you can and cant show. It's a regular fight. Would you join as a member if you could see them with context? That would keep them away from the kidos.
Thank God is was ok. Such a happy smiling man. And bless his drive partners for helping.CANT they carry big switch blades to at least defend themselves?
I don't understand why people who spend a lot of time in the water don't at least bring a good sharp knife or something to defend themselves with. It's better than a rubber swim fin. An 8 inch knife in the eye is definitely better than a finger.
I asked Castaño what it was like that deep and what it sounds like. He said he keeps his eyes closed the majority of the time, but it can be blue or black and empty. He said the sound was similar to being a few feet under, but quieter.
Always bring a speargun or two in open waters, and shoot the shark if necessary, keep the shaft without the flopper so it doesn’t get stocked in the sharks body and you can load back to keep defending yourself, also act aggressively, this has worked for me before, if the shark thinks you are a prey it will keep coming back, if he thinks you are a predator will leave you alone. Longimanus are dangerous.
In that situation I would have turned away from the shark and swam as fast as possible to the surface. Then I would look around for the boat, and in a panicking state, would point at random waves while screeming "shark fin!". I would then struggle and flail at anything that come near me, pushing what ever, down into the water in an attempt to stay above the surface for as long as possible. Of course it's easy saying this now, but you never really know how you'd react in the actual situation.
I'm not sure why people wouldn't go anywhere on land without weapons where dangerous wildlife encounters are possible, but don't adequately do the same in the ocean. Think spear gun and a couple knives are as basic safety.
I was in SA 2 times, the people from the island always told to me that weren’t attacks sharks there. I even swimmers swam with reef sharks. But looks like since SA is receiving big ships there are more sharks in the area. A Italian men even died last year ( more or less in the same area that I loved doing snorkeling).
Whitetip travel a long way for meal, he knew there was bodies in the water , a chance for feeding. You have to remember, it's their Domain, you can't blame them or take it personally.
I’m so happy to have found your channel! You give an expert view to something that sometimes makes no sense. Which I guess is never really true because there are always factors playing out around these stories and I really hate that people lose their lives so horribly even though they know the risks. A lot of Aussies tend to write off our black tip and white tip reef sharks as harmless. I don’t believe it as I got chased by a black tip. It was coming straight from the floor of the Outer Reef of The Great Barrier Reef about 60mtrs depth and was making a beeline for me. Luckily I was right next to the boat steps and got back on. Phew 😮💨 Do these sharks have similar temperaments? They’re both reef sharks just with different colours? Not so stereotypical? 😂 I would love your insight please? 🙏 ❤. New sub
Thanks for the kind words! Blacktips are responsible for the majority of shark bites in the U.S.. Florida has a healthy population and they hang out where surfers are. The majority of times it's a hit and run attack, stiking once and leaving. I have seen video of them chasing spearos before, but it's normally as they are activley fishing. Many anglers in Florida complain of sharks eating their catch and showing up as soon as the boat does. It could be learned behavior. The one after you may have thought you were fishing, but it's hard to say for sure. Some boats bait sharks for tourists. Always dive with a buddy and make sure you have a tourniquet on-board. Plan for the worst, but enjoy the water and be safe! At one point the aussie govt was subsidizing shark shields. They're a pain in crotch but appear to work on big sharks.
@@TrackingSharks Thank you so much!!! ❤️ This has been in on my mind for years! Nobody had any lines in. It was purely a pleasure cruise on a fully equipped yacht. I’d just jumped in for a snorkel and glad I looked around 😂🦈 because he was coming up fast. He was at least 8 ft. You’ve really helped me a lot from an event that scared the 💩 out of me and also I’ve been trying to get other Aussies to understand (especially our blokes) that reef sharks are a threat. So I was happy when you did this video and I’m so so grateful you took the time to answer me! 🙏 ❤️
Great video, thank you! I’ve encountered white tip reef sharks numerous times, and always considered them very docile. I did have an experience when I was snorkeling in open water with a black tip off the coast of Tioman Island in the South China Sea. A group of us had planned to scuba dive a fern forest, but an equipment failure cause me to stay back by myself, and just snorkel. The black tip swam by and I thought he was just passing. But when he came back having circled around me, I became somewhat alarmed. I simply stared him down until he swam away, and this time, I made sure he didn’t return.
Здесь становится понятным и не сведущим, что если не единственным то в первую очередь, при нападении акул, подручным и эффективным средством, являются ласты! В России я произвожу такие.
It reminds me of that old joke. Diver, the other, other, white meat. What happened to carrying a dive knife? A 10 inch dagger with a lanyard would be a good idea. One quick thrust and it gives it something to think about.
There are plenty of white tip, sharks… Taking out this one, one which is so obviously intent on attacking a human, in my opinion would be a good thing. This shark will attack again.
I think it would be best to have a spear to poke at the shark's sensitive area's if it comes too close. Driving knife better than bare hands if no spear available. Maybe a kick to gills? Mind you I'm not a diver!
La verdad sea dicha..la narración dice que.. pero las fotografías están tan pixeladas que realmente no se sabe si es cierto o no que haya ocurrido eso ciertamente
cuando te pase esto no pudes dale la espalda a el shark y nadar alejandote tienes que ponerte de frente a el y si se aserca mucho empujarlo nunca darle la espalda por que piensa que eres una presa y te ataca incluso puedes empujarlo y se va a retirar se pudo a ver evitado este ataque pero bueno son experiencias bajo el agua me a pasado yo pesco submarino y hago scuba diving por eso comento y a mi me a dado resultado claro con un escopeta lo puedes pinchar y es mas facil que retroceda pero lo mejor es no perderlo de vista y aprender el lenguaje colporal del tiburon si hace figuras en 8 no es bueno si baja las aletas pectorales te esta diciendo que no eres bien venido y muchas cosas mas buena suerte y que siguas disfrutando del gran deporte de la apnea muchas gracias
Oceanic white tips, Bulls and Tigers bite and then devour! White sharks investigate with a bite the. They back off long enough for the victim to bleed out, as they do with pinnipeds.
Wow..yea if that was me I'd swallow a bunch of water and drown because I'd be so terrified and freaking out!! If I ever go into the ocean...I immediately start hearing the Jaws theme song and I immediately get out....even if its just up to my ankles!!!!So yea no free diving here....now free DRIVING....I can definitely do that!!
Too nervous in my opinion, instead of splashing the fins and kick him he should have tried to calmly keep his side and redirect him like Ocean Ramsey does in her recent videos😉
Yeah, I would love to see her "redirect" one of those Oceanic White Tips. She would give it a cute name I'm sure, then she would encourage her idiot followers to do something equally dumb, and then probably die in small pieces. But its all for the Instagram so its worth it
I want to know why in hell they have their training site unnecessary ½ a kilometer from the shore⁉️ 🤔 He said they've had 🦈 *multiple times* before this incident that means they should know their is *definitely* a risk of a bite... So why in the actual f•ck would you go _that far out_ just to practice holding your breath and *_without a boat_* to top it off⁉️ 🤯 His bites weren't even that bad and he barely maintained consciousness _even with_ a boat (very luckily) reducing half the distance he had to swim back to shore... If the random 🛥 hadn't been there or bote had been _any worse,_ he would've died for no other reason than deciding to practice _so freaking far out_ without a boat 💯
You just don't hear as much about white tip sharks than other species because they are way out open ocean i would not want to be on a boat going down if there were white tip sharks there also tiger sharks
I do free diving however I would never intentionally go into a area of water that has sharks for as I look at it "Why tempt the Lord?..For while the Lord promises to protect You He also expects You to exercise common sense.
This man is absolutely right in saying that this was not the sharks fault and that the ocean is there domain. If i was in his spot, i would have kept my eyes on the shark and try to hit its sensitive spots (nose, eyes, and gills) only if it got too close. I dont know if this shark was trying to eat him. a predation event is a possibility, but It also could have been territoriality.🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
I don't think so. Oceanic Whitetip sharks are opportunistic feeders and like the victim said he was lucky the boat picked him up as another shark was about to join in. He got bitten on his arm and leg trying to fend the shark off.
@@sharks3653 I don´t why you conclude that the shark wasn´t trying to eat him, particularly given that there are many documented cases of OWTs acting like this and eating people,
@@sharks3653 to be honest, I've got no issues with your comment now that it's been edited. It seems more likely to be predatory, given the film and witness evidence we have of OWT behaviour, but you're right that we can't establish motivation for certain in either case. Btw, the chap did try to hit the shark in the eyes, as you suggested.
IDK why todays media has "beware, following footage may be disturbing to some views, viewer digression is advised" but then only show censored clips that show absolutely 0. No need to put the disclaimer if NOTHING is going to be show. This is a general statement, not directed at this channel specifically, but seem like EVERY news article nowadays has the same disclaimer, only to show 0 disturbing images. My $0.02. I know its about demonetization. Create a 2nd channel and show it. heh
Why people think these animals are beautiful and are awesome . I will never understand. It's their ocean they will attack anything that that feel they may want to consume. They are not our friends.
'Cause they're sometimes environmental extremists (to them, sharks lives matter more than human being ones) and sometimes they make money out of shark such as disgusting shark tour planners, corrupted biologists spreading lies to defend them ("misteken identity" and other bullshits), and many silly frustrated people.
That doesn’t mean they aren’t majestic and captivating by their ability to have sustained millions of years of evolution. Can’t say the same for humans. 😂
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