GIANT Shark off of Ocean City, Maryland - May 25, 2024 

That is a basking shark. They look like great whites but they don't have teeth. I can see how you mistook it for a great white but it was most definitely a basking shark

That is no doubt a basking shark.

The first giveaway in knowing it's a basking shark rather than a Great White is the rounded dorsal fin. Best way to tell the difference between the two from a distance. Either way it is a great day to see one close up like that.

Even the Shark couldn't stand the music that was playing.

Basking shark... Look at jaw line... Dorsal fin also...

I know all my sharks and that is a basking shark, A gentle giant animal just like the whale shark

I love listening to the shark experts on the boat. They couldn't tell a shark from a sting ray.

yeah, we get lots of basking sharks here in Cornwall, England. massive and majestic big softies

You are very fortunate to see such a beautiful animal on such a flat calm day. Great video.

Basking shark. Piling on at this point.

Didn't u see the head on it ?? Basking shark dudes.

Poorman’s Canyon is 60 miles due east from the Ocean City Maryland beaches. It’s not like basking sharks are setting up off of Secrets so swimmers can take pics while enjoying the beach.

We need a bigger boat!

LMAOOOOOO. That’s a Basking Shark. If you pause it right when it goes from 0:53 to 0:54, you can not only see the unusual shape of the basking shark’s head, but you can also see those gill slits that go almost all the way to the top midline of the shark’s head. Also, basking sharks have all those freckle-like spots where great whites usually don’t have those same patches along their bodies. You can also see that this shark has a much more rounded dorsal fin, where the great white’s are super sharp/triangular, and the basking shark’s dorsal fin doesn’t start right where the pectorals end, like a great white’s does. There is a bit farther back… and their back half, from the dorsal fin to the tail looks pretty skinny, where a great white’s is usually a bit bulkier, until you get to the tail fin, and then it gets a bit narrower.

So true!!! That definitely is a Basking Shark. The second largest shark in the world, right after the Whale Shark.

Basking Shark. Completely harmless

Yup, thats a pretty big Basking shark. I'd keep fishing

beautiful! tx for such lovely footage.

That was a basking shark

So f'n awesome!!! Such a rare experience seeing one of nature's gentle giants!!!

So this is what yall be listening to out there? Never woulda thunk lol right on boys! OC local here 😊

That was a basking Shark....a male by indicated by the two claspers on his underside near this tail

Basking shark … but the size isn’t getting justice from the camera … I saw an 8-foot mako off the side of a fishing boat and thought it was gigantic … these animals are pure power and their size is incredible

Cool video and much thanks for holding your phone sideways for video recording. Well done.

That’s a Basking Shark

So lucky! You could have swam w it! Basking sharks don’t eat people 😂

Basking shark

The sounds people make when the hull of a boat is the only difference between being amazed and being food

Looking at the top of its head you can tell it's a basking shark

Basking Shark

Basking shark.

I will reiterate what many have already said , That Is A Basking Shark.

They always said the water so clear off the coast of ocean city but I never knew there were sharks that big out there

Basking shark, no doubt

Thanks for sharing.

basking shark

That is a Basking shark.

Absolutely beautiful creature! And definitely NOT a Great White. A beautiful Basking Shark.

That was a basking shark not a great white

Right On

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Whats up with that playlist yo??

Ill be a rebel: thst was a great white!!! 😉

Basking Shark, NOT a Great White!!!

Definitely a basking shark. Very big, very harmless as they are plankton eaters.

It's not a great white shark

Basking Shark.

going in July.

Jaws

Can everyone stop commenting “that’s a basking shark…”? they clearly didn’t realize and i think they know now. people don’t have to keep commenting what it is, i think they got it.

Basking

Ha! Yeah that's why I stay close to the shore. lol Great footage & soundtrack though. #JayZ

Not a white shark

Basking shark - similar diet to whales and the whale shark. Not dangerous and is not a predator

Not "giant"at all. That's a small-to-average sized basking shark. No teeth, filter feeder. Totally harmless.

Megalodon 😂

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat” Geezus that thing was massive!

LOL

Shark isn’t scary, music selection is though.

It’s a fucking Basking Shark

Mega mouth shark not a great white shark

Love the tunes...ja rule... keeping it real...haaaaa

A little far south for a Basking isn't it .

💯🎯✔️🦈💕‼️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🦈💕🎣🎣

Not a white, need to change that. Not even close to a giant either. Basking sharks reach 45-50 feet. That's just a baby.

Imagine my captain playing that shit music on my deep sea fishing trip.. 🤨

......No Marine life knowledge......

Hes curious if gay guys taste as good as straight guys. I would have to say gay guys. We have tastes

It was not marked like a basking shark.

Its a great white. Yep, no no no not a baking soda shark

Imagine our in the Beautiful Open Ocean that GOD has provided for our Pleasure and you gotta Listen to that Trash on the Boat.😫

What? A fisherman exaggerating the size of a fish? No way!

Yup Basking Shark.

Basking shark. Get a clue.

Wow, you mean to tell me you found a shark in the water holy shit stop the press let’s call CNN

Basking Shark.

Basking shark

Basking shark