A huge shark estimated to be 12ft long has been spotted lurking near a beach in Wales. Alex Brace, a member of the Tenby sailing club, spotted the predator while he was out at sea with a friend on Wednesday night.
It wasn't long before they released it was a shark. Mr Brace, who runs Alex Brace Bike Mechanic in Saundersfoot, said: "We had just come back in and we were in ankle-deep water when we spotted it. My friend was standing behind me and we could just see these fins in the water, and a couple of seconds later we realised it was a shark. It was near us for a good two or three minutes and then it started heading off towards Saundersfoot.
"The distance between its fins must have been around five or six feet in length, so it must have been about 12 feet long in total. I’ve spoken to a few people and shown them the video and they said it was most likely a basking shark, given the way it was moving." While their size may be intimidating, basking sharks are not known for attacking humans and live on a diet of aquatic microorganism known as zooplankton. They can often be found in British waters between May and October while migrating as far as South Africa during the winter, according to the National History Museum.
66Whitbread 😀
Send them to the channel!
OMG PANIC PANIC! was that ok was that the reaction you wanted from this baiting headline for a common phenomena seen all year round in british waters?
Lurking Do you mean it's in its natural habitat?
So, it's a Basking shark then? Totally harmless! 🙄
Basking Shark, they are regular visitors in the summer
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