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#244286 08/04/07 08:56 AM
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Sharks in the Hole

Gray Carribean Reef Shark from this weeks visit to the Hole Aug.3rd
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IRM #244521 08/07/07 02:47 PM
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No I think just more of the same.
Its common/routine to see these Gray Carribean Reef Sharks on every visit.

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1. Are these reef sharks at all dangerous? Anybody ever been attacked by one?
2. How come you never see them off the AC reef?

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IRM #244533 08/07/07 04:59 PM
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And when we flood a camera that's when we get a new one!
Actually, there is a company that sells flood insurance. DEPP (Divers Insurance Protection Program) They covered me for some very expensive stuff! Good people.


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I don't think sharks are dangerous. I have seen them at ambergris caye but rare,don't know why.


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Originally Posted by ScubaLdy
Actually, there is a company that sells flood insurance. DEPP (Divers Insurance Protection Program) . . .


good to know.. I just had a "floater" added to my home ins policy. Never did have to use it.


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I've had a shark approach me in the Blue Hole. I was reasonably concerned but since I was also a bit narced, I wasn't as scared as one would think. I've told this story a few times so if you are curious, you should be able to find it with a search.


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There is a strange phenomenon that happens to me when I put a camera in my hands. For some reason I act as though I am invincible.
At the Blue Hole Billy was adamant that when we came up to the ledge EVERYONE was to stay on the ledge and he would attract the sharks up to him - out over the blue water. As soon as they started coming in I swam out into the blue and started filming. Unfortunately the water was so stirred up that the sharks were barely visible.
Later I remember what he told us. Oh well!
Just like the time I was shooting a building at 9th & Harrison Street in San Francisco one Sunday morning. It was an old beer warehouse and it was being torn down. One side was ripped off exposing hundreds of huge tanks. I set up my tripod and Mamiya 2 x 2 camera from every angle and was just not satisfied. Finally I stepped into the middle of the intersection (5 lanes each way). WALLA! There was always a lull between traffic coming from each way. I would run out, take some readings, run back to the curb, and then run out again. Finally I had everything set and started to shoot when traffic was approaching - I simply held out my hand like a traffic cop and stopped them while I got my shot. Again - later - I had to question my sanity. But hey - the shot is great and I even sold one 11 x 11" one for $250. That was in the mid 80's.
I guess a camera is like a nerve pill.


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Seashell, I agree with you on the narced theory. Thats my only explanation for neither my wife or I having any concern about these sharks schooling closely around us even before we got to the ledge. For some reason we did not know until 5 minutes prior to jumping in the water that this was a 130'+ dive. I know I've been some what narced at 100' so it's a reasonable assumption.

Scubaldy, cameras do not make me feel invincible. Holding a camera out in front of me does not make me want to get any closer to the mouth of a moray or barracuda. Those guys have scary teeth. I think you have to respect Mother Nature and the laws of physics.

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Razor - should and do are two different things. I know something just goes click in my brain and I go for the shot!


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I was at around 115' when the shark approached me. The ledge is around 40'.

Sigh. I want back in the Hole!! Why do I love it so much?


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