Wreck diving pictures from a couple of weeks ago

[Sub-Zero]

were u frightened?

 

[nefertiti]

were u frightened?

I couple of times I had closer than desired encounters with the sharks, and yeah....my heartbeat went up a bit.

The first I was going up the anchor line by myself at the end of the dive. I was about 30 feet up and I saw one of the males swim up in my direction, clearly coming to take a closer look. Funny, the big girls stay away, they know you're a diver, they know you aren't food or a threat. The younger fellas are the ones that are like, "What are you??" I was getting ready to blast some bubbles in his face when he got about 5-6 feet away and then turned back down to the wreck.

The second one just about gave me a heart attack. Near the end of my second dive, I felt a little bump on my leg. I assumed it was another diver and turned around to see a big ass shark face. Scared the everliving shit out of me, my eyes must have been bugging out of my head. When I turned and saw him he quickly turned and swam away, but that was it for me...I booked it back to the anchor line and called it a day lol.

I've never heard of a sand tiger biting a diver, ever, and they are my favorite part of any NC dive. I hovered and watched the cleaning station for like ten minutes. But I still have a fairly healthy respect for the fact that it's an apex predator and I'd prefer they mind their own business while I mind mine lol. I try to keep a good 15 feet between me and them and it gets me nervous any time it's less than that.

 

[Sub-Zero]

i dont think i could handle the limited mobility and and lack of control over my motions, and a shark at the same time.

id probably have a better chance with a lion

 

[nefertiti]

i dont think i could handle the limited mobility and and lack of control over my motions, and a shark at the same time.

id probably have a better chance with a lion

lol I almost punched one in the face last summer...pure instinct. Reason and logic held me back because I knew it would turn away. That was before I knew the bubble trick. A lion would be much more likely to interact with you than a shark. I've done a couple hundred dives off the coast of NC and I've had sharks directly interact with me maybe six or seven times of that couple hundred, and never in a threatening manner.

 

[pdaddyII]

I'm finishing up scuba classes now, I'll be consulting you for the best dive spots.

Awesome pictures btw, thanks for sharing

 

[nefertiti]

I'm finishing up scuba classes now, I'll be consulting you for the best dive spots.

Awesome pictures btw, thanks for sharing

Nice! By all means any time you want advice on where to go, I know just about all there is to know about scuba related travel.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Damn Nef this is badass, awesome

 

[puddlemonkey]

my what big feet you have!

 

[Arabian]

Very nice, however being that close to a shark would scare the H^%^* out of me. lool Very Beautiful!!!!

 

[uamaverick]