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Man Stranded at Sea Rescued By Shark

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:30:33 +0000

After being sworn in as a policeman in late May, Takai Teitoi, who comes from the tiny central Pacific island nation of Kiribati, decided to take the two hour journey back home in a wooden boat.

Along with his brother-in-law, the 41-year-old father-of-six set off. In the middle of the trip they stopped to do a little fishing, and then, as the hour began to get late, slept the night in their craft. Bad idea, as when they woke up the next morning, they had drifted out of sight of land and then discovered that they had run out of gas.

Funniest Memes of the Week — Paul Ryan Gosling, Shark Week, Mo Farah and More

Emerald Catron — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:45:37 +0000

It's been a busy week for the internet -- Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his VP and the end of the Olympics finally came. Oh, and it's been SHARK WEEK since Sunday. Obviously, this has been a great source of inspiration to meme-makers everywhere, who came up with Paul Ryan Gosling, Mo Farah Running Away From Things, and loads and loads of shark jokes.

10 Awesome Shark Movies Inspired By 'Jaws'

Matthew Roulette — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:13:29 +0000

If you're like us, then you too have a love/hate relationship with sharks, aka "the assassins of the sea." We're utterly terrified of them, but we can't help but watch when they rampage a shore and snack on some unfortunate swimmers. Hollywood shares our love/hatred of sharks -- namely, they love the money they make for them and hate them enough to kill them off in multiple gory ways (impalement, explosion, electrocution).

Here Come the 'Shark Week' Memes

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:36:23 +0000

Finally, Shark Week is here! For some reason America has a fascination with the week-long Discovery channel brainchild. It's a time to celebrate sharks, their lifestyle and a chance to act intelligent because we watched the Discovery Channel the night before.

Shark Snags an Underwater Camera

Danny Gallagher — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:14:53 +0000

Sharks are often portrayed as terrors of the deep. Richard Dreyfuss’ character referred to them in the original ‘Jaws’ as “an eating machine.” He called them “a miracle of evolution” and noted that all it does “is swim and eat and make little sharks.” He never said anything about their innate kleptomania. A couple of [...]

Divers Fend Off Hungry Great White Shark

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:42:23 +0000

As we’ve learned in the past, shark encounters can be pretty funny from the safety of dry land. But things got deadly serious in Australia when a great white shark started circling divers Nathan and David. The pair had just set out spearfishing and Nathan had put a camera on his head to film the [...]

Watch a Giant Shark Steal a Woman's Catch

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:29:00 +0000

Sarah Brame was doing a bit of lake fishing off of her back deck in Cherry Grove, South Carolina when something really unusual happened. She had just hooked a nice-sized red drum fish when a six-foot shark jumped out of the fresh water and snagged the snack for itself.

'Laser Sharks' Are Now a Terrifying Reality

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:45:29 +0000

Dr. Evil, of ‘Austin Powers’ fame, was a simple super villain. All he wanted was “sharks with frickin’ lasers attached to their heads.” Instead he got ill-tempered mutated sea bass. It was 1997, when the Mike Myers’ character made this notorious aquatic request. And, finally, someone has indulged him. Luke Tipple, a shark handler and TV personality, has become the [...]

See Huge Shark Up Close as It Circles Fishing Boat [NSFW LANGUAGE]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:31:43 +0000

A group of fishermen 25 miles southeast of Wrightsville Beach, NC were probably thinking they needed a bigger boat when they spotted a 18-foot shark circling. The video is NSFW because of the typical fisherman language when they spot an enormous shark fin poking out of the water.

California Surfer Narrowly Survives Deadly Shark Attack [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:12:14 +0000

A 27-year-old California man narrowly survived a horrific shark attack while surfing 150 yards offshore in the waters off Marina State Beach on Saturday. Eric Tarantino was surfing when he was suddenly attacked by the deadly predator and bitten in both the arm and neck. Amazingly, Tarantino was able to save himself by frantically paddling [...]

Great White Shark Takes a Bite Out of Surfer's Board

Donald Deane — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:26:02 +0000

An Oregon surfer narrowly avoided a deadly encounter with a great white shark this week. Unfortunately, his surfboard wasn’t so lucky. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Bobby Gumm was reportedly surfing off the coast of northern Oregon when a 16-foot shark attacked and ate nearly two feet of [...]

Freaky One-Eyed Albino Shark Pup May Be the Real Deal [PHOTO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:28:11 +0000

When a photo of a dead one-eyed Albino shark pup, allegedly found in the stomach of a pregnant bull shark in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, circled the Internet earlier this year, most in the marine biology community dismissed it as a doctored hoax. However, Dr. Felipe Galvan Magana, a shark expert at the Interdisciplinary Centre [...]

Sharks Invade Water Hazard in Australian Golf Course [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:28:08 +0000

Last time we checked, golf was supposed to be relaxing. But at a golf course in Australia, the links are now home to the stuff of nightmares: a school of bull sharks. According to MSNBC, the sharks, which range from eight to 10 feet long, were stranded in a lake on the course after a [...]

Baby Great White Shark Rescued By Brave Surfers [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:13:00 +0000

Typically, surfers will do just about anything to avoid a great white shark. But compassion entered into the picture when a baby great white shark washed up on shore in Venice Beach, Ca. over the weekend. Felled by a fisherman’s hook, the baby shark’s future looked bleak as it flayed around on the sand. That’s when [...]

Shark Swims Down Puerto Rico Street [PICTURE]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:06:28 +0000

As Hurricane Irene nears the East coast, there's been talk of evacuating below-sea-level areas from Florida all the way to New England. If you've got a fear of flooding, it'll only be bolstered by this horrifying photo out of water-logged Puerto Rico. In the shot taken from a car, a shark can be clearly seen swimming down the highway, like something out of a terrible Samuel L. Jackson movie.

Shark Week Got You Scared? Learn the Truth About Shark Attacks

Chip Sandalwood — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:40:51 +0000

Sharks get a bad rap and if you’ve ever been attacked by one, you’d probably say they deserve it. But here’s the rub: If you haven’t been attacked by a shark, chances are you never will. According to this handy infographic put together by Jerry James Stone and Chris Rooney for the Mother Nature Network, [...]

Shark Week Kicks Off With Andy Samberg as 'Chief Shark Officer' [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:14:56 +0000

Today commences Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, and this year, comedian Andy Samberg has been appointed “Chief Shark Officer,” putting the SNL funnyman in deep sea peril. Begun in 1987, Discovery’s weeklong tribute to sharks is nearly 25 years old and now a full-fledged cultural phenomenon. Seven new shark-centric programs will premiere on Discovery this [...]

Watch This Man's Extreme Joyride on a Moving Shark [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:08:40 +0000

In a stunt that brings new meaning to the phrase "jump the shark," a Cape Cod man actually jumped on top of a shark, riding atop it for 15 feet through the ocean. Naturally, he got footage of the whole thing.

"I've been waiting for an opportunity like this my whole life," said fisherman Erik Jacobs, who spotted a basking shark swimming around his boat, and then pounced.

Fearless Dog Bites Shark [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:22:21 +0000

One pooch recently proved he's alpha dog material by driving away a shark in the waters near One Arm Point, a remote community in western Australia. Good boy!

In a YouTube video featured on 'Today,' the dog can be seen paddling contentedly through the ocean while two sharks lurk beneath the surf. It's difficult to gauge the size of the fish, but they certainly appear to be large. The dog showed no fear, however, and dove beneath the waves to deliver a bite to one of them.

Awkward! Shark Expert Accidentally Catches Duck (Not Shark) During Disastrous Live News Segment [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:05:19 +0000

During a segment on Australia's 'Today' show, shark expert Paul Bart was brought in to discuss alleged shark sightings in a popular swimming lake down under. After he refutes the fish tales, the show's hosts gave Bart a chance to catch the rumored sea beast with a fishing rod, expecting him to come back empty-handed.

Bart casts off and promptly hooks a duck, who had come down to the lake for a quick snack. "I'd go to another shot," Bart recommends, as he continues to reel in the water fowl. Co-host Lisa Wilkinson calls it "awkward," and, boy, is she right. See the clip below:

Shark Pulls Fisherman Into the Sea [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:41:07 +0000

Fishing from a kayak doesn't provide the angler with as sturdy of a base as he would have if he was dropping bait off of a more traditional fishing vessel.

Self described 'hardcore Kayak angler' David Saldamando almost learned this lesson the hard way when he hooked an eight-feet thresher shark off the shore of Santa Barbara, California.

Shark Jumps Over Surfer in Bizarro 'Happy Days' Moment [VIDEO]

Alex Staub — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:40:39 +0000

An extreme shark encounter was inadvertently caught on tape by Orlando Sentinel photographer Jacob Langston while he was filming a group of surfers at New Smyrna Beach, Florida. A four-foot spinner shark suddenly emerged from the water and did a barrel roll over an unsuspecting person. Totally gnarly, bro!