Australian Kayaker Close Encounter With Massive Shark
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2016
- A kayaker in Western Australia had a close encounter with what was believed to be a great white shark. The shark, judged to be between four and five meters long, pushed the back of the kayak then came up from the side and proceeded to push in sideways.
This GoPro footage video shows the moment when Ian Watkins noticed the shark while kayaking in King George Sound near Albany.
A fisheries vessel rescued the kayaker and took him back to nearby Emu Point.
Courtesy Ian Watkins via Storyful
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I was at the beach today when I saw a man in the sea yelling "Help, Shark! Help!" I just laughed. I knew that shark wasn't going to help him.
Hah!
Great reason not to kayak in the ocean.
Ha!
Get out!
Thats class
Guy gets the smallest boat he can find...and then goes into the ocean, only to call for "HELP!"
Ikr
Yess......😂
I would have had that kayak paddle looking like a 1000hp propeller
OMG YES!!! I kept screaming, “Paddle Man Paddle!!!”
🤣🤣🤣
shark will bite the paddle
Shark thinks the kayak is prey, and the paddles the flippers...if the guy had paddled for land shark would bite the paddles...maybe bite and shake and if the kayak is capsized now you are upside down under water with your legs stuck in the kayak..if you can roll the kayak back upright while still inside it good for you, if not now you have to exit underwater, swim to the surface, flip the kayak over, get your arms over the deck in the right spot, kick yourself up onto it keeping your center of gravity low, swing yourself so you're straddling it, inch foward till your butt is over the cockpit, sit down, then stuff your legs back in..if you do this in panic frantic mode you'll just roll/flip/capsize and back into the drink you'll go...best to stop and pray and try to jab the shark in the snout/gills/head as hard as possible if need be...at one point dude was dipping the paddles in lightly to see if the shark would show itself, he had the paddle up like a spear ready to jab
I'm 2 years late but that's really funny 😂
The only thing more scary than seeing a big spider vanish is seeing a big shark vanish while floating on a nutshell off the coast of australia
Man that would be so scary. Once it leaves your line of sight, I would be so scared that its going to come charging up from underneath and send the kayak flying. Theres nothing you would be able to do.
That very thing happened in a kayak race in Aus just a couple months ago. It shot up from below and sent him and the kayak up in the air. The video I saw was from another competitor's GoPro, so you couldn't see the hit, but you could hear the commotion in the distance and he described it in a narrative. The dude somehow survived.
time to find another sport
the is why I only kayak in my inflatable pool
Keanu Cruz lol
lmfao
Beauty of Kayak Fishing is either you catch fish or fish will catch you 🤣
The shark is probably calling his buddies like"Got a scared one here, thinking about tipping his kayak and eating him, want to join me?
"Emergency, emergency, emergency. I thought I'd give ocean kayaking a go but a Great White has made me realise that this kayaking thing is not really for me. You better hurry, it's an emergency cause he's hanging around me". I'm so glad I never pursued ocean kayaking! I'd poop my pants or die from a heart attack
Lmao for real, but remember "you're more likely to die from car accident than shark attack" LOL
It's all fun and games till you've got 16 ft great white sharks interested in your unstable kayak , enter they're environment deal with it when they're trying to take a bite out of you
Being on a kayak in the ocean is like floating on some type of unfamiliar shark food. They at least owe the kayaker a close inspection before they can take him/her on the offer 😂
"Emergency, emergency, emergency...I've chosen to kayak in shark infested waters and I just saw one. Come save me. I have no firearm, either. Help, save me. And chop, chop. Hurry it up. Get these sharks out of my damn ocean that I'm trying to kayak in."
Lol
😂😂
😂😂😂 exactly
@BennO4 Oh, I'm sorry to burst your bubble so soon, Little buddy. But I'm a horse trainer and riding instructor of over 45 years. I have my own farm that I refurbished, and I work it in all weather, 365 days a year. So, you get your overweight ass outside and try to get even close to working 1000 lb. flight animals at the level that I do. You won't hit it in a million years. And I can shoot, too.
I thought the same thing! Why is man surprised that there are sharks?
I was out in the Gulf of Mexico about a mile out and my kayak got bumped hard by a shark, a year later I was wade fishing at the beach and I got bumped in the back of the leg by a shark and fell down. I'm on or in the water a lot and those 2 experiences are always in the back of my mind every time I'm out, last time I went out I saw a massive shadow out of the corner of my eye a few feet from my kayak, it ended up just being a massive sea turtle but not gonna lie I felt my heart stop lol
Went snorkeling off the path in hawaii and caught a giant brown object floating in the corner of my eye towards me I froze only to see it was a giant turtle (my dad had gotten outta the water 10 minutes prior because he cut his foot on a rock)
MAYDAY MAYDAY !! IM SURROUNDED BY FISH !!!
Go swimming with that thing
I want to see something, I’m curious
And this is when I would have died from a heart attack waiting for that thing to launch me in the air from an attack from below
This white pointer is not attacking, only checking you out and perhaps tentatively testing what you are & your defense capability.
Nerve wracking all the same.
If is was an attack, it would charge you from depth directly below at considerable speed.
You would not even know of it's presence until it lifted your whole kayak 10 feet or more out of the water and snapped it in two in an instant. That's how they typically take seals on the surface but a kayak is unfamiliar so it is being cautious (for a great white).
Yeah, the thought of encountering them freaks me out too.
Hmm.....the manual for this kayak didn`t mention anything about intrusive sharks....hmm.
The guy is clearly not being attacked. That shark was merely curious. Out in a kayak off the Aussy coast...what did he expect?
Imagine the terror. Your in a 40 pound kayak and great white cruises up and looks you in the eye
If you cant handle a shark coming to inspect you on a small kayak, then you should not be out there that deep in the first place. You are in the deep water there and that's where the big Noah's hang around. You should just continue and try stay calm, if he wants to eat you...you will have to accept that fate and reflect back on your life choices.
Yeah. That's what I thought when I rewatched that unfortunate British fella being chomped alive off the coast in Sydney. Was kind of In awe and its awesome rawness as horrific as it was. Couldn't help thinking - bro you are swimming alone in dark chop, with people fishing off the rocks, wearing a dark skin wetsuit... What could possibly go wrong? It annoyed me when people were saying it was very unlucky or he died doing what he loved!! 😆🤦 His last conscious moments were of raw terror.
lol
ur a loser HAHAHHA
Yep. That was a big one. If he wanted you he would have got you Whats to stop him.
Yeah after watching videos of how far out of the water these things can go all for a bite to eat I have no sympathy for idiots on kayaks in the ocean. Especially when that thing decides to get a full on charge from underneath the kayak to take it down. Stupid people.
Kayaker : Emergency emergency I got a white pointer attacking the kayak
Lifeguard: you gonna need a bigga boat
I bet that kayakers blood pressure went sky high 😂
Imagine jumping out of the water and shouting 'surprise' with a fin stuck on your head.
Oh, I'm a bundle of fun, I am.
911/Coastguard : "Sir, try calm down & listen to me carefully, can you do that?"
Kayaker : "Yes, yes, i'm listening"
911/Coastguard : "Sir, what you need to do is stop going out on the ocean in a skinny bit of plastic no wider than ya butt in which you're mere inches from the surface, have a nice day sir"
The Guy on the other end of the radio...
Well... What do you want me to do about it?😂😂
Why take that little boat out there if you even THINK there is a chance of an encounter??
boat? lol, U meant surfboard right?
Surfboard? Lol you meant kayak right?
The coward dies a thousand times before his death but the brave man dies but once.
@@spencermartin4846 wtf are you on about... Lol
I'm amazed that people on the OCEAN are amazed when a fish shows up 🤷♂️🤦♂️
I don't think sharks find shit tasty...so if it was me in that kayak I'd be completely safe because
my shit would be overflowing the sides at an alarming rate!
Dude your right by the beach. Move your ass man lol
''I've got a White pointer attacking the kayak'' ??????????????????????? Attacking ? with waves ?
I am guessing if he tried to paddle away the shark would become more aggressive thinking his prey is running away? not sure.
Yes
@@supamario1030 no, he wouldn't. If the shark thought it was a prey, he wouldn't wait around like an idiot. The shark is not a dog that has an instinct to chase the prey.
@@dcs4947 wow thank mr know it all.. there are videos clearly showing if you paddle away or try to hit the shark some will be angry with that and will chase you down. Cant write an opinion and state "that they all do some same behavior."
@@kap1526 well, mr.knowitall here has been in the same situation and paddled with sharks lurking out several times. The smart thing to do is to keep paddling like he's not there.
@@dcs4947 if he flees he is prey
Perfectly normal to be scared and even panic in this situation. Even still, that was an extreme overreaction.
Lol sharks are starting a new trend "kayak tipping"
Love reading these comments!
You guys can act all big and mighty, sat behind typing away at your keyboard, but in reality such things as seeing a shark just at the side of you will make you scared and make you shit your pants! also, he is being safe by radioing in asking for help.
So don't write stupid comments like "what was that bullshit" that bullshit was a life or death situation for this man, the shark could of been swimming behind or underneath the kayak,waiting for him to fall out for all we know.
I am not ranting, I am just writing my own thoughts (which I guess is good and bad at the same time?), like what the rest of the people on the comments have done.
MiniBachgen
Being safe? If that shark wanted to get him, his help would never arrive on time.
Ken Coker ahh chances of kayaking and seeing a great white are low no one expects to see a great white around their kayack....your an idiot and btw that is a long stable kayack perfect for coastal areas
MiniBachgen Absolutely that’s a little boat with a always hungry big smart bitey shark ,be a good logo for a T-shirt
😂🇬🇧🏍🌈❤️
Been there, done that. Both times i didn't shit my pants and didn't scream for help. Just kept paddling and they went away. Sorry to tell you, this guy's a pussy. I've seen them scream for help while others kept paddling.
Meh, the close encounter I had that scared me the most was with a Sei Whale and her calf when they dived and passed right below my kayak. Now that was fucking scary.
You dont go out that far in kayak and not think theres a possibility of a white shark rolling up on u. This guy is a straight pussy. Radioing it in mutliple times and saying the shark is attacking him. What a we knee. Sure its scary seeing a white in the wild but this guy is a Chihuahua
Shark: hmmm the bait is calling for help ....better wait ....more food comming
"I got a shark attacking my kayak" boy he hasn't touched you
This is literally my worst nightmare the position he is in, growing up watching jaws 1 and 2 no thanks
News reported he bumped the kayak 5 times. I saw it once.
Def Head CNN
That was enormous, pretty sure it's the 6m female they tagged back in 2014 near Albany.
“The sharks attacking the kayak” lol he’s just checking you out, shoulda stayed calm and just kept paddling
The guy's voice makes me think Monty Python. 😂
wtf is he splashing for, it makes you look alive and injured
That is one unsuitable vessel for shark-infested waters, don't you think?
For sale: 3 meter fiberglass kayak and carbon fiber paddle. Low hours. Some minor handling marks and stains. Low price. Must go.
Nice place just off Point Possession,Albany.This is where they tagged the largest Great White in Australia.
emergency emergency !!! i just shit myself.....
That lack of response....Boy, there can't be anything more terrifying than that.. I think I'll use a larger, more shark-resistant device like a submarine that isn't used to smuggle narcotics.
Kayaks are like cardboard mailing tubes that wrap around your ass. I'm not getting in one of those fuckin' things, nooooo sir!
Out in the open waters with some serious sharks and this guy only realised he’s fishing in a Ski
I have a magical idea. KEEP PADDLING.
Yes, great idea. A good defense is to look like a seal with two fish splashing next to you
Seals dont swim around with two fish splashing about on the surface of the water in the middle of the ocean like that. They hunt deeper in the water. I didnt even need to google that. Try again.
The point being that sharks may see a surf board as a seal. Sharks also see small splashes as fish and tend to investigate. 30 years of diving in tbe atlantic, pacific, Caribbean, and the red sea has taught me this. Googke may have been useful for you.
No crap great whites surge from below when they attack which is why the seal idea would work for them. This was not a great white. So the argument is invalid.
Cool you are a youtube comment hero. Collect your trophy at the door. Bye.
The little voice in all of our heads: Don’t kayak in the ocean.
What an idiot.
Making no effort whatsoever to get out of the situation himself but expecting others to drop everything to save him.
Had the shark knocked him off, it wouldn't automatically mean the shark would've attacked the kayaker. Many sharks knock into things then swim away. I'd say it would've been a 50/50 chance the shark would've come in for a bite, but not necessarily to kill him. Still, I was terrified to watch the camera move from left to right. You were almost expecting the jaws to surface.
50/50 is too much when it comes to your life. Think like this. Would you pull a triger of a half-loaded revolver pointing at you?
The shark is thinking to itself, what a Karen lol
I do not blame Sharky for keeping an eye on him. A Renegade Aussie is a most certain threat, especially when rattled.
Looks like it went right under him at 1:52
Nah, it was bad lighting.
If an Western Australian Kayaker says it's a big shark then it's a big shark!
Why would you stop paddling towards the shore?
Imagine kayaking in Great White waters. Is kayaking really that exciting? Well, I guess when fending off great whites it is
And this is why I kayak in lakes & rivers with no direct access to the sea.
I was waiting for him to say “we’re gonna need a bigger boat” never came
Shark was just curious that kayak is white (not a bright idea btw looks like a soft underbelly of a fish) once he found out it wasnt food he wasnt gonna eat the guy
Next time go without the Kayak, that's even smarter.
Where is the jaws theme?
What does he expect the guy on the other end to say? Get tf out of there?😂
Been in the water with sharks before, but 1:50 was absolutely terrifying. If that kayak had rolled....
what shark? you can't see anything expect the small fin at the beginning
That's why dude stop paddling..
Shark will bite the paddle, possibility of capsize...
Kayaking so low to the water in the deep ocean NO FLIPPING WAY
Was it a great white? I didnt see anything but the fin at the beginning
@@tmazer99505you see it swimming below the kayak at 1:50
big question ? have ye kayak folk thought about changing over to one of those nice three man outriggers ;similar experience but might reduce the chance of disaster
How is that shark attacking you?
Anyone else shit their pants when he smacks the camera at the end?
MJ 1804 hahaha yes, I was wondering if anyone else reacted the same!
You see that land in the distance? Well I’d be paddling fast as hell for it.
Could have cut the video after the first 30 seconds.
I'd either smack my paddles really hard on the water or just get out of there 😂
Wouldn't that attract it's attention more? Just asking.
I feel like this is what you signed up for when you embarked on this journey 😅
Kayak in Australia 😂😂😂😂 would NEVER 🤣🤣🤣
We’re was that
Why is this guy inviting other people into the water instead of PADDLING 100 yards forward???
Yeah this is rescue unit 243 we have another idiot in a toothpick boat in the ocean again.
To sit there and cry "shark" but not do anything about it, but cry for help, which is not near, is FOOLISH. He should of paddled away from shark and helped himself. Don't go out next time!
Now that’s a great white ! Not those little things you often see on UA-cam 😮
Dry land, you ain’t gonna get eaten by a large fish.
like him calling anyone is going to help him at all lmao
I can't understand the draw of getting in a tiny kayak and peddling out alone in what is known worldwide as Great White Shark infested waters. I just don't get it. Its like telling your kid to go play in the street .
Baffles me why anybody would be out that far from shore knowing fine well there are sharks in the water.
A five meter white can attack from bottom at full speed biting the kayak and throwing him two meters into the air. You see them doing it against seals, they are risking being killed the same.
this dude while not even actually paddling, is smacking his oar atop the water surface like, "come here, lil fishy" 🙅♀
that oar is the only thing you may have to keep some distance and you're just dangling it in the water while going no where !!!! for the shark to bump/bite explore more
Dude was scared for his life.Did you see how big it was ? Its probably a 5m+ great white. There is nothing you can do at this point. But yesche was stupid for doing it
Them: " Wanna go kayaking?"
Me: "Maybe. Where you going yak'ing"
Them: " Australia "
Me: "Nah, yall head on without me "
The more you fuck around, the more you're going to find out. 🦈🦈🦈
Murray?
The big issue I have with this is, if that shark was truly attacking the boat he would have been in the water. That small Kayak would have been no match for a 1 ton shark. also, if he was so scared, why did he just sit there, he could have paddled to safety.
Dude stops paddling because the shark will bite at the paddle in the water and possibly capsize the kayak...destination fucked at that point
Video should have been 20 seconds not 3 plus minutes long
First mistake you are all by yourself,always kayak open water in groups
that was just my aunt Martha
Craigslist: Like new white kayak for sale, does have a brown stain on seat.
Just came back a couple of days ago from kayaking in deep waters!! You have balls of steel! You seemed very calm and aware of the situation. When I got scared I would paddle a bit closer to the coast. Why didn’t you go towards the rocks? I mean I imagine the great white would have a harder time swimming in shallower waters... just asking for curiosity 😊
Gabriele Paone balls of steel more like balls of cotton
Agree - more paddling and less chatting on the radio. Who's going to help him other than himself?
shark will bite the paddle
@@the45er Considering how fast the boat came I think he made the right call instead of causing a hunt instict by pacing away.
I am not an expert on sharks however most dangerous animals I know of will chase you the moment you try to run away.
Seems like a safer bet to remain calm and try to break the surface as little as possible so the shark doesn't switch from curiosity to seeing him as prey, and simply wait for the boat. The noise of the boat will scare the shark off. Paddling and splashing around is a good way to make yourself look like more of a meal. The shark was just investigating the kayak to see what it was. Wasn't aggressive at that point, so why alter the situation and risk it becoming aggressive?
Looks like the shark followed him for only a minute because I never even saw a fin after the opening moments! The shark probably figured out that he wasn't his normal prey and moved on! Now a real encounter happened to my nephew's friend who decided that he was going to Kayak while everyone else was fishing in the big boat! Not 5 minutes after getting into the Kayak and he started paddling around he was sent 6 feet into the air by a 17 or 18 foot great white off the coast of northern California! My nephew got his friend out of the water and when they looked back at the Kayak the shark was having a good ole time pushing the Kayak around and even swatted it with his tail a couple of times! After about 10 to 15 minutes the shark moved on! This happened a couple of weeks ago! They are supposed to post a video of it!!!!
Nope, try again.
The shark positioned itself underneath him, for the classic Great whites upward ambush attack..
Where can I find that video?
where is the video mate ..perhaps they are full of shit?
If you’re going to take a 12 foot kayak out on a tropical ocean, you better prepare for the unexpected. If you can’t handle that and grit your teeth together, keep calm and paddle out of the problem, then you’ve got no business being out there. I bass fish out of my kayak every day here in Florida on wild lakes and rivers full of big alligator and I’ve got to keep a cool collective mind when the unexpected happens.
That was boring. I saw one fin at the beginning of this video and the remaining 3 minutes was this man crying for help 🙄. Don’t waste your time watching this unless you want to be annoyed.
It is a little kayak isnt it?
You do that you accept the possibility that this will happen. Save yourself buddy 🤦🏻♂️
never understood this why ppl go out in water with sharks on such a small easy to flip / kill canoe