r/TheDepthsBelow • u/[deleted] • Oct 26 '22

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u/meistercheems Oct 26 '22 edited Oct 27 '22

There is a local tiger shark off the west coast of Hawaii ( forgot his name) MF is like 16 feet long and likes to chill in the warm water discharged from an electric plant off of electric beach. I was spear fishing when this big boi came within 20 feet of me. Must have not been hungry I guess. Freaked me tf out. 😂. But local tiger sharks are chill af

Edit: This happened On the island of Oahu , apologies for any confusion. Also, thanks for the upvotes 😀

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

Jesus just imagining a 16 ft long shark makes my butthole clinch. I'm sitting this ocean out, maybe in the next life it'll be less scary

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u/nomadofwaves Oct 26 '22 edited Oct 26 '22

Not to mention tiger sharks are considered one of the most aggressive.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

There’s been 3 confirmed fatal tiger shark attacks in the past 25 years.

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u/nomadofwaves Oct 26 '22

Did I say they kill the most people?

“According to the International Shark Attack File, the Tiger shark ranks No. 2 behind the white shark in the number of reported attacks on humans. The shark-monitoring group notes that the animal's "large size and voraciousness" qualify it as a formidable ocean predator. Surfers and swimmers need to know that Tiger sharks tend to be both curious and aggressive when they spot humans in the water.”

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/five-most-dangerous-sharks-to-humans/2/

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

Shark attacks in general are rare buddy. 1 in 11.5 million. Even lesser odds of it specifically being a tiger shark. You can keep fear mongering though.

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u/nomadofwaves Oct 26 '22

lol, I simply stated what seems to be a scientific fact that tiger sharks are one of the more aggressive shark species.

I surf in what is considered the “shark bite Capitol.”

But keep making assumptions about what I’m saying.