Roughly 18 bull sharks are detected lurking in Sydney Harbour on a typical summer’s day, but the famed body of water has been especially inundated this year, one expert has revealed. The apex predators tend to favour shallow areas near the shore at dusk – the exact conditions that sawContinue Reading
A young fisherman diving for scallops in the Pacific Ocean off the Mexican coast was mauled and killed by a four-metre great white shark, authorities said. The victim, identified by local media outlets as 22-year-old Victor Alejandro Soto Garcia, was attacked by the predator on December 29 in The GulfContinue Reading
A man has been hospitalised following a possible shark attack in South Australia on Tuesday afternoon. It has been reported a 64-year-old Elliston man was bitten on his leg by a shark at about 3.15pm, but managed to paddle back into shore at Blackspoint, near Elliston. The man is believedContinue Reading
A spate of shocking shark attacks has pushed South Australian authorities to bring forward aerial beach patrols two weeks earlier than planned, but some in the community say more needs to be done to protect swimmers. The state has recorded four serious attacks this year, including two fatalities. In May,Continue Reading
A man has been rushed to hospital after a suspected stingray attack at a popular beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Paramedics were called to Queens Beach at Vaucluse about 2pm on Wednesday after a reports a man had been bitten. A man aged in his 20s was treated at theContinue Reading
Australian authorities have rescued two Russians and a French sailor on a catamaran bound for Cairns after it was damaged by sharks. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the nine-meter inflatable catamaran named Tion was sailing from Vanuatu to Cairns, Queensland. At 1.30am on Wednesday, AMSA responded to Russian-registered emergencyContinue Reading
Three sailors have survived a harrowing night on the ocean after their catamaran was set upon by sharks off the southeast coast. Two Russians and a French national sailing on a nine metre inflatable catamaran from Vanuatu to Cairns sent out a radio distress beacon at 1.30am after both hullsContinue Reading
A dolphin spotted stuck in a shark drum line off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast is now free. Video showed the animal struggling to free itself from the shark-stopping device in waters off Kawana Beach, Kawana Waters, about 95km north of Brisbane, shortly before 2.15pm on Thursday. A Fisheries Queensland spokesperson saidContinue Reading
The launch of a new interactive map has highlighted a grim reality facing Australians, with data collected in the last 50 years revealing details of the scary dangers lurking underwater. US-based company Florida Panhandle profiled and categorised every global shark attack – fatal and non-fatal – in the past 47Continue Reading
A warning has been issued for users of a busy waterway after a deadly shark was spotted just a month after a fatal attack on a teenage girl. On Thursday afternoon, Surf Life Saving WA shared the warning after a member of the public alerted them to a 3m bullContinue Reading