From a fish stabbing someone in the neck to whales dragging ships down, here are 10 amazing moments a sea monster affected a boat…. 10. Great White Shark If you’ve been on a boat out on the ocean, a Jaws attack has probably crossed your mind. Even if it’s just barely!!
Then of course you rationalize that the chances of that happening are practically 0. Practically. That’s what Terry Selwood, a 73-year-old Australian fisherman learned in 2017, when a great white shark leapt out of the water, into his boat!! The 9-foot-long beast hit him on the arm as it landed, and knocked him back, then it started writhing and thrashing about. The quick-thinking fisherman immediately went for his radio to call for help, and when the marine rescue unit arrived, they found a scene of carnage. Selwood was covered in blood with numerous lacerations on his right forearm’ according to the official statement, and they also found quote: ‘a large shark in the cabin of the not so large fishing boat’. Selwood went on to make a full recovery, but can you imagine a great white jumping at you out of nowhere?? What was it thinking??? Next time Selwood goes out onto the water, he should probably use a bigger boat! 9. An Eagle Ray Rays seem like beautiful, serene creatures - but they can be extremely dangerous, even if you’re on the relative safety of a large tourist boat. In 2011, Jenny Hausch had rented a 26-foot catamaran for her family to take a trip in Florida. Sounds really nice right? Or not, because you already know what this video is about!! At first it was like any normal trip, but suddenly a 300-pound spotted eagle ray leapt from the water and landed on the deck. It hit Jenny, and knocked her down to the floor, pinning her down and its barb landed right next to her. Miraculously she didn’t suffer any injuries, though, and was just covered in slime. Moments before the incident, they had taken a photograph of the ray as it was leaping out of the water near them, before it jumped again and landed on the boat. Luckily for those on board, two wildlife officers had sailed past at the time, and heard the screams. They were able to get onto the catamaran and lift the ray back into the water. Eagle rays are huge, second only to the Manta Ray. In 2008, a woman was killed by a 75-pound ray, also in Florida, when it flew out of the water and hit her in the face. She and the ray both died from the impact. This species is well known for its ability to launch itself above the waves, and its massive wingspan lets it glide through the air for a moment before landing with a flop. Scientists aren’t completely sure why they do it, but it could be as a mating ritual, to rid themselves of parasites or to escape predators. Maybe even for fun!! So anyway, eagle rays don’t attack boats on purpose, but geez, you have the whole ocean to be jumping around with your 300-pounds!! 8. Swordfish In 2017, Alan Pope, a British tourist, was on a boat trip getting ready to go snorkeling in Indonesia when everything went horribly wrong. Without any warning, a swordfish jumped out of the water and into the boat, and impaled his neck with its bill. The end snapped off, and left six inches of the sword still jabbed inside his neck, just millimeters from instantly killing him. All of this came without any warning so there is NO WAY this freak accident could have been avoided, unless you just never went out onto the ocean. The bill of a swordfish is just as sharp as a kitchen knife and, with blood pouring out from the wound, he was taken straight to hospital. At first his wife and others on the boat thought he had been shot, since the injury was so sudden and impactful. It was another 36 hours, and 3-hospital visits later before doctors felt confident enough to try to remove it. No one saw the swordfish itself, and it’s thought to have fallen back into the water.
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