A group of New Jersey fishermen led by Jeff Crilly on his boat, “Big Nutz Required II,” had a close call in a scene that many have compared to the movie Jaws after a great white shark showed up next to their boat and grabbed on to one of the bags on board.
A video of the incident shows people panicking on board as the shark appears, with nobody knowing what to do in the next moments.
However, after the shark disappeared, the mood immediately shot up, with some exclaiming how “cool” the event was, and pointing out that they had never seen something like that before in their lives.
The shark was quite the large one, described as over half of the boat’s length.
Estimates indicate that it might have weighed well over 2,000 pounds, but it is hard to tell from the video that was posted.
One of the people involved in the encounter claimed that they have extensive experience hunting sharks, but this was still a first time even for them.
Many of the comments on the video seem to share the sentiments expressed by the fishermen during the incident, with some pointing out how close they came to something more tragic.
However, others have noted that there was very little likelihood that the shark would attack, judging by past precedents.
In any case, it does not look like this was of much consolation to the people involved in the encounter, as it seems to have shaken them all up quite a bit.
Perhaps it will be a while before they return in the same waters again.
A few conspiracy theorists say that all of this was staged and they do not believe that the incident occurred. It is just a small group, but others also had interesting things to say about the viral video.
Some people argue that Crilly and his friends could have avoided giving the chum bag to the shark. The critics say this could be dangerous for the creature.
Markland Sharks have a habit of eating anything that it is on their way, so the bag will probably not have a huge impact.
