Bull shark ferociously attacks fishing boat EIGHT times off coast of Florida
- Drone footage captured dramatic footage off the Florida coast depicting a dramatic encounter between a bull shark and a fishing boat
- The shark looked to be defending its territory as it launched a ferocious attack on the vessel while it sailed in crystal-clear waters
- The fish lunged at the rear of the boat, positioning itself between its two massive engines, creating a frenzy as it circled back to target the boat repeatedly
A bull shark could be seen carrying out a ferocious attack on a fishing boat off the coast of Florida.
The incredible footage was captured from a drone camera, flying overhead as the vessel sailed in crystal, clear, aqua waters.
The shark, clearly attempting to defend its territory, suddenly lunged at the rear of the boat, getting in between two of the boats massive engines.
It then whipped up quite a frenzy as it circled back to pummel the boat once more.
The footage posted to Instagram sees the shark take direct aim at the vessel five times before swimming off and then making an even more determined return.
In total the shark hits the boat, shaking it eight times.
Those on board described the power of the shark as phenomenal and that it felt like an earthquake or even like the jaws ride at universal studios.
‘I was flying my drone at the beach and spotted two huge cobia swimming with a bull shark,’ Josh Jorgensen said in the video. ‘Cobia is one of the best tasting fish in the ocean. So, I called my buddy Carl, and he raced over to try to catch them.
‘I was following his boat with my drone, and then, all of a sudden, the shark attacked his engines,’ Jorgensen continued.
‘The shark attacked the boat five times, swam away and then came back for more. In total, the shark attacked Carl’s boat eight times,’ Jorgensen explained.
‘I didn’t think a shark could actually shake a boat like that,’ Carl Torresson then said in the video.
‘The boat was shaking like a bag of popcorn. Like, literally, I was shaking like an earthquake. I was like, “What’s going on?” I went back there, and I noticed it was a shark doing it. I’m like, “Are you kidding me?” This is like a ride from Universal Studios.’
The shark had damaged the boats engines, such was the force with which it pummeled the boat.
‘We’re thinking, you know, maybe he grabbed the propeller,’ Torresson said. ‘We weren’t expecting the damage that we had when we got back to the dock, and it was just astronomical. The whole middle of the engine’s completely ripped out. The trim tab’s broken.’
National Geographic notes how bull sharks are one of three breeds of shark that regularly attack humans.
Tiger sharks and the great white sharks are the other two species which have are known to attack.
