Close Encounters with a Dangerous Shark | Ocean Soul

so I was working on a story for National

so I was working on a story for National Geographic magazine about sharks in the

Geographic magazine about sharks in the

Geographic magazine about sharks in the Bahamas one of the sort of the Holy

Bahamas one of the sort of the Holy

Bahamas one of the sort of the Holy Grail elusive species that I hope to get

Grail elusive species that I hope to get

Grail elusive species that I hope to get was the oceanic whitetip which is

was the oceanic whitetip which is

was the oceanic whitetip which is considered the fourth most dangerous

considered the fourth most dangerous

considered the fourth most dangerous species of shark if you pay attention to

species of shark if you pay attention to

species of shark if you pay attention to such list problem was this animal really

such list problem was this animal really

such list problem was this animal really had been seen in the Bahamas by divers

had been seen in the Bahamas by divers

had been seen in the Bahamas by divers for probably twenty or thirty years

for probably twenty or thirty years

for probably twenty or thirty years sixteen days we only had one encounter

sixteen days we only had one encounter

sixteen days we only had one encounter but it was a magical encounter we had

but it was a magical encounter we had

but it was a magical encounter we had anchored the boat over the edge of a

anchored the boat over the edge of a

anchored the boat over the edge of a deep bank we throttled back the engine

deep bank we throttled back the engine

deep bank we throttled back the engine and we’re just going to sit there and

and we’re just going to sit there and

and we’re just going to sit there and wait and just as we throttled back the

wait and just as we throttled back the

wait and just as we throttled back the engine this fin appeared off our Stern

engine this fin appeared off our Stern

engine this fin appeared off our Stern and looking at that dorsal fin you could

and looking at that dorsal fin you could

and looking at that dorsal fin you could see just a little bit of white splashed

see just a little bit of white splashed

see just a little bit of white splashed on the top so it was indeed an oceanic

on the top so it was indeed an oceanic

on the top so it was indeed an oceanic whitetip the thing that we had come to

whitetip the thing that we had come to

whitetip the thing that we had come to see so I scrambled from the bridge

see so I scrambled from the bridge

see so I scrambled from the bridge immediately threw on my wetsuit grabbed

immediately threw on my wetsuit grabbed

immediately threw on my wetsuit grabbed my camera and jumped in the water and in

my camera and jumped in the water and in

my camera and jumped in the water and in the distance in this beautiful blue

the distance in this beautiful blue

the distance in this beautiful blue crystal-clear water in the Bahamas I saw

crystal-clear water in the Bahamas I saw

crystal-clear water in the Bahamas I saw this oceanic whitetip I had two

this oceanic whitetip I had two

this oceanic whitetip I had two immediate thoughts my first thought was

immediate thoughts my first thought was

immediate thoughts my first thought was I can’t believe I’m in the water with an

I can’t believe I’m in the water with an

I can’t believe I’m in the water with an oceanic whitetip and my second thought

oceanic whitetip and my second thought

oceanic whitetip and my second thought was I can’t believe I’m in the water

was I can’t believe I’m in the water

was I can’t believe I’m in the water with no static whitetip this could be

with no static whitetip this could be

with no static whitetip this could be dangerous and sure enough this animal

dangerous and sure enough this animal

dangerous and sure enough this animal just came right on me and had a bead

just came right on me and had a bead

just came right on me and had a bead came right towards me and it came over

came right towards me and it came over

came right towards me and it came over and sort of bounced its nose off my dome

and sort of bounced its nose off my dome

and sort of bounced its nose off my dome port on my camera housing and then it

port on my camera housing and then it

port on my camera housing and then it circled around and came back I was a

circled around and came back I was a

circled around and came back I was a sitting duck it would have had no

sitting duck it would have had no

sitting duck it would have had no problem meeting me but it just came in

problem meeting me but it just came in

problem meeting me but it just came in and was highly curious who wanted to

and was highly curious who wanted to

and was highly curious who wanted to check me out wanted to know what I was

check me out wanted to know what I was

check me out wanted to know what I was so I shot photos for about 20 minutes

so I shot photos for about 20 minutes

so I shot photos for about 20 minutes two hours she just continued to do these

two hours she just continued to do these

two hours she just continued to do these beautiful big circles around us she

beautiful big circles around us she

beautiful big circles around us she would come in and check me out and just

would come in and check me out and just

would come in and check me out and just allowed me some fantastic opportunities

allowed me some fantastic opportunities

allowed me some fantastic opportunities to photograph this animal just a

to photograph this animal just a

to photograph this animal just a stunning experience of magical encounter

stunning experience of magical encounter

stunning experience of magical encounter could in our lifetime be extinct