Must be a slow news day. The newspapers seem to have picked up an old video from You Tube where a great white tears the front off a shark cage containing 2 divers.
The video was posted on 7th November 2007 and was taken on 4th November in Mexico. Apparently it was an accident caused when the shark took a bait hanging by the cage. The shark rolled his eyes back to protect them and then, with his visibility impaired, he got his head stuck in the viewing port of the cage. As he thrashed about trying to free himself he tore the front of the cage off. The 2 dives inside were unharmed. The company operating the shark dive said that there cages were 6 years old and they were planning to upgrade them in the Spring of 2008.
Unfortunately the video has now been removed (unless you want to contact the owner about licencing it), but the story is still on You Tube. You can also read more on the UK’s TimesOnline website. I hesitate to mention it, but The Sun also has a story on it, although in typical Sun style it’s more sensational with a headline about a Shark Attack, which is clearly not the case. You’re better off sticking to the Times’s version.
Thanks to Vinnie for spotting that for me.
