Shark leaps to death on Emirati fishing boat

The predator, around six foot in length, took fishermen by surprise when it crashed onto on their deck


Afp January 25, 2016
PHOTO COURTESY: FUJAIRAH FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION

DUBAI: A hungry shark leapt three metres (yards) onto a fishing boat off the United Arab Emirates looking for prey only to end up as catch of the day.

The predator, around two metres (six foot) in length, took fishermen by surprise when it crashed onto on their deck Sunday, 35 nautical miles off the coast of Fujairah, local newspapers said.

"In seconds, it was in the middle of the boat after it hit one of the boat barriers," said sailor Hamza al-Sharaa, 37, quoted in The National newspaper.

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Sharaa said the shark jumped three metres out of the water to get onto the boat.

He said the shark died after fishermen sprayed it with fresh water and bashed it on the nose with a wooden bat.

PHOTO COURTESY: FUJAIRAH FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATION

In a video posted online by Ittihad daily, fishermen pointed to the needle-like teeth of the bloodied shark as they paraded their catch.

Fishermen in Fujairah, on the Gulf of Oman, had two similar incidents last year, but with smaller sharks.

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Khalifa Massoud of the Fujairah fishermen's association told The National that Sunday's catch is to mummified and put on display at the local maritime museum.

COMMENTS (4)

Parvez | 8 years ago | Reply @vaqas: .......lighten up, guy.
vaqas | 8 years ago | Reply The two commentators before me are not using common sense. The simple fact for any animal to take such a risk would be the over fishing of their habitat, resulting in sparse food and causing much distress to the ecosystem. Instead of amusing oneself, people should be pressurising the fishing community to preserve the fragile ecosystem instead of just looking at their profit stats.
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