The terrifying moment a great white shark pounced on a British tourist aboard a pleasure boat in South Africa, just meters away from him, has been captured on video.
Incredible footage shows a ten-foot great white leaping out of the ocean to grab a huge chunk of fish being used as bait before clenching its razor-sharp teeth around it and shaking it frantically until it frees.
It was one of four great white sharks that swooped on the boat next to Klein Brak beach near Mossel Bay, South Africa.
Video and footage of the apex predators was captured using a GoPro Hero 10 by a British videographer and a member of the dive team from a shark cage and from the group’s boat.
The group had encountered the great white sharks circling the ship and looming menacingly around those in the cage, in scenes reminiscent of Jaws.
The incredible footage shows a ten-foot great white shark leaping out of the ocean to grab the huge piece of fish
In the video, the shark clenches its sharp teeth around the bait and shakes it frantically until it breaks free
Mark Graham, 31, from Preston, England, was leading a trip to dive with great white sharks 30 minutes from the port of Mossel Bay, which lasted around four hours.
He was able to capture the intense images and videos of the sharks opening their jaws and approaching up to six feet.
Another shocking image shows a great white shark approaching the cage next to Klein Brak beach.
Mark said he was thrilled to capture the content because, although he often takes groups to see the sharks, the ones he usually encounters aren’t quite as spirited.
There were four great whites rushing onto the boat next to Klein Brak beach near Mossel Bay, South Africa
Videographer Mark Graham, 31, from Preston, England, was guiding a trip to dive with great white sharks 30 minutes from the port of Mossel Bay, which lasted around four hours.
Images and video of the predators atop Klein Brak, Mossel Bay, South Africa were captured using a GoPro hero 10 from a shark cage and from the group’s boat
The group had encountered the great white sharks circling the ship and looming menacingly around those in the cage, in scenes reminiscent of Jaws.
He said: “No one was scared, even the guests who didn’t want to go into the water initially changed their minds and entered the cage to find the sharks underwater.”
“Great white sharks are most often extremely slow and curious, staying just below the surface to investigate the boat and cage.
“So when we have active days where the great whites show how effective they are as predators coming out of the water and swooping in for bait, it’s amazing to see.”
Mark is also keen to dispel stereotypes of these magnificent creatures.
Pictured: a shark near the boat. Mark said he was thrilled to capture the content because, although he often takes groups to see the sharks, the ones he usually encounters aren’t quite as spirited.
Pictured: a shark coming from the cage. Mark said: ‘No one was scared, even the guests who didn’t want to get in the water initially changed their minds and entered the cage to find the sharks underwater’
Pictured: A shark coming to take bait next to Klein Brak beach in South Africa
He said: “I don’t think the reputation is justified, with more and more people using the ocean every year with just five fatal shark attacks in 2022, while humans are killing over 11,000 sharks per hour. .”
“Sharks are just sharks, they are animals, they are not monsters, learn to appreciate them for what they are, not what you think they are and what they are important for, not how you feel about them.
“If you are lucky enough to see them in the wild, go see them, I guarantee your perception will change.”
