Deep Blue, a massive great white shark believed to be 20-plus feet long, made waves this week after being sighted multiple times off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii.
Divers say they caught Deep Blue, touted as one of the largest great white sharks ever recorded, feeding on a sperm whale carcass at the surface about 20 miles off the coast. [http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/01/16/massive-shark-known-deep-blue-was-seen-cruising-hawaii-waters/] Then, freedivers were treated with a close-up encounter, with their resulting snapshots going viral worldwide.
The shark, who happens to have its very own Twitter account https://twitter.com/Deep_Blue_Shark?lang=en, gained fame after being filmed off Mexico’s Pacific coast during Discovery’s Shark Week filming.
Underwater photographer and videographer Kimberly Jeffries captured video (below) of what is presumed to be Deep Blue, feeding on the whale carcass.
Jeffries described the experience as “absolutely breathtaking.”
“It was quite humbling to be in the presence of this great shark,” she says. “She is an absolutely beautiful and magnificent being that both commands and deserves respect. That being said, swimming with her and documenting her behavior as she fed and dove and fed for hours over the course of the day was both exhilarating and serene. All her movements were efficient but still beautifully fluid. To be totally honest, I’ve been a bit more afraid of the media than I was swimming with Deep Blue.”
See her incredible video below:
Source: sport diver
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