A British diver found himself under attack by a mortal shark while exploring a stunning bank in Egypt.
gary Virgin was diving off the coast of the Red Sea when his diving partner noticed the predator swimming above them.
In the shocking footage, the oceanic whitetip shark swooped down to its level, circling ever closer, before crashing into the diver.
Virgin, of Peacehaven, East Sussexsaid: “He went right at me and then headbutted me. His force pushed me back into the water – my legs are up.
“It took my breath away a bit, because I was shocked, I couldn’t believe it, this shouldn’t have happened.”
Oceanic whitetips have a reputation for being aggressive and were described by oceanographers Jacques Cousteau as “the most dangerous of all sharks”.
They have also been blamed for the notorious 1945 attacks on the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were left adrift in the Pacific after their ship was sunk by the Japanese.
But Gary is an experienced diver, so he wasn’t fazed and “prepared” for what happened after the shark pounced on him.
He said: “I stayed strong and stuck to what I’m used to in training.
“Usually if they’re coming at you, they turn around at the last minute and then leave, but he just walked in.”
But the of sharks the aggression scared Verge, and he abandoned the dive with his partner after only nine minutes.
He said: “What I said to myself was, ‘I’m glad I’m OK, I’m glad I’m back on the boat OK,’ because you look over your shoulder even when you’re swimming. ship.’
Verge said he believes the shark was attracted to him because of his yellow, orange and white striped diving gear.
He said: ‘I read that they don’t like yellow and orange; are the colors they are looking for.
“Also my dive computer was beeping, because it was fluctuating in the water; it was going up and down, because it was going around and following it. So that’s another reason: I think it was the sound.
However, the encounter hasn’t dampened Gary’s enthusiasm for sharks, and he said he hopes to go cage diving with great whites.
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