Dangerous Surprise: A mako shark jumps onto a fishing boat

What we are witnessing in a Facebook post from Churchy’s Charters NZ takes our breath away. Because here the moment was captured when an impressively large mako shark jumped onto a fishing boat.

The men on the ship don’t even know what’s happening to them. While one in the back of the boat appears to be catching a big catch – it’s unclear if it’s really the shark we see later – the other suddenly looks through the cockpit window at a large shark. He jumped onto the boat at the bow and seems to have grabbed the railing here. It is difficult to imagine if the huge animal had landed in the stern of the boat …

The captain did not plan to visit the shark

Churchy’s Charters NZ offers fishing trips off New Zealand’s fish-rich coast. It is located in the picturesque coastal town of Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula. When visiting the website, every angler’s heart beats faster, because the team around Captain Ryan Churches advertises exploring the “almost inexhaustible diverse fishing grounds of Whitianga and surrounding islands” on charter tours. With this description, one should hardly think of the sharks on board, as this means danger to life.

Also a surprise for longtime captain Ryan

Everyone on the team knows the best hunting grounds in their area and takes their guests there in a targeted manner. But even if the vessel meets the special requirements of sport fishing, such an experience as with the mako shark is quite rare.

Churchy’s Charters NZ website also states that the waters around the Coromandel Peninsula have some of the best deep sea fishing and sport in New Zealand in general. Those who want to embark on the adventure can experience “perhaps the most beautiful landscape in the world,” according to the local patriot.

Fortunately, the fishermen and the mako shark are doing well

The shark experience may also be unique to Captain Ryan, though, as he has “more than 20 years of experience fishing the waters around Whitianga” and has been chartering for six years now. That’s why he has the “necessary knowledge, skills, and ability to make anyone hunt out of his or her life.”

Incidentally, according to “bild.de”, the “shark of her life” was able to free itself from its hook shortly after and dive back into the water.

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