Gary Virgo was exploring Fury Shoal, off Egypt's Red Sea Coast, when his dive partner noticed the predator overhead. Soon after, the oceanic whitetip shark dropped down to his level, circling closer and closer, before closing in and ramming him.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A British diver found himself under attack from a deadly shark while exploring a stunning shoal in Egypt. Gary Virgo was taking a dive off of the Red Sea Coast when his dive partner noticed the predator swimming above them. In the shocking footage, the oceanic whitetip shark dropped down to his level, circling closer and closer, before ramming into the diver.
He said: ‘I just stood my ground and stuck to what I’m used to in training. ‘Normally if they’re going towards you, they turn around at the last minute and then go off, but he just came in.’ But the shark’s aggression spooked Virgo, and he abandoned the dive with his mate after just nine minutes. He said: ‘What I said to myself was ‘I’m glad I’m okay, I’m glad I’ve got back to the boat fine,’ because you do look over your shoulder even when you’re swimming back to the boat.
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