White shark spotted at sea in Lampedusa: here is what happened – VIDEO

White shark spotted at sea in Lampedusa: here is what happened (VIDEO)

It is not a film, but reality. Incredible what happened in the past few hours in Lampedusa, Sicily, to a group of fishermen at work: as reported by IlMessaggero.it, a huge white shark showed up in front of the local fishermen’s boat while they were in the open sea, several miles from the coast. An unexpected encounter, immortalized with a video, which fortunately had no consequences. The white shark, about five meters long, stopped for a few minutes in front of the boat and then plunged into the depths of the sea and disappeared. The animal, which usually lives in the Mediterranean Sea, was probably hunting for tuna or other fish to feed on. THE VESPA KILLER IS IN ITALY: HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT

The amazement of the witnesses and the video of the shark

“We had gone out fishing – said Salvatore Sicurello, one of the fishermen on board the boat, as reported by IlMessaggero.it – and we were about ten miles south of the island when a large fin suddenly appeared. ” “At the beginning we had thought of a green fish – continued Sicurello – a species of shark that is frequently encountered even in those waters. Other than greenish, that was a huge white shark. It was a great emotion. I had never seen a white shark. He just seemed curious. ” As said, in fact, just enough time to shoot a video to capture this special encounter and the shark is gone. Fortunately, without any attack on fishermen … Distinct danger in Italy: this is what this animal is and where it affects

Eight-meter shark spotted in Spain: alarm in La Mamola (VIDEO)

A similar episode occurred a few hours ago also in Spain, near the beach of La Mamola (Granada): the local Coast Guard suddenly came across an enormous shark, eight meters long, swimming undisturbed in the open sea. It is the Cetorhinus maximus, said basking shark, however, a species harmless to humans. In fact, this animal feeds on plankton and, in spite of its length (it is the second longest shark in the world after the whale shark) and of the “threatening” fin that refers to the famous cinema films, it is not dangerous for humans. The basking shark has a large circular mouth but is toothless, which makes it impossible to bite anything: it feeds on sucking plants, algae or other small fish such as herring, mackerel and sardines.

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