re: Huge great white shark circles not-so-big boat

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You realize that if they were worried, all that needed be done was to crank the engine and drive off right?

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You're naive if you think it's as simple as cranking up and driving away. I have no idea how fast that boat can travel, but great white sharks are known to swim 35 mph while they're hunting.

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They didn't because they, like most of the grown ups in this thread, knew they weren't in realistic danger

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I have no idea while some in this thread believe these people were in zero danger while being circled by the most vicious animal in the ocean. Great whites attacks boats regularly.

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Among the most noteworthy of shark attacks on manmade objects are those on boats. Although not the only species involved in these attacks, the most frequent culprit is the White Shark. White Shark attacks on boats have been reported from numerous places, including Australia, Japan, South Africa, Canada, South America and the United States. Attacks on boats and other types of marine vessels were recorded as far back as 1865 in V.M. Coppleson's book "Shark Attack."

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Fisherman observed a 5-to-7-meter White Shark (a third of the size of the shark in the video) feeding on a Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) . After 10 minutes, the shark began to circle the boat, finally ramming the bow with its head. The shark struck the boat's hull four times over a 15-to-20-­minute period. Just prior to its departure, while astern of the boat, the shark rolled to one side and began slapping the swim step and propeller with its tail.

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