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"A local photographer captured hundreds of sharks swimming off our coast Wednesday morning off Carteret County. Scott Taylor of Beaufort was on a shoot when the helicopter he was riding in passed between Shackleford Banks and Fort Macon off the Crystal Coast. The photos show hundreds of sharks swimming in the group. Taylor said the helicopter pilot remarked he sees them all the time. Taylor said when the helicopter dipped down for a closer look, the sharks seemed to be about four to six feet long. There are 26 species of sharks considered to be the most common sharks of North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores website. Researchers says the sharpnose shark, often referred to as a sand shark, is one of the most common sharks in our waters this time of year. Bull sharks, blacktip, blacknose, sand tiger, spinner and hammerhead sharks are some of the species that swim off our coast in the summer months. While the photos are frightening for some, it's important to remember that your chance of encountering a shark is slim. One estimate says your lifetime chance of death from a shark attack is one in 3.7 million."

more photos http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/53715627.html?storySection=photo

8/19/2009 11:27:41 PM

and we're going to the beach this weekend

WE GONNA GET EATEN

8/19/2009 11:28:44 PM

Sand > Sharks; I fucking hate sand.

8/19/2009 11:29:25 PM

8/19/2009 11:30:03 PM

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"While the photos are frightening for some, it's important to remember that your chance of encountering a shark is slim. One estimate says your lifetime chance of death from a shark attack is one in 3.7 million."

Haha, what kid of dumb ass statistic is that given the article. I'm pretty sure that would go up significantly if you went out in the water around the site where 100s of sharks are...

8/19/2009 11:30:27 PM

That is some nasty ass water

Thats why I never go to the beach in NC

8/19/2009 11:34:47 PM

Um, z, it's a good idea not to go in the water at all this weekend with Bill passing by. What beach? I am going to but it's in SC.

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"Don't mess with these waves! The Weather Channel's Dr. Steve Lyons has put out his wave forecast for the East Coast and Bermuda. Waves will begin to increase in height beginning Thursday and peak in height on Saturday and Sunday. As you can see, these waves are nothing to fool around with. Wave heights could reach 24 feet for coastal New England on Sunday. Did you noticed the forecast for Bermuda? 30 to 40 foot waves are possible along the Bermuda coastline. Incredible."

and

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"Don't be stupid, stay out of the water Don't be stupid; stay out of the ocean this week. That should be the main message regarding the East Coast impacts from Hurricane Bill. Unfortunately, it's likely that a few ignorant souls will venture into the waters of the East Coast beaches and drown. Maybe a small craft will be brazen and test the angry surf; only to be toppled about and sink. "Safety lies completely on whether residents/visitors from Florida to Maine stay out of the water." Those are the possible stories we'll see in the headlines come Sunday or Monday. Let's hope they don't come to be. It remains a little early to write-off high winds from Bill in the U.S. (especially over coastal New England), but TWC and weather.com expects Bill to be primarily a coastal wave event for the U.S. Large, powerful waves will likely greet the shores of the East Coast this Saturday and Sunday. Expect waves to begin to rise on the U.S. East Coast Friday night; peaking in height from central Florida to North Carolina on Saturday and peaking along the beaches of the Mid-Atlantic and New England very late Saturday and Sunday. It is likely that many beaches will experience waves of greater than 10 feet. Rip currents will be a major threat as large waves aid in the formation of rip currents. Safety lies completely on whether residents/visitors from Florida to Maine stay out of the water. We're talking swimming, boating or fishing. Video: What are rip currents? Stay out of the ocean for the next 4-5 days beginning Thursday and continuing through Sunday. In order to be safe, just stay out of the water. Simple as that. It's tempting but don't do it. You're testing your fate. Also those fishing on rocks, walls adjacent to the ocean, and jetties should remain away from areas where an occasional high wave can wash them into the ocean. Do we sound a bit condescending? Well, if that's what it takes to keep you and your family safe then so be it. Your safety is priority number one!"

8/19/2009 11:34:55 PM

rip surges FTW I can swim parallel to the shore


i'm just waiting for the day a shark grows feet and attacks people on the beach

8/19/2009 11:37:14 PM

Yeah, okay. Good luck. Storms are good at churning up bad sea creatures too. Mmmmm jellyfish.


Anyway, fuckin' sharks. We went to a shark informational at a museum on the beach and they said between two piers there were about 150 sharks but only like 3 or 4 were big fuckers to watch out for. Now I know they were lying!

8/19/2009 11:39:31 PM

8/19/2009 11:40:45 PM

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"That is some nasty ass water Thats why I never go to the beach in NC"

As opposed to what?

Down here in Florida where I live- where there are high levels of fecal coliform?

Or New Jersey?

Seriously, the waters off NC are cleaner than most. It looks nasty because its turbid.

8/20/2009 1:21:20 AM

gaurentee that if you have gone into the water of NC anywhere along any beach head there were at least 5-10 sharks within a 2 mile radius, and how many of you have been bitten...none, quit being pussies and dont worry about it, riptides and hurricnanes on the other hand.....trust me dont fuck with rip currents

8/20/2009 1:25:18 AM

Yeah, this weekend is going to be nuts. This is the surf report for Wrightsville Beach on Saturday:

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"Surf: Overhead high ESE long period swell for the morning with occasional double overhead sets. This builds to double to triple overhead high for the afternoon. Conditions: Semi choppy with SSW winds 5-10kt in the morning shifting S for the afternoon."

Going to get my shredd on son!

8/20/2009 1:29:40 AM

/breaks out the kiteboard.

8/20/2009 1:33:21 AM

omigod you raped the word guarantee
i couldn't even read the rest of that.

8/20/2009 1:35:57 AM

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"Haha, what kid of dumb ass statistic is that given the article. I'm pretty sure that would go up significantly if you went out in the water around the site where 100s of sharks are..."

ha ha good point. reminds me of a friend who was hiking in Colorado and worried about lightning strikes. People tried to console him that the chance are one in whatever billion. But let's be honest that changes if you're hiking above the trees in an area that thunderstorms almost every day.

8/20/2009 6:55:00 AM

Shark week was only a few weeks ago and last really bad shark attack epidemic was in 2001. When I checked around the beginning of August, the last shark attack in NC was July 20-something and I think it was at beufort... I am not sure tho.. I can't remember.

Ha ha never go to the beach after watching shark week. I went to the Outer Banks last week and was almost afraid to go into the water :-( But I did see alot of dolphin and sharks hate dolphins :-)

8/20/2009 7:30:18 AM

ha. My ass stays out of the ocean for that very reason. You can say "oh well the chances are slim" but if you play with fire, you're gonna get burned. Plus I've caught way too many 6ft+ sharks right where the waves are breaking.

and I kinda want to ride out on the north end of carolina beach tomorrow night or saturday to watch the waves but that shit floods almost every time there's a storm and I don't wanna get stuck on an island.

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 7:42 AM. Reason : ]

8/20/2009 7:40:09 AM

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"I've caught way too many 6ft+ sharks right where the waves are breaking."

yup

8/20/2009 7:41:36 AM

You need to be more concerned with stingrays than sharks here.

8/20/2009 7:42:15 AM

That is also true. Those fuckers are out in force this year, well at least down at Oak Island.

And it's always funny when the tourons are like "zomg, look at all the jelly fish" when it's only jellyballs which are completely harmless. They make good spadefish bait and some have little crabs in them that sheepshead love

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 7:46 AM. Reason : ]

8/20/2009 7:43:32 AM

The worst that will happen from a shark more than likely is a sandshark scratching your leg as it's trying to swim away from you. I've caught plenty of those before. But stingrays, those fuckers will hurt you.

8/20/2009 7:47:01 AM

Here is some fishing that takes place in the same location.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y60y2z2J_Q4

8/20/2009 7:57:15 AM

8/20/2009 7:59:05 AM

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"While the photos are frightening for some, it's important to remember that your chance of encountering a shark is slim. One estimate says your lifetime chance of death from a shark attack is one in 3.7 million.""

Im guessing those odds are negated the very instand you get in the water with a supernaturally enormous SWARM OF FUCKING SHARKS

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"the sharks seemed to be about four to six feet long."

you shoulda bolded that part.
a six foot long shark is nothing to laugh at.

8/20/2009 8:19:04 AM

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"That is some nasty ass water Thats why I never go to the beach in NC"

god you're a fucking moron

8/20/2009 8:22:51 AM

surf's up motherfuckers

8/20/2009 8:27:37 AM

Beaufort, Shack banks, and cape lookout is such a cool part of the coast.

8/20/2009 8:31:25 AM

8/20/2009 8:35:47 AM

This thread is crap.

Sharks in the Beaufort Inlet? Just another day out there, sure they're congregating pretty thick but if they're all in the inlet then there are fewer up and down the beach shores.

The weather channel says don't get in the water? Typical CYA. There will be tons of surfers out there.

8/20/2009 8:36:35 AM

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"Bull sharks, blacktip, blacknose, sand tiger, spinner and hammerhead sharks are some of the species that swim off our coast in the summer months."

from what the internet tells me, most of those have pretty bad reputations for eating things they ought not

8/20/2009 8:51:34 AM

I'll let you know when I get attacked by a shark over here.

8/20/2009 9:04:32 AM

my grandfather once caught an eighteen foot hammerhead at the one mile buoy off lookout. the shark pulled the 19 foot thunderbird trihull eight miles out to sea before they got close enough to see what they had on the line

8/20/2009 9:11:54 AM

what the hell kind of line were they putting out that could support that kind of force? i'd sorta be scared to try that with quarter inch braided brace cables

8/20/2009 9:14:35 AM

there are ALWAYS sharks out there. ALWAYS.

the media just fiends on that shit since 2001 ("year of the shark!")

hell, they fiend on anything that appeals to fear since 2001.

8/20/2009 9:16:46 AM

although i appreciate your healthy skepticism of cultural motivators, no. im pretty sure i wanted this picture plublished

8/20/2009 9:23:10 AM

^^^I think they used some 20lb test or something like that. When i say it pulled the boat out to sea, they were really chasing the fish to get closer

8/20/2009 10:43:00 AM

^ So did they ever actually land it, or did they have to cut it loose?

8/20/2009 1:17:27 PM

Some show on Discovery did some "tests" to see what the shark preferred. They tested color, type of blood, and type of meat.

The most interesting thing was color. They ignored the black dummy, became interested in the red one, and went after the bright yellow one.

In the blood they had one bag of tuna and one of human. The shark circled around the tuna but attacked the human blood!

In the meat one the shark bit the turkey but spit it out, didn't touch the ham at all, and TOOK the big ass rack of ribs with him!

Soooooooooo, just stay the fuck outta the water! haha

Oh and that statistic is just some silly shit people say to themselves to make em feel better. Kinda like when you walk down a dark alley you say to yourself "There's a small chance some coked out guy is gonna be in the shadows waiting to attack me" when you know damn well you shouldn't be in that alley at night. Stick it to the streets and sand bitches.

8/20/2009 1:21:45 PM

I always thought it was neat how they can sense blood is in the water (meaning how they physically do it)

8/20/2009 1:23:31 PM

^^Didn't that shark talk we went to say that they could smell pee further away than blood?

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 1:23 PM. Reason : .,]

8/20/2009 1:23:34 PM

Well I think they can smell blood farther but they can also smell pee too.

Oh they also did a heartbeat test since they can sense electro-shit. haha They went after the rapid heartbeat over the slow paced one!

8/20/2009 1:24:52 PM

Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies
Farewell and adieu to you, ladies of Spain

8/20/2009 1:45:46 PM

I had planned to go to Wrightsville Beach Saturday and Sunday this weekend...

They are saying stay out of the water....but will it really be that dangerous? I love the big waves, etc.

8/20/2009 2:15:49 PM

I bet it will be great on Sunday. I think Saturday will be so big the lifeguards will probably red flag the beach. It'll be exciting nonetheless. Expect to see some serious rip tides and a ton of people getting pulled out of the surf.

This is where I've been getting my info:
http://www.swellinfo.com/surf-forecast/wrightsville-beach-north-carolina.html

I don't know if I'll go in the water much on Saturday...Just gotta see how it looks. I'm pumped about Sunday though.

There will probably be some storms this weekend though. Check the weather report before leaving if you're not too psyched about being on the beach when it's gloomy.

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 2:29 PM. Reason : s]

8/20/2009 2:25:45 PM

I was sort of hoping it would stay close enough to get some kick ass photos of the 'Cane off the coast. Looks like it keeps moving farther and farther to the east.

8/20/2009 6:11:53 PM

I went swimming the ocean again today, about 5 miles from where that picture was taken....I survived.

8/20/2009 7:14:34 PM

Cue that commercial where they have people that have had their arms and legs bitten off saying things like

"Leave the poor sharks alone"

8/20/2009 7:58:24 PM

If you get attacked by a shark you are just one unlucky SOB. I'll be surfing this weekend and the LAST thing I will be thinking about is sharks. I am waaay more worried about breaking a leash and then having to swim in through all the breakers.

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 9:25 PM. Reason : asdfad]

8/20/2009 9:24:58 PM

^ I hope they charge you for the rescue because of the heavy waves this weekend.

8/20/2009 9:27:02 PM