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27 August 2003, 16:20
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Close Encounters of the Shark Kind
Well folks I think we mentioned that we saw basking sharks off Ardnamurchan Point. Here's the proof...
It was a beautiful and calm day, the scenery was nothing short of spectacular. Karen shouted out 'sharks'!
Cyanide stopped and we had a huge basking shark about 5m long circling the boat. It even went right underneath us. We were very excited. I captured it on video and it looks great.
As we were watching 'our shark' Mike called on the radio saying they they had one by their boat as well. So over we went. Theirs was even bigger - about 6m.
It was the most amazing sight. Then it came right towards our boat. Karen put her underwater camera in the water and just started taking photos.
Here are the results.
Jaws approaches...
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27 August 2003, 16:22
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Karen keeps here nerve and as the Leviathon approaches she keeps her hands in the water and carries on shooting...
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27 August 2003, 16:25
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It came right alongside Cyanide and almost brushed Karen's hands. It was massive.
It was a truly awesome experience. These majestic and peacefull creatures, cruising about in the calm crystal clear water alongside the mountains, just going about their own business. The whole trip was worth just this one chance meeting in itself.
Now don't you wish that YOU had managed to come along...
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27 August 2003, 16:36
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Wow!
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27 August 2003, 16:43
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I second that WOW
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27 August 2003, 18:22
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Triple WOW 
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27 August 2003, 19:26
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Like quadruple WOW!!!!
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27 August 2003, 19:35
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WOWx5. Thats obviously the female of the pair.
DM
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27 August 2003, 19:58
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OOOOOhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,amazing shots, must be an experience
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27 August 2003, 20:37
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That would have put the fear of God into me !!!!
Gentle Giants I know - but what if he/she had a bad day at the office.
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27 August 2003, 20:51
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I don't know who to be more in awe of - Keith for his amazing feat on the Pentland Firth (and his superb treatment of the arogant racing yachties) or Karen for the amazing pictures. I would have been walking on water by then to get away
Peter (we are not worthy)* T
*brackets courtesy of KH
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28 August 2003, 10:41
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Keith,
Is this creature TOOOOO old, or did it try to eat something HARD, cause I don't see any teeth left in that abyssal mouth. 
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28 August 2003, 13:48
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Batfalcon is a basking shark mate LOLOL 
Great photos by the way
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28 August 2003, 17:05
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Nice on Keith, must have been your bacon butties that attracted 'em. I bet you were huddled up in the corner in the cabin protecting them eh?
But seriously that must have been an amazing experience, which like you said, justifies the trip on it's own.
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28 August 2003, 17:22
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Absolutely amazing pics!
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28 August 2003, 20:26
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the size of ya shark
north west ribsters came across a shark this weekend...........
it took a fiver off each boat at holyhead marina for only 2 hrs parking of the ribs
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29 August 2003, 10:48
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Hi folks
A quick update on the pictures. All your kind comments have been passed on to Karen.
I have forwarded the photos to the Marine Conservation Society for their Basking Shark database. Here is part of their reply...
"Many thanks for sending in your basking shark sighting details, which have been added to our database, and also for the excellent photos. It is only rarely that we receive such good pictures and it was a pleasure to see them."
Here is their web site:
http://www.mcsuk.org
Keith (big mouth - no teeth) Hart
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09 September 2003, 20:01
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That's not a bloody shark it's Hart at feeding time!!!!
TLS.
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10 September 2003, 17:56
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Amazing pictures!!!
Any more pitures?
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10 September 2003, 18:20
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Keith,
We have a saying in Greece that goes like this:
"Better if your eye pops out, than a nickname sticks on" 
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