by AlB | Feb 2, 2013 | Safety Efforts
WATERMANS Bay was closed earlier today after a 3m tiger shark was seen lurking 400m offshore. The Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter spotted the shark heading west about 11am. The beach re-opened at noon. It was the second shark sighting for the day with a 2m...
by AlB | Feb 2, 2013 | Safety Efforts
Shark sightings at St Clair and in Otago Harbour cleared people from the water in Dunedin yesterday. A 4m shark was spotted at St Clair Point, near the St Clair Salt Water Pool, in the morning. South Coast Board Riders Association president Mark Stevenson said the...
by AlB | Jan 23, 2013 | Safety Efforts
PLEASURE POINT – Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office fliers at the Hook and other areas of Pleasure Point remained Monday after two people said they saw a shark in the water Saturday morning. By Stephen Baxter – Santa Cruz...
by AlB | Jan 21, 2013 | Safety Efforts
A surfer reported seeing a shark’s dorsal fin about 100 feet from the shore on Saturday morning. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department said it received a report from a surfer about 9 a.m. Saturday that he had seen a shark’s dorsal fin just outside the second...
by AlB | Jan 21, 2013 | Safety Efforts
UPDATE: Trigg and Scarborough beaches have been reopened after being closed by life savers this morning. Trigg and Scarborough beaches were closed this morning after the Surf Life Saving WA’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter spotted several tiger sharks within 150m of the...
by Al Brenneka | Jan 15, 2013 | Safety Efforts
WAIANAE, Hawaii —The city’s Ocean Safety Division says shark warning signs were taken down Monday after there were no more sightings off Nanakuli Beach Park and Yokohama Bay. Ocean safety officials say an 8-foot-long shark was swimming just offshore of Yokohama...
