A Great White Shark was spotted on 17 February, close to the vicinity of Vierkantklip. According to an eyewitness the predator leaped from the water and snatched a fish from a crew man`s fishing line on board of the ski boat `Playboy `.
An account of the incident surfaced on social media and indicated that Mr Hendri Loubser spotted a Great White Shark (Charcharodon carcharias) in the water between Patrysberg and Vierkantklip. The newspaper contacted the author of the report. “According to what I have been told, the shark was seen swimming around the boat and then approached the boat. I also heard that the shark could possibly weigh around 400kg and was spotted within one and a half to two kilometres from shore close to Vierkantklip,” he said and referred us to Commercial Marine Namibia.
Mr Hendri Loubser confirmed that it was without any doubt a great white shark. “We were about 1km from shore on a boat when we spotted the shark close to Vierkantklip. A man on another boat close to us had a fish on the line. I saw the shark grab the fish off the line. It was not a Bronze shark. It was without a doubt a great white shark. I cannot confirm how big the shark is though,” he said.
According to statistics, the water temperature at the coast currently ranges from 16°c to 20°c. The ideal water temperature in which great white sharks ope-rates range between 12°c and 24°c. “The great white shark, also known as the white pointer, white shark or white death, are found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. They can accelerate to speeds that exceed 56 km/h (35 mph) and are known to prey upon a variety of marine animals, including fish and seabirds.
They are ranked first when it comes to having the most attacks on humans. There are over 350 species of shark species worldwide and over 100 of these live in the waters of Southern Africa. It is a common belief that sharks attack humans, but this is rarely the case. When viewed from the water below the surface, the shape of a human can be mistaken by the shark for that of a Cape fur seal or sea turtle.
The coastal town of Lüderitz in Southern Namibia is linked to Shark Island (which is home to a campsite & several accommodation establishments) via a causeway. Common sharks found in the Namibian waters include the Sixgill cowshark ,Great White Shark, Sand Shark, Spotted Gully Shark and the Thintail Thresher Shark”.
An account of the incident surfaced on social media and indicated that Mr Hendri Loubser spotted a Great White Shark (Charcharodon carcharias) in the water between Patrysberg and Vierkantklip. The newspaper contacted the author of the report. “According to what I have been told, the shark was seen swimming around the boat and then approached the boat. I also heard that the shark could possibly weigh around 400kg and was spotted within one and a half to two kilometres from shore close to Vierkantklip,” he said and referred us to Commercial Marine Namibia.
Mr Hendri Loubser confirmed that it was without any doubt a great white shark. “We were about 1km from shore on a boat when we spotted the shark close to Vierkantklip. A man on another boat close to us had a fish on the line. I saw the shark grab the fish off the line. It was not a Bronze shark. It was without a doubt a great white shark. I cannot confirm how big the shark is though,” he said.
According to statistics, the water temperature at the coast currently ranges from 16°c to 20°c. The ideal water temperature in which great white sharks ope-rates range between 12°c and 24°c. “The great white shark, also known as the white pointer, white shark or white death, are found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. They can accelerate to speeds that exceed 56 km/h (35 mph) and are known to prey upon a variety of marine animals, including fish and seabirds.
They are ranked first when it comes to having the most attacks on humans. There are over 350 species of shark species worldwide and over 100 of these live in the waters of Southern Africa. It is a common belief that sharks attack humans, but this is rarely the case. When viewed from the water below the surface, the shape of a human can be mistaken by the shark for that of a Cape fur seal or sea turtle.
The coastal town of Lüderitz in Southern Namibia is linked to Shark Island (which is home to a campsite & several accommodation establishments) via a causeway. Common sharks found in the Namibian waters include the Sixgill cowshark ,Great White Shark, Sand Shark, Spotted Gully Shark and the Thintail Thresher Shark”.
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