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Shark finally freed from rubber collar - video

Almost a year after an oceanic whitetip shark was sighted in the Red Sea with the rubber of its breathing apparatus lodged in its body with a fatal grip, the animal was freed and its life is no longer in danger. Since its sighting at the end of 2018, the shark has been searched for

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: November 10, 2019 - 19:00

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 18:49

Shark finally freed from rubber collar – video

Almost a year after an oceanic whitetip shark was sighted in the Red Sea with the rubber of its breathing apparatus lodged in its body with a fatal grip, the animal was freed and its life is no longer in danger.

Since its sighting at the end of 2018, the shark has been searched for by many divers, with all encounters with it being reported on a daily basis in dedicated social media groups. A great many people have been involved to find the animal as soon as possible and free it from the deadly grip it was in due to one man’s stupidity.

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Fortunately, it is all over today. The female oceanic whitetip shark was met and rescued by members of an Egyptian-German crew from the Dolce Vita diving vessel.

Source: news-sinaa.com, abudhabi-news.com

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.