‘Incredible’ video shows white sharks seen eating dead whale off N.S. coast
Global News
A fisherman from Port Mouton, N.S., took his boat out on Friday in search of a dead whale rumored to be in the area. Upon arrival, he was greeted by four white sharks.
A few boaters enjoying an afternoon outing off the coast of Port Mouton, N.S., were in awe this weekend when an alarming sight appeared a short distance away — as four white sharks were caught feasting on a dead humpback whale in the nearby water.
Bill Vienneau, a fisherman who lives in the area, said he went out on his boat in search of the whale on Friday afternoon after hearing that a large animal was floating nearby.
Although it didn’t take him long to spot the whale, he wasn’t the first to take notice.
“As soon as I came up on it and turned the boat around, there was one (shark) that latched on it right away,” he said during an interview with Global News on Monday.
“I’m as shark-crazy as anybody else, I guess. You don’t get to see them very often, so when there’s an opportunity, you go watch them.”
Shortly after, a video of the sharks was uploaded to Facebook — as people received access to the spectacle that occurred just metres outside of Vienneau’s boat, attracting widespread attention online.
Vienneau said out of the four white sharks devouring the deceased whale, he estimated the largest to be measured at about 14 feet — nearly equivalent to the size of his vessel.
“When it comes up right next to your boat, it’s pretty impressive. They’re a wild looking animal,” he continued, acknowledging that witnessing such an occurrence might’ve been a once-in-a-lifetime experience for him.
