10 Most Dangerous Ultimate Close Calls In The Sea

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Most of us have never, and hopefully will never experience a life and death close call, me included. It’s not something that you would want to happen to you. However, they do happen, and those who experience it are always thankful to be still alive to tell the tale. From manatee messing with a girl to a shark attack that was broadcasted on live television, here are the 10 most dangerous close calls at sea. Let’s begin:
Number 10. Girl attacked by Manatee
Manatees are large gentle mammals who spend their time lazily drifting and swimming through slowmoving rivers, bays, estuaries, and coastal waterways. A gentle manatee was doing his thing and floating leisurely through the warm Florida waters when he happened upon the spring breaker. Thinking nothing of her, he floated past and kept on the lookout for any potential plants to munch on. However, the girl became unnecessarily hysterical and frightened by his presence. She flailed around desperately looking for where the sea cow had gone.
A selfiestick she took along for her swim captured the moment as well as the panicked expression that spread across her face. At one point she shouts “Oh my god, get me out of here” after which nearby friends on a boat tell her “It’s behind you.” The girl continues her desperate escape away from the mammal and looks to be struggling as she swallows water and flails around helplessly. If anything, she posed the greatest threat to herself at the time, not the poor manatee. In her blind fright, it looks like she induced her own panic attack and practically starts to drown. Amazingly, through it all, she managed to hold steadily onto the selfiestick and keep it focused on herself. Which works out for everyone viewing this short clip and the girl’s entertaining runin with the gentle sea cow.
Number 9. Shark Surprise
David Woodward, who was surfing alone off the Bluffs Campground in San Clemente, was out on his longboard testing his GoPro for the first time when he captured footage of the great white shark swimming in the wave behind him. In the video, Woodward said a great white shark suddenly appeared in a wave and was swimming about 10 feet away from left to right in front of him. Then we can see Woodward furiously paddling to the safety of the shore. We can see the great white shark in the water directly behind Woodward in the video. BUT he did not realize the shark was still near him until he saw this footage later. It is crazy to think that a great white shark was so close to him in the water. Thankfully, nothing happened. Woodward wrote that he did not believe that the shark had any bad intentions, but the curiosity displayed by this particular shark was disconcerting.
Number 8. Octopus Attack
Octopus rarely attacks humans, and when they do, it’s more comical rather than deadly, like this one octopus who kept squirting water at a marine biologist that he didn’t like, check out our previous video on animals taking revenge on humans for that full story. When they do pose great danger, it’s primarily passive, like in the case of the extremely venomous blue ringed octopus. But, as long as you don’t touch one, you should be fine. However, this one octopus decided to get physical with a diver, and if it weren’t for the diver’s long diving experience, could have turned deadly. The clingy octopus wrapped itself around the diver’s arms and equipment as he attempted to free himself from its grasp, which he eventually does. But, he had to throw away the camera he was holding as the octopus desperately clung to it. The diver’s friends may have found the encounter comical, but this will definitely be a terrifying experience for a novice diver.
Number 7. Great White Jumps on Boat
Fish jump into boats all the time, and it’s often taken as good fortune. However, here’s one dish that you definitely don’t want to be jumping on your boat at any time. Marine researchers in South Africa had a narrow escape after a threemeterlong great white shark breached the surface of the sea and leaped into their boat, becoming trapped on deck for more than an hour. The incident occurred while the research team was conducting a shark population study off Seal Island, near Mossel Bay, on South Africa’s Cape coast. Using sardines as bait to attract the predators, the sevenstrong crew was able to observe four great whites. An hour or so in, the crew suddenly heard a mighty splash as one of the great whites breached the water’s surface, and flew directly above the crew member responsible for chumming the water, before slamming onto the deck of the ship.