Re-post /Shark attack !
Aug 27, 2020 21:53:41 #
On Wed., Aug. 26th, in the afternoon, 'Swim Call' came across the P.A. aboard the
USCGC Kimball, whereby a good number of the crew followed protocol, changed into their swimwear and jumped in for
a dip ! Shortly after, the warning 'SHARK' blared out loudly, and everyone headed for safety, some towards the Cutter and others toward the small boat that accompanied the swimmers !
A 6- to 8-ft. shark, identified only as a possible mako or thresher, was headed toward the 30 to 40
people in the water ! Just then,
Maritime Enforcement Specialist
1st Class Samuel Cintron
opened fire to shoot the shark !
He managed to delay/detain it long enough using short,
accurate bursts of his weapon
to allow everyone to reach
safety ! Once there was no potential 'food' in the water, the shark swam away !
The only reported injury was both funny and ironic; it was a small scrape in the center of a crewman's tattoo - in the middle
of an open set of shark's teeth !
The crew then unwound from the scary event by watching a
couple of 'appropriate' movies -
'Jaws' and 'Sharknado' !
USCGC Kimball, whereby a good number of the crew followed protocol, changed into their swimwear and jumped in for
a dip ! Shortly after, the warning 'SHARK' blared out loudly, and everyone headed for safety, some towards the Cutter and others toward the small boat that accompanied the swimmers !
A 6- to 8-ft. shark, identified only as a possible mako or thresher, was headed toward the 30 to 40
people in the water ! Just then,
Maritime Enforcement Specialist
1st Class Samuel Cintron
opened fire to shoot the shark !
He managed to delay/detain it long enough using short,
accurate bursts of his weapon
to allow everyone to reach
safety ! Once there was no potential 'food' in the water, the shark swam away !
The only reported injury was both funny and ironic; it was a small scrape in the center of a crewman's tattoo - in the middle
of an open set of shark's teeth !
The crew then unwound from the scary event by watching a
couple of 'appropriate' movies -
'Jaws' and 'Sharknado' !
Aug 27, 2020 22:51:05 #
I watched it online. The thing is they shot at it many times. But i think they need Torpedo type ammo. Standard bullets don't do much after hitting water. I think the concussion of bullets hitting water spooked the thing but they never hit it. It did buy time until all the Coasties got onboard though so it worked. The thing came swimming after all the excitement.
Aug 28, 2020 12:24:06 #
Aug 28, 2020 18:00:55 #
Quick thinking which probably saved some from a bite or maybe a fatality. Way to go. 👍🙏
Aug 28, 2020 19:02:36 #
Must have been an older person with sharp senses to use his weapon - wouldn’t you agree there old timers??
Aug 28, 2020 19:19:12 #
Huntm22 wrote:
Must have been an older person with sharp senses to use his weapon - wouldn’t you agree there old timers??
As much as I would like to agree with you, the young man who
fired at the shark only looked around 30-ish from the photo
I saw of him ! Sorry to burst your bubble; it WOULD have been nice had it been another old 'sea dog'
such as we have on our Forum !
Aug 28, 2020 23:40:04 #
I was a gunners mate on the USCGC_Wachusett_(WHEC-44) out of Seattle It was my job to watch for sharks, when the crew got to go swimming. I had an M-16 to scare them off. It wasn’t unusual to see them, I think they were attracted by the sound of the swimmers in the water.
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