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Divers stunned after spotting massive deep-sea shark checking out their submarine

Sunday, 04/02/2024, 18:08 (GMT+7)

A astonishing footage showed massive deep-sea shark checking out a team of diver, leaving numberous people stunned.

Have you ever seen a massive deep-sea shark? It's the worst thing when it checks out your submarine. I'm sure this will put you off from ever plunging into the sea again.

A team of scientists underwater discovers a massive deep-sea shark that's bigger than their submarine in shocking footage leaving you have a massive moment.

Scientists capture astonishing footage of massive deep-sea a shark

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The video has the caption:”In partnership with the Cape Eleuthera Institute (@ceibahamas), we managed to achieve history, tagging an animal from a submersible (submarine) for the first time EVER.” Image Credits: OceanX/ Youtube

People around are flocking to social media platforms, their jaws dropping in horrified admiration, after witnessing an extraordinary underwater event when a team of divers captured astonishing footage of a massive deep-sea shark.

The shocking footage showed a deep-sea shark larger than their submarine checking them out. The astonishing moment left viewers filled with trepidation.

OceanX expedition to the Bahamas in July 2019

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People are flooding social media in shock after watching a team of scientists encounter a massive deep-sea shark. Image Credits: OceanX/ Youtube

In an expedition to the Bahamas in July 2019, OceanX, in partnership with the Moore Charitable Foundation and the Bloomberg Philanthropies Vibrant Oceans Initiative, embarked on a daring mission.

However, a shocking video originally captured in 2019 has now gone viral after one user shared it again on Reddit, leaving numerous people stunned.

The team's objective was to discover a bluntnose sixgill shark, a creature that predates the dinosaurs and reigns as a dominant predator in the deep sea ecosystem. 

The team explained in a Reddit post, which was uploaded to the r/IAmA thread - "[We] strapped a three-person submersible with a hundred pounds of bait, took it 500 meters below the surface, and waited in the dark for a giant deep sea shark."

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A team of scientists encounters a massive deep-sea shark that's bigger than their submarine in shocking footage. Image Credits: OceanX/ Youtube

OceanX's YouTube post further explained their motivations. The astonishing video reveals the team's successful encounter with the bluntnose sixgill shark. The video showed the entire mission on camera and provided viewers with a spine-tingling experience.

A team of divers encountered the bluntnose sixgill shark, an ancient predator of the deep sea ecosystem

According to the video, a massive shark was captured with huge size when it approached the submarine. A massive deep-sea shark was identified as a female. It was described as a "very large female" in the accompanying narration. In comparison, the legendary great white shark pales in comparison to this colossal creature, making the fictional menace of Jaws seem like child's play.

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According to the video, it showed the great beast being measured before its release. Image Credits: OceanX/ Youtube

Below the video, people are flooding the comments and sharing their thoughts about the weight of the massive deep-sea shark

Numerous people express their amazement and admiration for the team's remarkable achievement, as well as their appreciation for the unexplored wonders of the deep sea.

Watching the video;