Man Bites Shark
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You and your men are cleaning the catch in the shallow waters by the beach when a large shark approaches. What do you do?
Skipper kills shark with bare hands
Sydney Morning HeraldAn Icelandic fishing captain, known as “the Iceman” for his tough character, grabbed a 300 kg shark with his bare hands as it swam in shallow water towards his crew, a witness said today.
The skipper of the trawler “Erik the Red” was on a beach in Kuummiit, east Greenland, watching his crew processing a catch when he saw the shark swimming towards the fish blood and guts - and his men.
Captain Sigurdur Petursson, known to locals as “the Iceman”, ran into the shallow water and grabbed the shark by its tail. He dragged it off to dry land and killed it with his knife.
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Posted to Oh, the Humanity • 2003.10.24 (Fri) • 13:20
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Posted by nick 2003.10.24, 14:10
bravery or psychopathy? i’m guessing 75% the latter.
Posted by brad 2003.10.24, 20:47
Lets see him do that with a great white eh…cricky.
Posted by john 2003.10.24, 23:14
“…and he thought it was dangerous”, and still did it!
Posted by Robot Johnny 2003.10.24, 23:38
Like any of you wouldn’t have done the same in a similar situation!
Posted by Jerry Kindall 2003.10.25, 04:42
Wait — what was the captain’s nickname again? I think I missed it the first two times.
Posted by anonymous 2003.10.25, 11:48
“Icelandic author and journalist Reynir Traustason, who knows the trawler captain, said the act was typical of the man.”
What the hell? A typical act? Does he punch mountain lions in the face and head-butt trees regularly or something?
Posted by graeme 2003.10.25, 22:16
yeh, why infact im goin out with mah mates this avo to the WA club for the violently insane to bash some crocks with crow bars
Posted by Cam 2003.10.27, 12:38
“He could be my wingman anytime.”
Sorry, I know I’m going straight to hell for that one.
Posted by Brav-hart 2003.10.29, 01:13
hummmm….what a brave man! I would love to have a chance to meet him and maybe melt down the ‘iceman’…hummm
Posted by me 2004.01.09, 02:39
wow, now thats a bad ass mother fucker right thre. That man deserves a cold beer and a grizzly hooker.
Posted by USMC_dude 2006.07.28, 01:08
meh, sounds like BS to me. I am supposed to believe that he pulled a 300 kilogram (611lb) shark out of the water by it’s tail. A shark that size is strong enough to pull a small boat. So either it was on it’s deathbed already or was high or somethin. BS!!!!!!
Posted by USMC_dude 2006.07.28, 01:10
Correction to the lb’s above…300 kilo’s is 661lb’s
Posted by ReverendB. 2007.03.30, 13:52
Ever hear of a tiny woman lifting a car off a kid. Imagine that much adrenaline (captains have lots of “kids”) in a big burly guy. No bull. This shit happend kids.
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