A great white shark is struck by a boat — and I capture the moment on camera.
This may be the first time such an incident has been documented in real time.
In this video, I break down the shark’s behavior before and after the impact, assess the injury, and reflect on what this means for white shark survival in human-dominated waters.
Filmed off the coast of California, this is a rare and sobering look at the reality great whites face today.
From Surfer
In rare footage, a boat is captured smashing into a great white shark off the Southern California coast…resulting in a serious injury.
Shark sightings off Southern California are quite common.
Shark sightings off Southern California are quite common.
Particularly in the summer months, the lower half of the Golden State is a hotbed of juvenile great white activity – thanks to the warm water and buffet of food including stingrays and fish.
Carlos Gauna, aka The Malibu Artist, documents and studies the abundance of great white shark action in Southern California, often spotting the creatures mingling amongst surfers and swimmers via drone, while also providing insights into their behavior.
But recently, Gauna captured something he’s never seen before – perhaps something documented for the first-time ever.
Carlos Gauna, aka The Malibu Artist, documents and studies the abundance of great white shark action in Southern California, often spotting the creatures mingling amongst surfers and swimmers via drone, while also providing insights into their behavior.
But recently, Gauna captured something he’s never seen before – perhaps something documented for the first-time ever.
Gauna shows a great white shark being struck by a boat passing by above. And the shark suffers significant injuries from the collision.
It’s a tough watch, because the shark is clearly hurt – a large gash, presumably from the boat’s propeller, showing on its tail.
“These creatures are built for survival,” Gauna narrates.
“These creatures are built for survival,” Gauna narrates.
“But even they are vulnerable, because out here, in an ocean shared with people, they’re not immune to the fast pace of human activity. This fast-moving boat caught my attention as it approached. It was headed in the same direction that I had been filming the shark just minutes earlier.”
With all the space in the vast ocean, somehow, the boat collided with the shark.
Wrong place, wrong time.
Nearly one in a million.
And the shark suffered for it.
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