I thought after last year they wouldnt do this. The shark attacked twice; it turned and attacked the man again; I just saw the blood on the water. I too am VERY DISAPPOINTED. The comments below have not been moderated, By Experts who offer explanations for some of the most compelling witness accounts offered a solid explanation for the existence of The Submarine, a massive and mythical great white shark that allegedly terrified South Africans for 30 to 44 years. Sharks are some of the most iconic sea creatures. Also it was weird how EVERYONE on the boat seemed to be prepared with a camcorder and compelled to film themselves and everyone else in b-style horror movie fashion before takeoff (almost like they were introducing a cast) also they just watched the shark lead the one guy out to sea and kill him. It is a mystery that has baffled scientists for years. ", Kathy Geldenhuys was sitting on a nearby bench. A speargun malfunction ruined their second trip a few months later. Most shark species have dumped this arrangement for five gills. I almost fell for it. They could at least use footage people havent heard of. She has spent the past 4 years studying the behaviour of white sharks and Cape fur seals at Geyser Rock, Shark Alley, South Africa. Maybe those actors should contact her and tell them their ok lol. Soviet shipyards pumped out seven Akula Is while the U.S. Navy pressed ahead to build the even stealthier Seawolf-class submarine to compete. I want my time back. The 111-meter-long vessel was distinguished by its elegant, aquadynamic conning tower and the teardrop-shaped pod atop the tail fin which could deploy a towed passive sonar array. Another clue is that other sharks that were in the shipwreck area at the beginning suddenly disappeared because they knew Submarine was coming?? And the all the video footage? Discovery Channel please change back. (Pilgrim Studios), The Internet continued to simmer Monday as fans of. And yes, the shark pushing the victim? The shark opening its mouth and ramming the cage? After finding out this program was fak, I cant let my children watch this garbage any more. All I can say is, I honestly deep down in my heart know that with the amount of money they spent to create this mockery, I could of in the years time they had, made a much better and based upon true story shark feature. Thanks for the disappointment Discovery! I feel a bit betrayed. However, even as the Soviet Union collapsed, it launched the first of five Project 971U Improved Akula I boats. Buy my latest book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRPPVR5Z. Air was redirected from the vessel into two empty tanks in order to keep air bubbles from leaving the vessel. On board, they can be heard exclaiming 'This is a monster!' She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-728; with her conversion to a cruise missile . I think the 2 shows Megalodon and submarine are a joke. It had me fooled at the beginning until they showed the shark on camera, you can see its completely cgi. Defence analysts have said. These comments say it all as does this article. Did I just waste 138 min watching a fake documentory? Sharks have also been the focus of numerous. A total joke! As the team lowered Nadir, a bulbous three-seat submarine, into the waters off of the Bahamian island of Eleuthera on June 29th, the rain that had pummeled them that afternoon began to wane. We watch shark week for facts not fiction. There were lots of reasons why not. At least that broadcast had a disclaimer at the beginning. After a deadly attack at Fish Hoek six years ago, shark spotters were posted on mountain slopes to look for sharks close to popular swimming spots. (JACK OFFS), I agree with everything youve said. To say that it plans its tactics to attack its prey is so advanced and so well playedwell you might as well just say it was one of the sharks from the movie Deep Blue Sea. The seemingly endless chit chat before the show almost made me give up on Shark week, then their seemed a glimmer of hope with Submarine. Im sorry but i have much respect for sharks and all things of the ocean to see such an amazing animal dis respected this way. I grew up with Shark Week and if this is going to start being fake their stories and documentaries- well then Discovery has some serious apologizing to do to the public. Seven years later, Moscow finally pushed through funding to complete the Akula II Nerpa after fifteen years of bungled construction. What is wrong with discovery and animal planet too, are they both run by the same morons? about 10 years earlier, i did see a shark feeding frenzy on the beach on the other side, also an awesome amazing site but.not as organized as the dolphins. I guess the television watching world is considered more stupid than I thought. In the last several years, Russia has also been upgrading the Akula fleet to fire deadly Kalibr cruise missiles, which were launched at targets in Syria in 2015 by the Kilo-class submarine Rostov-on-Don. This show goes after everyone, from the whale watching industry, to shark cage diving, to South Africa as a country, and literally broke my heart to watch. Thank you!!! While some people are terrified of entering the water just because they believe what they see Disappointing!!! This was a huge disappointment for me, as I really want real documentaries with true facts. took to social media to complain about. Whales that we track would be gone left and right, not to mention larger prey. Its safe to say that no sharks attempted to attack the submarine because the team was filming the encounter for a documentary. Even samuel jackson would say it was complete bullshit. What ever the writers were smoking I would like some ! YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. I love shark week. I too was lmao when they actually said submarine watched the killer whales and learned from them.what?? There were numerous criticisms of how the programing of Shark Week was handled. USS Florida (SSBN-728/SSGN-728), an Ohio -class cruise missile submarine, is the sixth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. state of Florida. http://submarinesightings.typepad.com/, Now you might think hes been blogging since January. Thats honestly the best you could come up with? What does cancer smell like? Hexanchus griseus, also known as the Bluntnose sixgill, is a shark species that is thought to have originated thousands of years ago. I like how they say events have been dramatized which apparently is a sneaky way of saying completely made up. This ancient species predates most dinosaurs, and is a dominant predator of the deep sea ecosystem. The sonar is what got me. This 14-foot long submarine mimics the movement of a real sharkand looks real enough to make me poop my pants. Really disappointed in Discovery channel. Who wrote it? The megalodon documentary (Shark Week jumped the shark) stopped me last year during shark week. Its such a disservice to their viewers and just bad for their reputation!! For the past year, a research team has developed a new strategy to study the near threatened bluntnose sixgill shark in deep waters. This cat-sized shark in the photograph to the right does not appear intimidating, but it possesses the ability to destroy an entire nuclear submarine, making it a potential threat. An Otto electric motor has 14 rows, and a 13 horsepower (9.7 kW) gasoline engine with 13 rows. Like the Megladon B.S. A crew of around seventy could operate the ship for one hundred days at sea. 115K 37M views 1 year ago #Shark Shark Attack Man In Sea Fishing Boat | Fun Made Shark Movie By Wild Fighter Sharks have been known to attack humans when they are confused or curious. And a few other movies. Insults my intelligence. They are based on real events. What, they didnt notice that earlier, before going through that old footage from the rigs? In October 2016, Moscow and New Delhi agreed on the leasing of a second Akula-class submarine, although its unclear whether it will be the older Akula I Kashalot or never-completed Akula II Iribisthough the steep $2 billion price tag leads some to believe it may be the latter. This feature on Submarine or any shark for that matter should be based on the facts and if any ACTUAL footage exists, have that be included. Free shipping for many products! Klopper said he was unaware of details, but past speculation has included sonar buoys able to identify sharks and transmit a warning signal. I agree with that viewer as well. This predilection for deep water makes bluntnose sixgills a difficult bunch to study. She really thought those two people died she felt so terrible for them each time they showed the lady on the air device and the man with the ice chest. I couldnt sleep last night hearing the cries of the man who was being pushed out to sea by a 35 foot great white shark that was too hungry to eat him so was saving him for a midnight snack. The Internet continued to simmer Monday as fans of. Guess Im going to change my channel to NatGeo and watch SharkFest instead. Boo hiss Discovery. This attack has reportedly prompted discussions about introducing an electronic detection system. To be perfectly honest While bluntnose sixgills appear to be rather cosmopolitan, having been spotted near the coasts of every continent but Antarctica, it is unclear whether theyre highly migratory or merely spread out. That they have no more viewers. Wow this is my first time ever watching shark week, and I was really excited while watching the show. I refuse to watch anymore of it. All rights reserved, classifies bluntnose sixgills as near threatened,. I still enjoyed it because it was like watching a movie. I feel so stupid now. If we werent interested in the truth about sharks we wouldnt watch shark week. Great job Discovery channel execs. However, some estimates put the average length of a great white shark at around 20 feet long. The struggling Russian economy can barely afford to keep the already completed vessels operational. Thats when I started searching and was furious discovery channel would do another fake show after all the criticism from last year!! Rescuers dive to capsized boat seemed well lit outside boat and had numerous camera angles as if staged., I am so pissed. The Chrtien government bought the submarines second-hand from Britain in 1998 at a cost of $750 million. they had me fooled for a minute. The man, who has not been. One Man's Plan To Drain the Mediterranean Sea. Thanks Discovery.. They are actors. One is named for animals and shows no animal shows any longer and the discovery channel shows this garbage. Lmao. Incredible Rolex Submariner With Explorer Dial Ideas July 10, . The last known sighting of the submarine shark was in the early 1900s, and there have been no confirmed sightings since. Whether we find body parts, it's very unlikely. if I want to see some fake shark garbage I watch sharknado I mean seriously Ive been watching Shark Week since I was a little kid now I have to explain the my little kids that this is fakeDiscovery Channel has really disappointed me again thank goodness for DVR I didnt waste two hours of my time. Im just sad that they do stuff like this to revive the legendary jaws, the huge man eating shark that proved to be elusive and smart and a real danger to human beings, im sad because sharks will pay a huge price on these ridiculous fiction movies, specially from idiots that think this is real and will try to kill as many sharks as they can to exterminate man eating sharks, never underestimate the power of propaganda allied with stupidity. I laughed the whole time. This boat was capsized by heavy swell in the middle of the day and had nothing to do with a shark, let alone a mythical one. Nice way to collect youre money Discovery, making people believe that this is true just for viewer ratings!!! For the past year, a group of researchers from Florida State University, the Florida Museum of Natural History, the Cape Eleuthera Institute, and OceanX, a marine exploration initiative established by hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio, had been trying to tag a shark with a satellite tracker from a submarine for the first time in history. Fake!!! The Soviet Union produced hot-rod submarines that could swim faster, take more damage, and dive deeper than their American counterparts. 154 BGM-109 Tomahawks in 22 groups of seven. Michelle, I dont think my comments took the first time, so posting again. Eco-friendly burial alternatives, explained. Consider the picture that these two recent reports show and when asked to participate in anything associated with this channel. This was followed by the heavier and slightly longer 971A Akula II class in the form of the Vepr in 1995, which featured a double-layer silencing system for the power train, dampened propulsion systems and a new sonar. Cousteau created this sub with then intention of showing that great white sharks aren't inherently mindless killing machines. The shows Melvyn Thurmond also has an online blog, which you can find here. Ratings? Skinner was reportedly on holiday in Cape Town for the month to attend the wedding of his partner's daughter. It looks like a great white shark, complete with dorsal fin, gaping jaws and rows of dagger-sharp teeth. On the internet. Story. Talk about interesting and real stuff. And these four, along with the rescuer, survived 30 feet swim to the cage and managed to get out of the cage whose pulley got broken? The submarine shark is a migratory species, and can be found in all the worlds oceans. The two-hour special about an attack by a 35-foot-long great white shark off the coast of South Africa, became a trending topic on Facebook and Twitter, with many viewers saying they felt tricked by the program. Now they are going for pure entertainment, to compete with other channels for viewerships! They need to stop competing and stay true to science and education. Bats and agaves make tequila possibleand theyre both at risk, California is having an epic 'supershroom' season, Jimmy Carter on the greatest challenges of the 21st century, This ancient Greek warship ruled the Mediterranean, 3 ways Jimmy Carter changed the world for the better, The meaning of the cross of ashes on Ash Wednesday, The mystery of London's elusive Roman amphitheater, This disease often goes under-diagnosedunless youre white, The groundbreaking promise of cellular housekeeping. There ruining the sharks reputation. Truth be told, I was more disappointed that the production team behind this mockumentary didnt really swing for the fences and give us a scene where Submarine explodes out of the water, victim (and a large, industrial-grade buoy) in mouth, as Newtons 1st law of motion demands. Our objective was the deep-sea #shark, the bluntnose sixgill. Dont they realize that u can check facts. Whoever is in charge nowwell I have voiced my opinionyou get it. Who is in the movie Dark Tide with Halle Berry. Shit like wrath of submarine really makes shark week look bad. So, of course, were led to believe this entire documentary and its core premise was all put together in less than 2 weeks in order to be the premier event of Shark Week. I wont lie I totally bought that crap too. Sharks are opportunistic animals that will only attack ships that are worthwhile for them. I was looking forward to watching the documentary but based on your very factual report I will now not be watching. 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