Dan_Harris Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 'Iceman' Grabs Shark to Save Men Oct 24, 9:59 am ET STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - An Icelandic fishing captain, known as "the Iceman" for his tough character, grabbed a 660-pound shark with his bare hands as it swam in shallow water toward his crew, a witness said Thursday. 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 toward 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. "He caught it just with his hands. There was a lot of blood in the sea and the shark came in and he thought it was dangerous," Frede Kilime, a hunter and fisherman who watched from the beach, told Reuters by phone from Greenland. Icelandic author and journalist Reynir Traustason, who knows the trawler captain, said the act was typical of the man. "He's called 'the Iceman' because he isn't scared of anything," he said. "I know the people in that part of the world. They are really tough." Quote
allthumbs Posted October 25, 2003 Posted October 25, 2003 Holy shit! Gotta admire a bad ass like that. Quote
scott_harpell Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 and you punters thought you were hard core... when those scottish mothers do that, then i will be impressed. Quote
Metalhead_Mojo Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 thats not a shark, its only a dolphin... link Quote
EWolfe Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 Metalhead_Mojo said: thats not a shark, its only a dolphin... link Dood! You are harshing on my mellow, man! Just, like, trying to do my part to keep the tourons on the beach so we can catch some clean breaks, Bro! Quote
Dan_Harris Posted October 26, 2003 Author Posted October 26, 2003 Thanks for the link MM. How people could think that is a shark is beyond me. Curved dorsal fin, pointed snout, horizontal tail flukes. But of course some people think dolphins are a fish. Quote
whirlwind Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 sweet pic though, love seeing em ride the surf, or boat wakes. Quote
Dan_Harris Posted October 26, 2003 Author Posted October 26, 2003 wirlwind said: sweet pic though, love seeing em ride the surf, or boat wakes. What's really cool is watching dolphins surf a bow wave at night. If there is a lot of the luminous plankton in the water then the dolphins leave a trail of light each time they hit the water after taking a leap. Way Cool! Quote
whirlwind Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 defiantly in baja the phosphorecnts are rad they look like gosts u can see em from couple hundred yrds just flyin along Quote
Stonehead Posted October 26, 2003 Posted October 26, 2003 According to Sharkattacks.com, 10-15 people are killed each year by sharks. Don't expect to be a badass. Victims More grisly images here sharkattacks.com Quote
Alpinfox Posted October 27, 2003 Posted October 27, 2003 Geezus! That's even more horrific than the bear-eaten corpse pic that Sisu posted. Quote
klenke Posted May 17, 2004 Posted May 17, 2004 thats not a shark, its only a dolphin... link Yeah, but you know that guy pissed his wetsuit when that fishy form appeared. It might take a second to realize it was only a dolphin and not a shark. By that time, the bladder has evacuated. Okay, I can't resist my own caption here.... "Timex: takes a lickin' but keeps on tickin'" Quote
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