PALM BEACH, Fla. – A person fishing off the coast of Palm Seashore was shocked when his boat began “shaking like an earthquake.” He seemed overboard, and a shark was attacking his boat motors. His good friend caught all of it on video.

“I did not suppose a shark might really shake the boat like that. The boat was shaking like a bag of popcorn. Actually, I used to be shaking like an earthquake. I used to be like, ‘What? What is going on on?'” boat proprietor Carl Torresson advised his good friend on Instagram. “I went again there, and I observed the shark going at it. Are you kidding me? This is sort of a trip from Common Studios.” 

Earlier than the assault

The good friend and drone pilot was on the seashore when he noticed a few cobia fish. He known as Torresson on the boat and directed him to the fish and his attainable dinner, the pilot defined on Instagram.

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The shark forward with the cobia following.

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“I used to be following his boat with my drone, after which abruptly, the shark assaults him. And the shark attacked the boat 5 occasions, swam away, after which got here again for extra,” wrote BlacktipH. “In complete, the shark attacked Carl’s boat eight occasions.” 

Torreson mentioned he initially thought the shark simply grabbed the propeller. He was stunned on the quantity of injury, although, when he returned to the dock and inspected it.

“It was simply astronomical. The entire center of the engine is totally ripped out,” Torreson mentioned. “The trim tab is damaged.”

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The shark ripped off one aspect of the motor and scarred the opposite.

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Within the video, Torreson confirmed the tooth marks scarring the motor cowl.

The good friend recognized the attacker as a bull shark.