Shark attack bite caught on film Brothers Island, Egypt Oceanic whitetip Carcharhinus longimanus

Several groups of divers were enjoying their time off Brothers Island, Egypt in 2018.
During the dive an Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) showed up.
The shark was acting a little erratic and started bumping a diver. The shark continued to circle and came back to investigate the diver a second time.
Another diver ascended toward the one being bumped and was bitten on the leg by the shark.
Thankfully the diver is said to be okay and survived the incident.

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[welshwitch]

Terrible instructors. That white tip was on the prowl and they just watched. They should have gathered the group together, like circling the wagons. You don’t mess with a white tip. They are maneaters.

[edsullivan]

When you see down pectoral fins, get the hell to the reef face so the shark has only a frontal view. Diving with them in the Red Sea we saw many dangerous sharks, each time we went to the reef face, they circled a couple times then left. The water clarity allows you to track them from far away.

[kendraharris]

I pray if I am ever in a similar situation, it is NEVER with this group!

[catharperfect]

I love how his dive buddy grabs the whole shark to pull it off.

[DrCrabfingers]

If I am in the water....there are a few sharks that will make me return to the boat. A great white, a tiger, bull shark, oceanic white tip, bronze whaler. I see these sharks...I'm exiting the ocean. That for me is just common sense.

[zeroceiling]

I wonder what’s next on this groups agenda…..perhaps bicycling through the Serengeti might be exciting!….

[ThatsMrMoronToYou]

Shark Attack Avoidance Tip #1: Don't swim in the ocean.

[kiwififochef]

If in doubt just bite it first so the shark knows whats up

[kanesmillie]

Wow, I have to say to me it seems those divers are clueless about shark behaviour. That it was eventually going to bite someone was evident by its investigatory approach of each diver. It lingered, not quite agitated but its approach of the divers was a bite approach, judging, waiting to bite. The diver that was bitten then did absolutely nothing to protect his dangling legs and present less of a target he basically waited for it to bite. Apart from that it's human soup down there, on a shark reef, and no sticks or poles? I've dived by myself and a stick can be just as handy in the water as it can on land with a mean stray dog. I've had a lot of experience with sharks including this species. When an oceanic or a whaler starts that behaviour get the stick out, could literally save your life in event of a less determined animal encounter. I don't walk the bush without a stick, in the water it's standard, no matter what sort of dive, especially when I'm filming sharks

[barbaravance]

Well white tips can tend to be unpredictable. I don't understand people not watching a shark for their fins. They almost always signal before they attack. These people seem way too comfortable with the shark. Ian was smart. Good reactions. But once thar shark tried to nibble on Ian, that should've been a huge signal to move away. Not toward it. I hope that diver recovers well.

[aussiedownunder]

I must say NEVER take your eyes of any shark. Confrontation is the best defence. But white tip ocean going sharks were responsible for many deaths of sailors in the water when the USS INDIANAPOLIS was sunk by a Japanese submarine after delivering the Atom Bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The are an Aggressive Shark and will attack.

[ken]

I would consider the OWT to be on the same level of dangerous as the Bull shark

[Cedartreetechnologies]

That shark was janky from the first frames, and everyone...did nothing. Normalcy bias on full display. Be careful with whom you dive, and be prepared.

[ericjohnson]

Look like mostly amateur tourists who got certified in the hotels pool yesterday.

[lydiaackermann]

Oceanic Whitetips can be quite curious and dangerous, therefore it is important how you react around them:
1. Stay calm, do not paddle around or make hectic movements, do not swim away
2. Take a vertical position, i.e make yourself big, do not swim horizontally
3. Stay close together as a group
4. Maintain eye contact, let them know you watch them
5. If they come to close to you, use your camera, fins, etc to scare them away, avoid using your hands
6. If they keep acting aggressive (watch e.g. fins, constant bumping), get out of the water.

This group did unfortunately everything that you should avoid around oceanic whitetips (as is the case in most incidents). So although I feel very sorry for the diver that was bitten and am glad that he is ok, the divers' inappropriate behaviour was causing this attack. Thousands of Divers visit these divespots in the Red Sea to see Sharks and enjoy these encounters without issues as long as you act carefully.

[glenson]

No matter how expert humans are! They are Still SHARKS!

[watsonspuzzle]

Oceanic Whitetip. That's all you need to know.

[diananutt]

Beautiful creatures. Their territory, their rules. THEY ARE dinosaurs with sharp teeth ya’ll! Need to respect these guys, not kill them for being themselves. Feel bad for anyone injured though. Glad this diver survived. Thanks for sharing!

[aaronl]

Oceanic White tips are extremely agressive.ooen ocean sharks need to take what meals they can get.thats why sharks almost always bite in open ocean.never swim off a boat in open ocean

[WTHDOIPUTHEREBRO]

It's very sad but it's important to remember that sharks kills 12 people per year, while people kill 11, 000 sharks per hour (shark finning). Sharks should't be defined by the shark attacks.They’re so much more than something to fear. Sharks are apex predators, but they aren’t separate from us. Sharks are beings who feel, and they’re a part of the vital ocean ecosystem that keeps the planet healthy. And even though they’ve managed to be here for over 400 million years, humans have become their apex predator in the last several decades.