"Tourniquets now available at beach stands."
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH -- Lifeguard stands at Wrightsville Beach are equipped with new tourniquets after a donation from North American Rescue.
This probably in response to recent shark attacks at nearby Oak Island, in which two swimmers had arms bitten off.
Showing posts with label sharks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sharks. Show all posts
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Sunday, June 14, 2015
My Sister's Favorite NC Beach Is In the News...
...in a bad sort of way, as two teens have been attacked by sharks in the last day or so, and another attack occurred last week at another NC beach just down the coast.
A teenage girl lost part of her left arm and may lose her left leg after being attacked by a shark in North Carolina, authorities confirmed Sunday, and a teenage boy may also have been badly injured in a separate shark attack.
A teenage girl lost part of her left arm and may lose her left leg after being attacked by a shark in North Carolina, authorities confirmed Sunday, and a teenage boy may also have been badly injured in a separate shark attack.
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Fossil Shark's Teeth
A fun hobby, and interesting to science.
I used to find them often as a boy in Florida. The banks of Hogtown Creek, which flows through the middle of Gainesville, abound with shark's teeth and other fossils. I've also found shark's teeth at the beaches of Rota, Spain.
Pic from the article:
The teeth I used to find at Hogtown Creek were usually in good shape, having just been washed out of the banks of the creek. They usually were polished like gemstones, and in the case of the Carcharodon teeth, they were razor-sharp. Biggest one I ever found was three inches long, shiny as a new penny, and I cut myself when I ran my finger along the edge of it. Wish I still had it.
I used to find them often as a boy in Florida. The banks of Hogtown Creek, which flows through the middle of Gainesville, abound with shark's teeth and other fossils. I've also found shark's teeth at the beaches of Rota, Spain.
Pic from the article:
The teeth I used to find at Hogtown Creek were usually in good shape, having just been washed out of the banks of the creek. They usually were polished like gemstones, and in the case of the Carcharodon teeth, they were razor-sharp. Biggest one I ever found was three inches long, shiny as a new penny, and I cut myself when I ran my finger along the edge of it. Wish I still had it.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sometimes Fish Eats You!
Or nearly so:
It was a dramatic weekend for kayakers in waters off Cambria: A Paso Robles fisherman escaped an attack by a great white shark Saturday, although his kayak didn’t, and another Paso Robles kayaker was plucked from the 51-degree-water Sunday in time to save his life.
Joey Nocchi, 30, of Paso Robles, had the big-fish tale to tell, after his kayak was upended and bitten by a great white shark. Nocchi and friends James Byon of Paso Robles and Matt Kerschke of Los Osos were fishing for rockfish at 1:30 p.m. Saturday near Leffingwell Landing off Moonstone Beach.
“We’d just about limited out on rock cod, and Matt caught two halibut,” Nocchi said. “We were cruising along together and talking.”
He was reaching for his knife when “I got hit from underneath and started coming up out of the water. My buddies said I came out of the water 4 to 5 feet — it flipped me over the side. The shark rolled the whole kayak over, rolled me out of it, and he went over the top of it. He swam across me — his tail touched me.” His friends estimated the shark was 12 feet to 14 feet long.
Nocchi’s buddies told him “the shark came all the way out of the water, jaws open, extra eyelids closed like they do when they’re making a kill strike.
“I swam back as fast as I could and got back on the back of the kayak. I didn’t even think to turn it back over.”
Nocchi said he was glad he did not fish alone, and added he’d likely stay out of the ocean for a while. “I’ll be bass fishing for a while, probably from the shore.”
Can't say I blame him for that.
It was a dramatic weekend for kayakers in waters off Cambria: A Paso Robles fisherman escaped an attack by a great white shark Saturday, although his kayak didn’t, and another Paso Robles kayaker was plucked from the 51-degree-water Sunday in time to save his life.
Joey Nocchi, 30, of Paso Robles, had the big-fish tale to tell, after his kayak was upended and bitten by a great white shark. Nocchi and friends James Byon of Paso Robles and Matt Kerschke of Los Osos were fishing for rockfish at 1:30 p.m. Saturday near Leffingwell Landing off Moonstone Beach.
“We’d just about limited out on rock cod, and Matt caught two halibut,” Nocchi said. “We were cruising along together and talking.”
He was reaching for his knife when “I got hit from underneath and started coming up out of the water. My buddies said I came out of the water 4 to 5 feet — it flipped me over the side. The shark rolled the whole kayak over, rolled me out of it, and he went over the top of it. He swam across me — his tail touched me.” His friends estimated the shark was 12 feet to 14 feet long.
Nocchi’s buddies told him “the shark came all the way out of the water, jaws open, extra eyelids closed like they do when they’re making a kill strike.
“I swam back as fast as I could and got back on the back of the kayak. I didn’t even think to turn it back over.”
Nocchi said he was glad he did not fish alone, and added he’d likely stay out of the ocean for a while. “I’ll be bass fishing for a while, probably from the shore.”
Can't say I blame him for that.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
It's a 20-Footer
Actually it's just 18.
And it's off Wrightsville Beach, NC. One of my favorite NC beaches.
Aw, hell, I can't resist:
h/t Drudge Report
And it's off Wrightsville Beach, NC. One of my favorite NC beaches.
Aw, hell, I can't resist:
h/t Drudge Report
Thursday, October 27, 2011
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