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Swordfish Kills Saudi Swimming in Sea
Emirates 24/7 ^ | Saturday, October 05, 2013

Posted on 10/05/2013 1:56:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Police say man had torch which attracted the fish

A Saudi man died after ‘colliding’ with a pointed a fish resembling a swordfish while he was swimming in the Gulf sea, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

Police said the fish had apparently been attracted by a searchlight carried by the victim while he was swimming in a banned area on the eastern coastline of the Gulf Kingdom.

The incident took place on Thursday night and is reminiscent of the death of famous Australian wildlife expert Steve Irwin, who was killed six years ago by a stingray.

Irwin, who died at the age of 44 years, was filming a documentary in Queensland in 2006 when he came face to face with a stingray.

The fish suddenly turned and pierced him in the chest with its tail spine, in what appeared to have been a defensive response to being boxed in.

“The Saudi man died as a result of severe bleeding in the neck after the fish struck him there. It seems the fish had been attracted by the searchlight,” the Saudi Ajel newspaper said, quoting coast guard spokesman Colonel Khaled Al Arqoubi.

He said the victim had defied a ban on swimming at night in such areas, adding that such types of fish swim near the surface and are easily provoked by artificial light.


TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Travel
KEYWORDS: persiangulf; saudiarabia; swordfish
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1 posted on 10/05/2013 1:56:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

allah had it in for him....


2 posted on 10/05/2013 1:57:27 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Doogle

It was written.
In cursive.
Anyway. He got the point.


3 posted on 10/05/2013 2:00:20 PM PDT by Palio di Siena (Obama loves the USA like OJ loved Nicole)
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To: nickcarraway

FIN

for him


4 posted on 10/05/2013 2:01:57 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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To: nickcarraway

The ocean is a dangerous place. But how does one swim while holding a torch?


5 posted on 10/05/2013 2:01:59 PM PDT by bubbacluck (America 180)
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To: liege

I think they mean flashlight. (in British English it’s called a torch)


6 posted on 10/05/2013 2:02:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway (They should call it a government shut up, not a government shut down)
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To: liege

I think something was lost in translation. A flashlight sounds correct to me.


7 posted on 10/05/2013 2:04:05 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: nickcarraway
You're right about the torch/flashlight.

I use both hands when I dog paddle. I wouldn't even think of swimming at night with only one hand.

8 posted on 10/05/2013 2:06:45 PM PDT by bubbacluck (America 180)
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To: nickcarraway; a fool in paradise
If it wasn't the sword, it might have been the fish's trombone that kilt him!


10 posted on 10/05/2013 2:11:26 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: nickcarraway

An ethnic Greek friend, whose family had lived in Egypt since the fourth century BC before moving here recently, told me of family weekend outings to beaches on the Red Sea. They would light bonfires and then grill swordfish in the embers. He said swordfish was delicious. I imagine the first Ptolemy doing likewise.


11 posted on 10/05/2013 2:20:28 PM PDT by Praxeologue
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To: nickcarraway

WTF (formerly known as CAIR) issued a statement this morning decrying the Islamophobia of cetacean biology.

Sheik Mohammed Muhumed Al Jabbar Mehummid Ibrahim Shasta Cola Al Jazeera, leading cleric for the People’s Islamic Republic of Kazakhstan, issued a formal fatwa declaring jihad againt aquatic life everywhere. “They have insulted the Profit!,” he exclaimed while fondling his eight year old third wife Oboywhatadeal.

Hundreds of Christians, Buddhists, Mormons, and Rastafarians were killed by irate mobs in revenge throughout the Middle East and select London suburbs.

The White House issued a statement apologizing for the incident, and suggested that the fish was motivated by an NRA video depicting Norwegian trawling operations. Gays in the military will wear their uniform trousers at half mast as a show of solidarity, although they’re not sure with whom.


12 posted on 10/05/2013 2:21:31 PM PDT by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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To: PatHimself

ha! good one.


13 posted on 10/05/2013 2:22:01 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: nickcarraway

Find it and behead the fish!!!!!


14 posted on 10/05/2013 2:23:23 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral)
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To: liege

I enjoy scuba diving at night. If I see a shark, all I do is turn off my light. Can’t see him anymore.


15 posted on 10/05/2013 2:28:06 PM PDT by lagrange point1 (Space is no longer the final frontier)
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To: SkyDancer

And grill it!


16 posted on 10/05/2013 2:29:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway (They should call it a government shut up, not a government shut down)
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To: nickcarraway

Ha! Those rascally SEAL Team 6! What will they camoflage themselves as next!

(I’m on book 8 of the Vince Flynn series - this swordfish was probably Mitch Rapp in disguise...)


17 posted on 10/05/2013 2:31:02 PM PDT by time4good
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To: nickcarraway

Oh good. Arabs prefer to go by the sword, don’t they?


18 posted on 10/05/2013 2:48:41 PM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com/2013/10/04/nicolae-hussein-obama/)
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To: LucianOfSamasota

‘Sheik Mohammed Muhumed Al Jabbar Mehummid Ibrahim Shasta Cola Al Jazeera’

Is that his abbreviated name?


19 posted on 10/05/2013 2:50:42 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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To: Delta Dawn

Every name tells a story, right?


20 posted on 10/05/2013 2:53:33 PM PDT by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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