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20-foot shark trails behind tiny boat on Block Island, sparking ‘Jaws’ comparison: ‘There’s a shark in the pond!’
nypost.com ^
| May 29, 2025
| Shane Galvin
Posted on 05/30/2025 7:32:27 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Rhode Island diners got to feast their eyes on a massive 20-foot shark lurking dangerously close to a small boat in a pond on Block Island, according to authorities.
Local Jen Seebeck recorded the humongous dorsal and tail fins of the blood-sniffer cutting through the water on Memorial Day while chowing down at local eatery Dead Eye Dicks located on Great Salt Pond, The Atlantic Shark Institute reported.
The sight of the toothy predator in the small body of water brought to mind the classic film “Jaws,” which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
“There’s a shark in the pond!” one person could be heard shouting in the video, a reference to a line in the Steven Spielberg classic.
Video showed one small boat motoring in the opposite direction of the quick-moving shark that was of an unknown species, according to the Institute. It appeared to be about 20 feet long, according to Boston.com.
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:32:27 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
To: V_TWIN
They are going to need a bigger boat.
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:35:30 AM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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To: V_TWIN
"We're gonna need bigger pond."
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:35:57 AM PDT
by
Frank Drebin
(And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
To: V_TWIN
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:37:45 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: V_TWIN
That size most likely a whale shark, but I still would make sure I stayed well away frim it.
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:38:13 AM PDT
by
ScaniaBoy
(Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
To: V_TWIN
“Dead Eye Dicks on Great Salt Pond!” Welcome to the Ocean State.
To: V_TWIN
Looks like a whale shark................
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:44:25 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: V_TWIN
To: V_TWIN
There are plenty of sharks in the pond. Did a chopper fly over of the beaches in Cocoa Beach Fl one time. YIKES! They were everywhere along the coast.
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:45:35 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
To: V_TWIN
Range of the Whale Shark..................
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:46:03 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:46:16 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
To: rktman
Just a hundred meters or so off the beaches of the Gulf Coast there are thousands of sharks as seen from the air..............
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:47:38 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: V_TWIN
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:47:43 AM PDT
by
abb
To: Red Badger
Some are a LOT closer than that.
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posted on
05/30/2025 7:51:03 AM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
To: ScaniaBoy
Agreed - I have seen both in person and it looks much more like a whale shark.
To: rktman
Yes, we saw one chase a big fish up onto the beach one time!..................
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posted on
05/30/2025 8:01:26 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: plain talk
To: V_TWIN
I’m guessing it’s a Greenland shark. They move close to shore in summer. Whale sharks are open ocean sharks and Great Whites have pointy dorsal fins.
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posted on
05/30/2025 8:02:49 AM PDT
by
Varda
To: V_TWIN
One of the best jump scares in history, followed by one of the best lines in the movie “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”.
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posted on
05/30/2025 8:08:07 AM PDT
by
packrat35
(Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
To: Varda
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