Skip to comments.
Icelandic "Iceman" grabs shark to save men -
Reuters ^
| October 23, 2003
Posted on 10/23/2003 10:29:27 AM PDT by UnklGene
Icelandic "Iceman" grabs shark to save men -
Thu 23 October, 2003 16:37 BST
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - An Icelandic fishing captain, known as "the Iceman" for his tough character, grabbed a 300 kg (660 lb) shark with his bare hands as it swam in shallow water towards his crew, according to a witness.
The skipper of the trawler "Erik the Red" was on a beach in Kuummiit, east Greenland, watching his crew processing a catch when he saw the shark swimming towards the fish blood and guts -- and his men.
Captain Sigurdur Petursson, known to locals as "the Iceman", ran into the shallow water and grabbed the shark by its tail. He dragged it off to dry land and killed it with his knife.
"He caught it just with his hands. There was a lot of blood in the sea and the shark came in and he thought it was dangerous," Frede Kilime, a hunter and fisherman who watched from the beach, told Reuters by phone from Greenland on Thursday.
Icelandic author and journalist Reynir Traustason, who knows the trawler captain, said the act was typical of the man.
"He's called 'the Iceman' because he isn't scared of anything," he said. "I know the people in that part of the world. They are really tough."
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: fisheries; greenland; rescue; shark
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-38 last
To: RANGERAIRBORNE
Then again, GT has nothing on brass...
21
posted on
10/23/2003 11:17:45 AM PDT
by
patton
(I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
To: patton
Yeah, I think The Iceman could probably make it through Ranger School!
22
posted on
10/23/2003 11:29:17 AM PDT
by
RANGERAIRBORNE
("Si vis pacem, para bellum"- still good advice after 2000 years.)
To: RANGERAIRBORNE
Rangers, in the night
exchanging azimuths
wondering, who is right...
23
posted on
10/23/2003 11:34:18 AM PDT
by
patton
(I wish we could all look at the evil of abortion with the pure, honest heart of a child.)
To: RANGERAIRBORNE
Personal courage, physical toughness and a strong sense of what is right is what being a man used to be.
It's unfortunate that has become so rare as to be newsworthy.
Next time someone is about to be eaten by a 600 pound shark, have the liberals call in a metrosexual. He can put skin cream on while (s)he watches the slaughter, then head off to crisis counseling.
24
posted on
10/23/2003 11:36:52 AM PDT
by
JBBooks
To: OXENinFLA
Is that from the MR. SLAVE episode? Looks like they were just told to show up for "Earth Day".
To: rolling_stone
A real life shark wrangler, pretty cool.
26
posted on
10/23/2003 11:39:49 AM PDT
by
Quilla
To: UnklGene
27
posted on
10/23/2003 11:51:18 AM PDT
by
G.Mason
(Lessons of life need not be fatal)
To: UnklGene
as "the Iceman", ran into the shallow water and grabbed the shark by its tail. He dragged it off to dry land and killed it with his knife. Just so we're clear on the concept: This guy dragged a 660 lb shark -- which was probably thrashing madly the whole time -- out of the water and on to dry land before he killed it.
He's not only brave, he's stronger'n hell!!!!
28
posted on
10/23/2003 11:56:24 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: UnklGene
grilled shark steaks, yummm.
To: UnklGene
An Icelandic fishing captain, known as "the Iceman" for his tough character, grabbed a 300 kg (660 lb) shark with his bare hands as it swam in shallow water towards his crew, according to a witness.
Sounds like a Greenalnd shark, which can grow over 20' long, and weigh 1,200 pounds.
|
30
posted on
10/23/2003 12:02:54 PM PDT
by
Sabertooth
(No Drivers' Licences for Illegal Aliens. Petition SB60. http://www.saveourlicense.com/n_home.htm)
To: Lee Heggy
"I'll bet his wife gives him a start now and again."
LOL! The wife can ALWAYS scare a guy - they have an internal knack for knowing just which buttons to push!
31
posted on
10/23/2003 12:03:09 PM PDT
by
txzman
(Jer 23:29)
To: Sabertooth
Sounds like a likely candidate. About the only other shark of that size I can think of that would be in water that cold is the
Porbeagle, and that would be a much harder on to catch by hand.
32
posted on
10/23/2003 12:20:10 PM PDT
by
StriperSniper
(All this, of course, is simply pious fudge. - H. L. Mencken)
To: StriperSniper
My first thought was a Bull Shark, but you're probably right.
I hadn't figured in the cold.
Too bad they didn't mention the species.
33
posted on
10/27/2003 11:21:46 AM PST
by
MassExodus
(10,000 bucks for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail ... the whole damned thing)
To: NautiNurse
And I'm quite certain that the vehicle he drives is powered by a V8.
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
You sure he wasn't a Klingon?
Just damn.
If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
35
posted on
11/01/2003 8:17:00 PM PST
by
mhking
To: UnklGene
Just damn is right, if this were my captain, I know where my loyalty would be. I'd be pretty much willing to follow him into hell.
The man deserves respect, not because he killed the shark, but why he killed the shark.
36
posted on
11/01/2003 8:38:05 PM PST
by
Ogmios
(Since when is 66 senate votes for judicial confirmations constitutional?)
To: Hatteras
I am currently reading "In Harm's Way" about the Indy tragedy. A very chilling story.
37
posted on
11/01/2003 8:48:25 PM PST
by
Straight Vermonter
(We secretly switched ABC news with Al-Jazeera, lets see if these people can tell the difference.)
To: UnklGene
Sharks also have a horrible rough skin that makes it very hard to grab without sacrificing some of your own skin.
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-38 last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson