The post said, “As if right out of a Hollywood movie, a 6-8 foot shark (no exaggeration) surfaced at the Rescue Door and was swimming toward 30-40 people in the water about 30 feet away. We just didn’t think it would be a swim call shark attack!” “This goes to show why we prepare for any and everything. “We have hundreds of years at sea between all of us and no one has seen or heard of a shark actually showing up during a swim call,” the post said. However, according to the post, this is the first time they’ve actually had to respond to a shark swimming toward people in the water. The wrote, “We had a fully vetted and tested plan we’ve used before, conducted safety briefs, established communications between the various stations, launched our small boat with extra crew and a dressed out swimmer and stationed it 50 yards off the ship, set an armed shark watch, opened and manned the Rescue Station, and put an accountability system in place.” According to the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s page, they’ve done this before, and to be on the safe side, they prepare for the possibility of sharks.
That’s when dozens of crew members got into their swimsuits and jumped into the vast open sea. We had not been off the ship for weeks, were at that point where every day feels like “Groundhog Day,” and were looking for something to break up the monotony. 26 said, “We share one of the most amazing events many of us have ever experienced at sea: After completing our operations for the day, there were no vessels around for miles, the weather was perfect, and we were a zillion miles from land. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s Facebook page, such an instance occurred Wednesday when crew members took a much needed “swim call” break and jumped into the Pacific Ocean.Ī post from Aug. But when there are dozens of members of the coast guard swimming in the middle of the ocean and a shark makes an appearance, firing on the predatorial fish is the contingency plan.Īccording to posts on the U.S. It’s generally frowned upon, illegal even, to shoot bullets at sharks. A Coast Guard crew member shoots at a shark that they say was swimming toward their shipmates who were taking a swim break after weeks at sea.