Diving/swimming with Great White Sharks Filmed for the First time (Carcharias the Great White 2000)
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2010
- Includes almost shark attack at 03:00.
Filmed in Gansbaai South Africa near Dyer island.
Some french guys meet andre who introduce
them to diving with great whites.
First time white sharks filmed without cage.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2664032/...
I was borned in a small town in Spain. My dream always was to see great white shark in South Africa. In 2006 I was working in a supermarket and I went to ask for a credit in my bank just to go there. My mom was thinking his son was crazy, my friends was thinking the same, I didnt care, I just want to make my dream come true. Andre was my guide during all this travel, in that moment I was 26 and I didnt speak english but it wasnt a problem to enjoy of this animals around 5 days. Thanks Andre and his team for these beautifull days in Gansbaai.
You were so lucky to be able to go! What a privilege! Glad it went well for you! Andre is quite the tour guide. I envy you, can't lie. lol
May the rest of your life be as blessed.
They get 20 feet away and fade into the green...that's terrifying.
@Luka Karsyn and here we see a wild pair of bots.
All my respect and admiration for these underwater photographers. I'm shaking here and they have balls of steel.
Its the going back to the surface part which will have me scared
Me commenting on a five year old post to say that I got the same feeling as I got running up the stairs as a kid
I get that feeling ascending from a dive when there are no sharks visible Especially midway up when there is nowhere to take cover.
@@wallacekgames2266 very, VERY dangerous and vulnerable during the ascent. Ambush predator coming up from beneath or behind at 30 mph...beyond terrifying. I suppose when you HAVE to...you’ll do the ascent and block out the danger.
@@Job.Well.Done_01 what is really scary about the great whites is they are enormous but silent. You never hear them coming until they attack you. Whereas if you are in the forest you can hear a bear or a large predator coming. But the great whites are silent and stealthy.
How's life been
Rumor has it that it's the tears of misunderstood sharks that makes the sea water salty
Obie wan Jabronie lmao. dem feels though. I blame Jaws and ppl's ignorance not willing to learn more about them.
Obie wan Jabronie A haiku should be written to tbat effect!!.
Oh beautiful shark.
Great is thy bite in my flesh.
Frost on window pane.
FIN.
Yeah that and mermaids 😂
You guys wanted to "Make the image of the shark better in public opinion"? Why would you pick the spookiest synth music to accompany it lol
Jordan C Documentaries are guilty of this as well. Whenever you see segments on the Great White, Bull or Tiger sharks it's the same thing...haunting or anxiety-inducing music a la Jaws.
I like this music! It's spooky, but in a sexy way.
@@Britta_no_filter Porn would probably be less tacky if this was the more typical synth soundtrack.
I thoguht about that as well, but in my opinion it was very fitting. It felt ancient and almost sacred, and of course it was a tense moment there for bit so it served a purpose for that too. however I agree that's annoying when they use over the top dramatic music even when they are just standing in the boat.
@@QpRogne haha it is an 11 year old clip
This could be the first time someone has filmed swimming with white sharks, but I saw a documentary a long time ago about a guy in south Africa that swam with them, and that was on the BBC I thought back in the late 90's, but it could have been early to mid 00's. Kudos, anyway. Good post. White sharks are awesome.
That was an unbelievable sequence of clips.
Moral of the story - Never ever become complacent.
I was scared just watching it....
The last 5 minutes seem to have been captured from a dream.
Perfect
Beautiful footage
you must have weird dreams, this seems more like a nightmare
This is not only the 1st footage (if it is) made with divers/great whites interaction, but by far THE BEST !!
😮😮
All that is totally crazy!
I've never seen elsewhere divers so close and so confident with a single GW, let's not mention two of them and of that size! .... that's absolutely outstanding.
Till to grab and let one self carried by their dorsal fin....I don't believe it
And it was back in the days when people had stereotypical ideas about sharks, and particularly the GWs.
I mean ....I'm not saying they're pet, but now we have a literature of many inteactions by professional divers.
Simply superlative.
I've watched tens, maybe hundreds of videos on sharks .... This is the best rather than the oldest one.
Thanks to CZcams
Absolutely. Insane footage.
Would you get as close with GWs like they did?
I already met silky sharks, reef white tips and also oceanic white tips while diving. But I’d never try to dive with GWs.
Also wtf is this one dude using? Only a oxygen bottle carried by hand? Seems inconvenient…
@@Luhmekarl I've dived with sharks, but never with GW.
of course I'd like to do it, but preferably in a cage 😌
My heart was pounding. They let them get so close.
Such beautifull creatures
The sharks look nice too. :)
I will swim/drink to that. Just kidding. What bravery. Robert in California.
Is that you Barry
So beautiful, until its gums are hangin out of its head with teeth nashin blindly until they sink deep into flesh
These guys are absolute legends. What they are doing-educating the world and dispelling irrational fears, will save the lives of millions of sharks.
The problem isn't the shark you see, it's the shark you don't see.
Tell China
The music is more terrifying than these beautiful curious animals ^__^
yes,it can be true,but don't forget that these beautiful animals are killers too,if you give them a chance they will live up to their reputation. from the other hand yes,they are beautiful indeed,I am saying who ever is planning to meet them in the water like these guys did, they must be aware of what the outcomes could be, whatever it takes. In the sense of these facts, I think the music is right. Not many people would be willing to do what they had done.
Not always
Doing this kind of dive with a riled up bull shark is more dangerous since they don't rely on stealth when attacking. White sharks rely on the element of surprise. I believe that Jacques Cousteau once said that he feared the Oceanic White-tip more than the Great White based on his personal experience with both sharks.
Those divers got some major balls to swim with Great White(s)
No amount of mental preparation could prepare me for this. They would see me as prey...
Can't help but to think CZcams is practically single handedly one of the best friends sharks could ever have-especially Great Whites. Thanks to CZcams and all the videos that until perhaps 15 years ago or never got opportunities like this to be seen by the masses, such regal creatures have been so sadly misunderstood for virtually their entire existence on this planet. I hope videos like this one, and Ocean Ramse'ys and all the tiger shark petters of the Bahama areas and the like are changing the perception of the world where these incredible, beautiful, and formidable creatures are concerned.
Yeah sure Shempbob. It's CZcams
Go pet a great white. Good advice you Lunatic
Yes the live feed in Egypt worked wonders
@@Tito-en5nvhahaha I was about to say. Popov was great PR
@@angelmartin7310 idiots mate they are everywhere and sharks don’t get enough of them
Those sharks are beautiful, magnificent creatures!
Yeo one of the best shark encounter videos I’ve had the privilege to watch.
Certainly a once in a lifetime experience.
Wow... I have no words. Just wow!!!
Nothing in the world would get me into the water if I knew what swims there with me... oO RESPECT!!! Balls of steel :D
one of the best videos ive ever seen on youtube
"Requires strong mental preparation."
Yeah, like a LOBOTOMY!
The all time best shark vid!
I cannot help but shudder if those divers hearts were pounding when they were swimming with those great white sharks. Hats off to you. Robert in California.
What a majestic creature! Respect, great footage!
Andre swimming with the 5 meter shark was beautiful. These are crazed monsters as so many describe them. They are extremely cautious fish.
At about 03:00 where the cameraman loses track of the GW and it comes up behind him. There was a documentary once where a film crew followed the first? guy who ever swam cageless with GWs. The cameraman either had a chain-mail suit over his scuba gear or he was in a cage, the shark expert just had a normal suit and tanks... for protection IIRC he may have had a shark stick and his eyesight.
So they attract a shark and this guy get's in the water and he and CM are facing each other for mutual protection, etc. The camraman is filming and he has the other divers top-half framed while the diver is looking towards the CM while looking for the shark which they'd lost track of.
We, the viewers and the CM, can only see the diver and the murky water beyond him, and slowly a dark tint in the murk takes on the unmistakable form of a xxxxing huge Great White approaching them head on. The CM must have sxxt himself as he could be about to film his buddy get their head bit off and that must have transmitted itself to the diver who suddenly turned around, jerked back in shock as his worst nightmarer was mere feet away! To say he got a fright is a gross understatment.
The GW was just looking ... it pointed its head to one side an went!
I'd love to find the film again as that diver lost all his confident bravado.
That was the most incredible thing I've ever seen, thanks.
Wow how beautiful. I'm really glad they did this video to show people how misunderstood the white shark is, so thank you...🦈🦈🦈
Pair this up with My 600 Pound Life, now that's a show I would watch.
Lmao!
anyone elses heart throbbing just watching this
The camera man never dies 😅
Beautiful! As a diver myself, I only WISH I had the courage to experience something like this.
Careful what you wish for
I don't think I'd even do this for a million euro...
Not to get back that kidney someone stole from me the other day.
Yeah you would.... wait till the cash is right in front of you...
@@johnrotten3268 what if the shark decide to attack? these are great whites, not some smaller shark. If they bite you, the pressure of their jaws will rip your arms out easy.
@@johnrotten3268 you may not have chance to spend it
No fucking way
It was good that these men gave realistic assessments of the dangerous situation. What is it with some conservations lately? Some recent conservation efforts seem work on the premise that creatures are only worth saving if we can either prove they're harmless to us or else delude people into thinking so. Why can't we accept that dangerous animals are still amazing and worth preserving?
Those eyes look at you through the lens of another age when dinosaurs lived...terrible beauty
Such an amazing creature :)
You guys are a lil crazy and extremely brave. Great footage!!!!
The videography is outstanding! Amazing video, way to go guys!
In any of these moments, it's entirely dependent on the Sharks desire. If that shark is curious, hungry or angry... you're in a world of trouble. Often they will be more placid... but apex predators are that when ever it suits their needs! In most cases you'll be fine but then there are moments like with Simon Nellist, where the brutality of what this shark can do, in the rare moment it feels like kit, are there for all to see!
Shark= " crazy does not taste good"
Or... "crazy can put my eye out, better keep distance until crazy lowers his guard and I can approach from the rear"
The eerie background music is what evoke unease rather than the shark itself, it seems~~
this is awesome thanx for the upload
"the animal would like to taste this unknown yellow spot..." what an intense encounter! Andre sir, I admire your calm demeanor and abnormally large balls.
I read some where that most people who have ever swam in the ocean have probably been within 100 feet of a large shark and didn't realize it.
I have only been with Great Whites from the safety of a cage, I would love to muster the nerve to do this one day. But really, because they are ambush predators, I'd think if they made their presence known, they would be less antsy and aggressive than the groups of bull sharks and Caribbean sharks I have dealt in the open sea. I don't know. I have just been taught that when it comes to ambush predators, it's when you don't see them, that you are in the most danger. At least I got to stroke a Great White once as she glided by me, while safe in my cage, lol.
Chewbecca101 how much did it cost
Lol. How did it make u feel?
Sissy boy,I once rode a great white.
They are not just "ambush" predators-that is only one of many methods they use to hunt. We need to stop this type of misunderstanding-it causes irrational fear which causes stupid panicky behaviour. Its all about educating from facts not fear.
@@raegruder4626 Only after I broke it in 😉
Omigosh! The majestic and elegant way these magnificent animals glide through the water leaves me breathless (when looked from below)! Being there would scare the crab out me though....:-))
Beautiful!!!
Such beautiful creatures. I would love to do this. I'm going to cage dive with them in the future, can't wait!
Amazing ❤
He has a scent someone or something is around but, he can't see😊 Brave souls ...divers!! Great camera work.
So pure
I felt tense just watching this … and the music really made it unnerving!
Amazing.. my only dream from being a young kid is to go down in a cage with great whites.. pure love for them
Nice, I went 3 and a half years ago for one week cage diving with Brian, this video is filmed on the same spot. I've met Andre Hartmann and friends of him give me this video.
What a sheer will of this diver 🔥🔥🔥 grand salute👍
this is great footage... it shows that sharks aren't man-eaters. they don't see us as prey. but if we act like prey (thrash about, bleed, ) then their mechanisms switch to 'food source... let's go taste that' and well.. you lose a limb or worse.
Such amazing creatures
amazing video
beautiful beautiful!
This is so awesome! I`d love to do that one day!
great footage!!! :)
Amazing dive man it nice Experience Congratulation all of you
I'm such a weirdo!! When the shark comes at the camera, I ALWAYS flinch or back up, like it's gonna come thru the screen!!
Sharks (in general) absolutely terrify & amaze me.. They just demand respect. Watching them 🦈 so effortlessly glide thru the water 🌊 is awe-inspiring😮😲!!
Magical 🦈🥰👏
so great Pics! Hope that many more people would seen that video
Dankie Andre, van die van wyks van 27ste laan 1963
Incredible !!!!
Well done!
Awesome, I have seen this dude Andre in another program and this dude is serious!
Beautiful job. Great white dont like the cages.
Legend.
AWESOME! that's such an impressing animal!
I Went for shark Diving 2 Werks ago in gaansbai with Brian mcfairline... It was amazing to See the great whites in their Natural behaviour!
It's very easy for someone to assume that a shark is being "calm" or "docile" because it isn't attacking the diver.
However a lot of peasants in society are extremely gullible and will believe claims made by "shark experts" who tell people the thing they want to hear "sharks are beautiful and misunderstood creatures; and are no danger to humans."
When in-fact the only reason why the shark isn't attacking the diver is because - the diver is aware of the shark, and the shark realizes this.
The great white wouldn't aggressively attack the diver on sight if the diver is aware - mainly because a predator that relies on prey to survive, cannot afford injury inflicted by prey that would impair its hunting.
However it is true that sharks don't actively seek humans as prey; instead they bite out of curiosity. It's just a shame that the one bite can be fatal.
If a shark was to actively hunt humans, you could expect a more traditional hunting method from the shark (breaching; continuously attacking etc...)
This doesn't somehow excuse sharks from being dangerous predators. They are extremely dangerous because almost all victims had absolutely no idea of the shark's presence - allowing the shark to approach in such close proximity without endangering itself.
I'm getting tired of the 'shark-lovers' who have absolutely no respect for the shark by treating it like a butterfly.
What's worse though, people who think sharks are a menace and have no problem with them all beeing killed, or people who just love the sharks and wanna go hug 'em?
I think sharks are vital in the echosystem of earth, and ontop of that they're one of the oldest living creatures on earth ( as in they've pretty much looked the same since before the dinosaurs ). So we should care for them more than any other animal on earth really. :P
VJ89VJ If anything one could argue the inverse is true...they've managed to survive hundreds of millions of years on their own as a species. Granted that humans are relatively young and destroy other living creatures like a virus, but still...I'm pretty sure sharks will be around long after we nuke each other.
This guy narrating does explain a few things. He had his back against a reef for protection from behind. He said the spear gun helps keep them away. They were making sure neither shark came up from behind except at the one point where the camera man doesn't see the female behind him & you could hear the other diver screaming underwater. The one diver also mentions how he is trying to stay calm because he doesn't want the 2 sharks to sense distress because that could stir them up & make them become more aggressive. These 2 guys seem to know what they were doing. The swim to the surface would be stressful & I don't know if snorkelling at the surface is a good idea. They also made sure about the depth of the water it sounded like. When they went to the surface the first time I would be really worried as there were 2 15 footers circling. I have watched a lot of these videos with guys in cages & a few free dives but this was the first one I felt the diver actually was in complete control. He took the cameraman back up when he felt the sharks were getting too curious. Personally I would have released my brown shark repellent into the water the second I spotted one...
They are not dangerous to humans, except for when they attack them.
I would like to say I am a SCUBA diver and have infact had a terrifying encounter with a horn shark.
The detail on the shark is beautiful but I agree how frightening that it can some and go in moments and blend in
They look alot scaryer looking down from top under the surface its got to be hard jumping in for first
Honestly i think it's the florescent yellow scuba tanks that are drawing attention from the sharks. They become curious and go in to investigate.
just AWESOME
I think the key to the entire clip is at 8:19 when he is starting to freak out and tells himself, "don't be frightened, otherwise they might sense my distress." If you remain calm and don't show any fear, they in turn are calm as well and are just curious and want to check you out. When you first start watching this, it is with a mixture of horror and disbelief at who in their right mind would do this. But then you start to see the beauty and majesty of these awesome creatures and you realize just how terribly misunderstood they truly are.
Now that is an experience!!!!!
Amazing
Utterly astonishing !!
Beautiful animals
just added this to my bucket list
"I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image, I must first change myself. Fish are friends, not food."
Wow. You are amazing
Greetings From Dar es Salaam,Tanzania 🇹🇿
Mudi Mabiriani Alikuwa Hapa 😎
hats off
4.26 min! amazing!
Dannnngggg!
I think I would have had a heart attack!
Respect! Great great great 👍
fantastic :-D
This just shows how amazing these creatures really are Not the stupid vicious animals the media wants us to believe. This is proof that we should "rethink" how we interact with these animals. How much better would that our futures be?
How should we rethink our interaction with these souless God forsaken dead eyed fish
@tom senick it's been 8 years, he's definitely been eaten by now
Why don't you go in the ocean with one and pet it's head?
This is truly the most interesting video of freediving with Great White Sharks I've ever watched. To begin with Andre has learned the subtleties of Great White behaviour in a way others haven't. Then, the shark's behaviours are very obvious in this video. Their displays & posturing seem to be exaggerated for Andre's benefit such as the lowering of their pectoral fins, arching of their backs & gaping, when they feel threatened or agitated. In addition, the sharks appear to actually relate to Andre after initially testing him for dominance as they would other sharks, which is interesting simply because Andre isn't another Great White Shark yet these sharks treat him like he is one. Andre's dives with these magnificent & crucial apex predators actually exhibits their intelligence in a way that has typically been underestimated & so poorly understood. Their social behaviour is so subtle ungainly & oblivious as most humans have become we miss what has become very obviously their way of communicating to Andre & something most who dive with Great Whites seem to miss entirely, as even after many dives with the shark's don't appear to respond to them or actually communicate with them as they do with Andre. Somehow Andre has understood these sharks in a way others have not & the sharks seem to know it, as they seem to treat him as somewhat of an equal, which is amazing by the fact it reveals their higher learning capabilities. The fact they recognize him as another predator capable of defending itself if necessary & choose to remain is interesting but, more importantly they appear to be studying his behaviour for reasons beyond determine whether he's something they want to eat. They appear to actually like interacting with him & are very curious about those he brings with him yet they remain courteous to them in his presence, almost respectful of him & his guests. It's truly fascinating to watch on so many levels. Andre should be mentoring many of those freediving with Great White's today so they're more "tuned in" & much more can be learned about their intelligence & social behaviour studying the sharks in as safe a manner as possible, while diving with them outside of cages. Freediving & scientists wishing to dive outside of cages with Great White Sharks should seek Andre's mentoring & training, before doing further dives with these powerful & obviously intelligent sharks.
On a side point, it would seem a defensive device modeled after a device as simple & effective as a cattle prod would be very useful while interacting with Great White's that become too pushy or behave in an aggressive manner, if Andre needs to make a strong point to one of them it's behaviour is unacceptable especially since Andre has no comparable armament in the way of teeth with which to give a disciplinary bite nor can he use gaping to show his displeasure. Freediving scientists may find such a device a useful safety measure, as well as those freediving with Great Whites & other shark species for the purposes of filming them, etc... A fairly powerful electric shock of perhaps 12 volts may be a sufficient method of disciplining unruly Great Whites & a life saving tool under multiple circumstances where sharks may become aggressive (abilone diving) or agitated & overly excited posing a series threat to life & limb. In addition, just displaying to the sharks the shock devices with patterns sharks may associate with poisonous or sea life otherwise dangerous to them applied to such devices in conjunction with or in lieu of actually using the shock the device can deliver may be sufficient in itself to ward off aggressive behaviours & prevent potential attacks, as well as help in determining shark's learning capabilities even more clearly, as shark's behaviour may actually be able to be conditioned to some degree by the use of such devices, if it's determined by their use in defensive situations the sharks appear to retain memory relating to receiving multiple shocks from the device in a disciplinary manner under specific circumstances or having the patterned device repeatedly presented to them in the same types circumstances.
I'd rather drag my dick through a mile of broken glass than to use a cattle prod under water.
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Thanks for all of your observations. Very interesting!
i don't know if i'd call it intelligent or just highly instinctive Orcas haven't killed a single human in the wild, only in captivity. They seem to NOT mistake us as prey the way whites sometimes do.
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Incredible! But why did I watch this before going to bed?