Watch Multiple Sharks Attack A Small Fishing Boat

The phrase from Jaws that comes to mind with this story is the classic "we're going to need a bigger boat". Indeed that is the case with this small fishing boat off the Florida coast that was under attack by multiple sharks. Oddly, the charter crew and the clients seem very unconcerned with their situation. How would you feel if you were surrounded by not one or two sharks, but up to 4 or 5 very hungry and motivated sharks?

When you see how small the boat is you might wonder why they are on it in the ocean in the first place. You mostly think of chartered fishing boats as being big  up to 30 to 40 feet long with plenty of motor and thick hulls to deal with just about any large predator.
These guys were not looking for big fish, rather they were out on an easy breezy day fishing for the small stuff like red snapper and whatever fish that would come along that wouldn't overtake their boat.

That's what they thought, until one of fisherman was pulling in a nice sized red snapper that also got the attention of multiple sharks who were looking for lunch.

Although these sharks were not big tigers or whites, they were on the smaller size, but big enough to cause trouble in paradise. You wouldn't want to be in the water when the feeding frenzy began.

A place in Florida called Fin and Fly fishing charters posted footage of multiple sharks attacking one of their boats.

They had a big fish on the line when a shark jumped up and bit it in half.  Then more sharks showed up and started going after their trolling motor.

The owner said it's an example of why he has the "coolest job in the world" . . . but added, "You definitely did not want to fall in."

(Here's the video.)

It is officially shark sighting season on these Massachusetts Beaches! The weather and water are getting warmer and people are starting to run toward the beach. This allows for more shark sightings and God forbid, more shark attacks.

In fact, a whale-watching cruise out of Provincetown officially captured the first shark sighting of the season 30 miles from Boston Harbor on Sunday. With this first shark sighting, experts are now warning people this is the time to start looking out for sharks when you're visiting beaches. 

There are ways you can actually track shark sightings. One being a company called The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. There's also an app called "Sharktivity" where people can report actual shark sightings. You can see how many sightings there have been in the past month, past week and past year. Before we warn you of the beaches where you're more likely to get attacked by a shark, let's look at how you can avoid it all together. 

Stay close to shore. Play in the water in larger groups. Limit your splashing. Don't swim near schools of fish or seals. As long as you adhere to these "rules" of the water, your chances of being attacked by a shark go way down.

Shark sightings typically occur from mid-May into October when sharks visit the shorelines looking for food, aka seals. Chances of getting killed by a shark are very low although there have been two people killed since 2018. There have been more shark bites however which can lead to hospitalizations. 

So which beaches in Massachusetts are more prone to shark attacks? We've taken a look at analysis over the past 5 years and put together this list of the most shark infested beaches in the state. If you dare take a trip to any of these this summer, take extra precautions. Enjoy!

In 2019 there were 5 shark sightings here. It is consistently a popular beach for sharks to be seen although the amount of actual sharks seen here is quite low.

https://www.weneedavacation.com/Beach/High-Head-Truro/

Ballston Beach reported some shark sightings back in 2019 and is consistently an area of the Cape that sharks are seen. There were 6 sightings in 2019.

https://www.masslive.com/capecod/2019/07/ballston-beach-in-truro-to-reopen-after-great-white-shark-spotted-tuesday-morning.html

There were 7 shark sightings at Marconi Beach back in 2019 with more consistent sightings ever since.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/shark-sighting-confirmed-off-marconi-beach-in-wellfleet/28263815#:~:text=There%20was%20a%20confirmed%20sighting,seen%20in%20Cape%20Cod%20Bay.

There were 8 shark sightings back in 2019 and you can continue monitoring shark activity by using the "Sharktivity" app.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sharks-cape-cod-trnd/index.html#:~:text=Longnook%20Beach%20in%20Truro%2C%20Massachusetts,close%20to%20shore%2C%20police%20said.&text=Sharks%20are%20pretty%20frequent%20vacationers,two%20days%20before%20this%20sighting.

There were 10 shark sightings back in 2019. Consistent shark sightings have been seen here based on the "Sharktivity" app.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/sharks-cape-cod-trnd/index.html#:~:text=Longnook%20Beach%20in%20Truro%2C%20Massachusetts,close%20to%20shore%2C%20police%20said.&text=Sharks%20are%20pretty%20frequent%20vacationers,two%20days%20before%20this%20sighting.

There were 12 sharks spotted here back in 2019. More were spotted as early as last year.

https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/08/cape-cod-shark-sighting-race-point-beach-temporarily-closed-when-shark-swims-close-to-shore.html

There were 12 sharks spotted here in 2019.

https://www.coastalneighborhoods.com/aunt-lydias-cove-chatham/

There were 13 sightings here in 2019. This included footage from a man who had gotten killed.

There were 16 shark sightings here in 2019. This beach is consistently boasting sightings of sharks including this one from 2022.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/06/28/cape-shark-sighting-closes-head-of-the-meadow-beach-to-swimming/#:~:text=June%2028%2C%202022%20at%201,White%20Shark%20Conservancy's%20Sharktivity%20app.

A whopping 27 sharks were spotted here in 2019.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/shark-sightings-off-us-state-a-boon-for-tourism-591905

43 sharks were seen here in 2019! There were five seen in ONE day last year.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/5-shark-sightings-reported-in-one-day-off-coast-of-popular-cape-cod-beach/40572343#:~:text=ORLEANS%2C%20Mass.%20%E2%80%94,mid%2Dto%2Dlate%20morning.