An offshore rig worker in the Gulf of Mexico caught some spectacular footage of a shark frenzy – quite literally hundreds of sharks – in the waters just below the rig.
Local news reports that the video was filmed from an oil platform located about 30 miles off the coast of Grand Isle, Louisiana last week. The sharks are apparently migrating north after heading south for the winter.
Queue the “we’re going to need a bigger boat” comments…
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