Shark Crashes Swim Call

[Andy in NH]

Coast Guard Watch Opens Fire After 8-Foot Shark Crashes Swim Call

There is a reason the Navy and Coast Guard post armed guards on shark watch during swim calls.

www.military.com

Well done ME1 Cintron!

With the shark roughly 30 feet from its prey, the designated shark watch, Maritime Enforcement Specialist 1st Class Samuel Cintron, locked on target, and under orders of his chief, opened fire at the menace -- a "well-aimed burst right at/on top of the shark to protect shipmates just feet away."
The shark turned away briefly but then turned again toward crew members who were swimming for the Jacob's ladder, the ship's small boat launch or the small boat.
And then Cintron opened fire again.

 

[KBCraig]

Rainbow unicorn. Of course.

 

[WanMan99]

"Rainbow unicorn. Of course."

Coasties.....

 

[CoastieRon]

Hahahahahaha

 

[CoastieRon]

 

[greencobra]

Rainbow unicorn. Of course.

either a talisman to ward off sea critters or the ships mascot. it didn't work for the sea critters.....

 

[wilson911]

 

[Rat187]

I feel for the Coastie lad that scratched his knee, this is seriously is going to FU his tan line. Are they putting him for the Purple Shark ?

 

[AntiHippie]

"Rainbow unicorn. Of course."

Coasties.....

Yeah, Coasties tend not to take ourselves too seriously. Job is meant to be fun.

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

Swim call in the middle of the f***ing ocean looks like fun

 

[KBCraig]

Yeah, Coasties tend not to take ourselves too seriously. Job is meant to be fun.

Nothing's more fun than boarding vessels at gunpoint for the sake of "safety" compliance, eh?

 

[slap shot]

The shark wasn’t injured? Great shooting.

 

[AntiHippie]

Nothing's more fun than boarding vessels at gunpoint for the sake of "safety" compliance, eh?

Just about anything would be. Fortunately, I’ve never seen a boarding strictly for inspecting compliance with safety regulations conducted at gunpoint. Heard plenty of my brother in law went to college with a guy whose sister’s boyfriend knows a guy with a boat that read about it on an internet gun forum stories, though.

It’s also fortunate that the guys that are into that boarding boats shit are into it, because the SAR dogs - and especially Surfmen - want nothing to do with it. It falls squarely in the category of “not fun”.

 

[KBCraig]

The shark wasn’t injured? Great shooting.

5.56 versus water = shark wins

Even .30 cal has little effective penetration in water.

Just about anything would be. Fortunately, I’ve never seen a boarding strictly for inspecting compliance with safety regulations conducted at gunpoint.

Just like on-shore traffic stops, every boarding has "at gunpoint" as the backup. And death, for non-compliance.

 

[slap shot]

5.56 versus water = shark wins

Even .30 cal has little effective penetration in water.

So he’s up there for appearances, and they still go swimming. Got it.

 

[Andy in NH]

Video of the incident (including the rainbow unicorn).

 

[KBCraig]

Video of the incident (including the rainbow unicorn).

I'm disappointed they didn't shoot the unicorn.

 

[AntiHippie]

I'm disappointed they didn't shoot the unicorn.

They sent it to the Coast Guard Museum.

 

[45collector]

Chief Brody's Garand wouldn't even stop a shark.