HONOLULU—Rescuers searched for a third day Tuesday for a Hawaii fisherman who went overboard from a boat after hooking a tuna over the weekend, authorities said. Mark Knittle, 63, of Captain Cook, was fishing with a friend off Honaunau on the Big Island on Sunday, when he hooked an ahi, or tuna, police said. “The…
VIDEO: Kayaker Records Terrifying Moment Great White Shark Lunges at His Paddle After Claiming His Kingfish
A kayaker down under got a good look at the razor-sharp bridgework of a great white shark while fishing last November in South Australia. Avid angler Matthew Gorne, 33, a manager at Hungry Jack’s in Adelaide, was kayaking near the old power station site three miles (5 kilometers) from Port Augusta when the scary encounter…
Fisherman Survives 11 Days Adrift in Freezer
A Brazilian fisherman who survived adrift by floating inside a freezer for 11 days has spoken about his experience. “I couldn’t take it anymore. One more day and I would die inside that freezer,” Romualdo Macedo Rodrigues told Record TV before leaving Suriname, where he was rescued. Rodrigues left the Brazilian city of Oiapoque, in…
The Moving Story Behind Dog Sitting All Alone, Staring at the Sea: ‘It Broke My Heart’
On a family outing to the beach near her home in Peru, a woman came across a little dog sitting all alone and watching the ocean. As it turned out, there was a sweet, sad story behind his sea-gazing. Jolie Mejía, 23, of Lima, first saw the dog on the nearby sandy shores of Punta…
Texas Angler Reels in ‘Big Fat’ 12-Foot Tiger Shark in Gulf of Mexico, Sets Personal Best but Not State Record
Having shark fished along the Gulf of Mexico most his life, Texas angler Christian Haltermann, 36, recently reeled in his bucket-list catch, a “big fat” female tiger shark weighing about 1,000 pounds, amounting to a personal best. “The way she ran on, even with that heavy, heavy equipment, I could just tell immediately we had…
A Maine Lobsterman Explains How To Conserve Lobster Population
Glad to know the industry is so conscious of sustaining the species! …
NS Fisherman Trapped by Russian Shelling as He Tries to Drive Ukrainians to Safety
A Canadian attempting to drive Ukrainians displaced by the war to safety says Russian shelling has trapped him in the city of Chernihiv for three days as food and water supplies dwindle. Speaking Friday from a bomb shelter in the badly damaged city in northern Ukraine, Lex Brukovskiy said he feels the shelling is an…
Coast Guard Rescues Fisherman Bitten by Shark Near Bimini
MIAMI—A fisherman who was bitten by a shark near the Bahamas was pulled to safety by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew after his mates tightened a tourniquet around his arm. The crew from Air Station Miami lifted the man from a fishing boat near Bimini on Monday afternoon and took him to Jackson Memorial…
German Fisherman Catches Ultra-Rare Bright-Yellow Catfish That Looks Like Giant Banana
A professional angler from Germany reeled in a rare bright-yellow wels catfish—like a giant, writhing banana with gills—while fishing with his twin brother on a lake in the Netherlands. The fisherman from Duisburg, Martin Glatz, on Oct. 4 was testing out a new lure, and at first thought he’d hooked a fish “comparable to a…
Remains Found in Search for Australian Fisherman
Human remains have been found during a search for a missing fisherman on a tropical Queensland island, as the hunt for a killer crocodile continues. Police, SES and wildlife officers have been searching for the missing 69-year-old since he went fishing in a creek on Hinchinbrook Island about 3 p.m. on Thursday. The man was due back after…
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