I want to be a marine biologist and study sharks and its shows that were made in the same vein as this that helped inspire me. documentury.. Shark Week hasdone it again with their Shark of Darkness nonsense. I am so angry that Discovery thinks that fooling viewers like this is worthy television. That floating device was huge. took to social media to complain about. The Indianapolis, a German navy vessel, was sunk by a shark while on its way to World War I in 1915. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 79 YOUR RATING Rate Documentary A mega shark known as Submarine menaces passengers of a sinking boat in the shark infested waters off the coast of Africa. It only serves to make people think the show features real people and covered real events. I am a Zoologist specialized in behaviour, and have just completed my M.Sc. 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", His friend Dane Leo added: "I was floating and I thought the people waving at us were joking, but then I looked back and saw a fin and blood. Cousteau created this sub with then intention of showing that great white sharks aren't inherently mindless killing machines. July 1, 2021 8:44 pm et. Every year, the average puppy size is 1.2 m (4.9 ft), and their growth rate is approximately 25% (9.8 in). This tag will remain on the shark for three months before being detached and uploaded via satellite to a processing center. I thought it was real. Shark Week just disappeared from my scope of interest shame, as I really enjoyed its ideology. This boat was capsized by heavy swell in the middle of the day and had nothing to do with a shark, let alone a mythical one. After lingering a decade in construction, the Gepard, the only completed Akula III boat, was deployed in 2001, reportedly boasting what was then the pinnacle of Russian stealth technology. A researcher can be heard in a recording describing the shark as more massive than a sub that is long. I had been channel surfing and came upon it and I did say to myself, Wow! The International Union for Conservation of Natures Red List of Threatened Species classifies bluntnose sixgills as near threatened, but there is not enough data to estimate their population or discern whether it is increasing or dwindling. They were eager to interpret the improving weather as a good omen; a lot was riding on this dive. I kept thinking Why have we not seen any of this reported on our world news? And now to find out it was all fakewhat a waste of time!!! Fear struck at, Journalist passionate about cutting edge technology, space and fighting climate change. DISCOVERY show real sharks docs. [Liam Murie, Tourist]:\"At first, sort of, but now no. Thank you for that detailed explanation. If youre on the market, youll have to spend anywhere between $80,000 and $100,000 on your own home. I wont watch shark week again and how do I trust the rest of your material? 's week of shark-themed programs Sunday night. What, they didnt notice that earlier, before going through that old footage from the rigs? A total joke! Sharks have traditionally displayed aggressive behavior in open ocean, but they most likely did so at this depth as a curiosity. Even if its a mystery, electrical currents may be interfering with the sharks ability to distinguish between food and predators. More people in the age group of 25-54 watched Shark Week programming this year than last. No idea why they dont get that. Yes that is exactly the story they copied. Usually very critic to what looks fake..but Shark of darkness looks incredibly real and truthful..thx so much then for such a professional scientist to add some facts..thank u Michelle..especially for the revealing of the distance between the 2 locations mentioned in the programme Incredible Rolex Submariner With Explorer Dial Ideas July 10, . Wont watch Discovery ever again. As the team lowered Nadir, a bulbous three-seat submarine, into the waters off of the Bahamian island of Eleuthera on June 29th, the rain that had pummeled them that afternoon began to wane. There were already sharks attacking the fish before the Great White Shark had attacked it. Guess others thought that it was real and possibly alive todaymaybe like big foot or the lockness monster. Instead we got a viewing experience wherein a giant shark has, in addition to its many other newly acquired (and impressive) array of skillsets and tradecraft, developed a reverse gear which allows him to forgo with all of the messiness which a universal law of general applicability entails. Glad to see it was false because the show was disturbing to me. Talk about interesting and real stuff. Again, by including this real bit of information, Discovery is trying to legitimize their fake-u-mentary. [Tash Kimlin, Tourist]:\"Do you think you want to get back in the water again?\"\"No!\"Tourist Liam Murie was asked if he was thinking twice about getting back in the water. I grew up with Shark Week and if this is going to start being fake their stories and documentaries- well then Discovery has some serious apologizing to do to the public. Theyre optimistic that this tagging will encourage the study of other deep-sea creatures in their natural environments. They would mount two spearguns on Nadirgiving them two shots at tagging a shark per nightwhich they would use to target bluntnose sixgills in the Exuma Sound off of Eleuthera. It stopping in the water with the little boy attack and the digital images from above looking down- had me played for a FOOL NOW! I didnt really think Discovery channel was trying to make it be real, just a recap of what might have been thousands of years ago. Then the shark's mother gets wind of her offspring's predicament and breaks into the marine park, prepared to raise hell. A Blue Planet II submarine was shoved by sixgill sharks last summer. These sharks are really a mystery. As a student of elasmobranchs since my work with Dr. Thomas Thorson (look him up, hes authentic and proved how Carcharinus leucas osmoregulates between salt and fresh water) this show made me sick. And these four, along with the rescuer, survived 30 feet swim to the cage and managed to get out of the cage whose pulley got broken? ago. After practicing in a pond with a shark carcass, the teams first trip was scuttled when a giant female sixgill turned her belly to the submarine at the exact moment when they prepared to shoot a tag at her. Think Loch Ness. Two men pulling a shark cage with four people with their bare hands! At least they dont try to label the cheesy stuff theyre putting out as science. While I like the concept of shark week as a legitimate means of annually examining the state of the world regarding these ancient and magnificent creatures, the Discovery channel has faked its way into profound scientific disrespect now and should no longer be considered a reputable source of scientifically valid information regarding sharks and perhaps other subjects as well. (JACK OFFS), I agree with everything youve said. Why make up a bunch of lies? Like the Megladon B.S. With the mermaid junk, the megalodon farce and now this. 8. Really. A speargun malfunction ruined their second trip a few months later. Sharks have also been the focus of numerous. Even my sons no longer watch this. Unbelievable discovery ! How can you have a dramatisation of events that never actually happened? In 2009, two Akulas were detected off the East Coast of the United Statessupposedly the closest Russia submarines had been seen since the end of the Cold War. In just a few easy steps!Subscribe if you enjoy! This was like a documentary on Jaws. By snout? http://profile.typepad.com/melthurmond. Sharks are some of the most iconic sea creatures. They got me, and they got me good. The tag that Naylor applied to the sixgill has a three-month lifespan. I look forward to Shark Week all year and this just ticks me off. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). The most noticeable increase in viewership occurred in the case of nearly 3.3 million viewers. In the last several years, Russia has also been upgrading the Akula fleet to fire deadly Kalibr cruise missiles, which were launched at targets in Syria in 2015 by the Kilo-class submarine Rostov-on-Don. Plus, the endeavor would be tricky: With the shark unrestrained, it would be much harder to correctly position the tag. Thank you!!! From pioneering the use of solar energy to helping to eradicating disease, here are just a few ways the 39th U.S. president has made the world a better place. , updated However, Russian shipyards have struggled to complete new Akula IIs, which are not cheapone figure claims a cost of $1.55 billion each in 1996, or $2.4 billion in todays dollars. Since they repeatedly do this without apology and clear intent to deceive the public which it considers ignorant to facts, all these people from the network execs to the producers on down dont deserve any scientific respect, time or consideration.. There is so much real shark science occurring that could be featured, why make something up? The mission includes being out of radio contact for 96 . Skinner, 37, a Zimbabwean who lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo, was standing chest-deep 100 metres from the shore and adjusting his goggles when the shark struck. What has this Discovery channel become? 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