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Man's New Best Friend?
Most people view sharks negatively. And after seeing Jaws I can't say I blame them. But every so often a rare "feel good"story comes along that needs to be shared. The fact that it's about a shark makes it all the better.
From CDN
A Kiribati policeman who was stranded at sea, adrift on a small wooden boat for 15 weeks, credits an unusual saviour for his rescue - a shark.
Toakai Teitoi, who had flown from his home island Maiana to the Kiribati capital of Tarawa for his swearing-in as a policeman on May 27, decided to make the trip back by boat with his brother-in-law - a two-hour journey by sea, Agence France Presse reported.
The pair stopped along the way to fish and sleep overnight but woke the next morning to discover they had drifted out of sight of Maiana, AFP reported. They soon ran out of fuel.
"We had food, but the problem was we had nothing to drink," Teitoi told the news agency.
His brother-in-law fell sick and died on July 4.
Rainfall allowed Teitoi to collect fresh water to drink, but he continued to drift.
On Sept. 11, he said he awoke from a nap to a scratching sound and looked to the water where he saw a six-foot shark circling the boat and bumping the hull. The shark swam off after it got his attention, AFP reported.
"He was guiding me to a fishing boat," Teitoi told AFP. "I looked up and there was the stern of a ship and I could see crew with binoculars looking at me."
Kiribati is an island nation in the central tropical Pacific that straddles the equator.
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Comment by Xhiljola Nano on October 11, 2012 at 9:30pm -
haha love that picture of the Shark...This is a cute story but I can't help think it was just coincidence
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Comment by Britt Hysen on September 25, 2012 at 6:34pm -
Ha this is interesting. I would have thought he was going to eat him too! Great timing!
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Comment by Chris Michaels on September 25, 2012 at 1:17pm -
Cool story and my favorite week of the year is shark week! I've been looking into volunteering in South Africa to help with shark research. Plus I really want to cage dive with a great white shark!
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Comment by Madison Hart on September 21, 2012 at 5:43pm -
This is funny. We're giving credit to a shark who was probably going to eat the guy. I guess it was good timing, but it'd be cooler if the shark bumped the boat all the way to the other boat. ;)
What a cute little shark!
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Comment by Marisa Mostek on September 21, 2012 at 2:31pm -
Haha wow this is great, giving sharks a better rep! I definitely am one who was a bit deterred from the ocean after seeing Jaws...
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Comment by Kelly Wade on September 20, 2012 at 11:44am -
ha ha...yep...did that on purpose, Marni. good eye
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Comment by Marni E. Goldberg on September 20, 2012 at 11:34am -
Did you choose that photo to make sharks look sweet and innocent? I don't think I've ever seen such darling eyes on a shark other than in cartoons and even then. Not sure you've changed my mind, but I really like the story about Teitoi. You are right about shark reputations. It's very rare to hear anything positive about these amazing creatures. Thanks for sharing this, Kelly.
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