This person who organized this dive should be prohibited from continuing his work and be sued for negligence of responsibility towards people and sharks.

There is no safe shark dive. There are shark dives that are safer than others but none are safe.

Shark diving tip #1: don’t carry a marlin head around with you ✅

Maybe just leave these majestic creatures alone in the first place

I don’t think people will blame the shark if they watch your video. You did a great job explaining why this was wrong. Thank you so much!

I’ll never understand shark diving. I’m not saying sharks are savage monsters, but they’re wild animals. Would you get out of the safari truck and go pet or feed a lion? It’s just asking for trouble, imo.

I’ll give you the best tip: don’t swim with sharks - thank me later 😉👌

“Shark diving is good for sharks?” right, because they didn’t do so well for 450 million years before human “love & conservation”😂

Someone who does understand what you should do with sharks. But i do not believe in shark dives/feeds as it conditions sharks to see human beings as potential providers of food. This in my opinion encourages shark attacks and dangerous situations.

Shark Diving Tip Number 1: Don’t Shark Dive

A shy shark? No! It’s a tiger shark 😂

I've been diving and spearfishing my whole life, but I've had very few encounters with sharks, probably because I don't go shark diving, and I don't dive with a fish head. I'm really not interested in shark dives and they don't seem like very responsible behavior. The few times I've encountered sharks I give them their space and they give me my space and we get along just fine

They could do everything right and still be bitten by shark because it doesn't care.

This guy needs to be fired!! The whole group was put in danger because of him! This poor woman... It's make me so mad. 😡

Thank you for trying to spread awareness that it’s not the sharks fault and pointing out that it was the peoples fault and explaining too

Awful… he’s probably a brand new guide who was poorly trained and not at all prepared but pushed forward anyway. What a horrible shark diving company-profits over people’s safety. I hope that lady is okay. 🙏🏻

The way it was able to cruise up behind her and bite the tank is shocking. I’ve always heard that was Rule #1 with tigers is to never turn your back to the shark.

Thanks for a thoughtful discussion of this video. My family did the Fiji shark dive and it was basically a 1 to 1 ratio of diver to guide. Guides were equipped with long metal staffs to nudge the sharks away from the guests. The guides managed the guests as a tight group and used the ocean floor to eliminate 50% of any possibility of engagement. The more dives I’ve had with sharks, the less blind fear I have of them. I don’t love the commercialization of sharks, but when you balance that with increasing awareness and protecting them, there is something to be gained for the sharks.

#1 , don't get in the water with a tiger shark

It’s why divers who offer these excursions, such as diving with sharks have you sign waiver saying they’re not responsible for you well being. Which is crazy.

You are absolutely correct with everything you said Andriana. Well said.

Thanks for educating people on this! But this must also show that instructors like this should have better knowledge I guess.

I really appreciate this video. I’ve seen a bunch of shark “attack” videos that weren’t actually attacks. The shark was just being a shark and the divers were stressing them out.

Chumming the water during a shark dive is insane to me and I have never been in the water with sharks

The first thing they did wrong: they went diving WITH SHARKS 🦈

No not ok to feed sharks as the people they approach later may not be shark wranglers. It's a selfish practice.

Are there any details? It would be helpful to know the dive site and the operator.

Pro tip: swimming with predators is Always a bad idea.

as someone who has dived with sharks this is absolutely scary. Diving with sharks is an amazing experience but proper briefing and understanding of there nature and what to do is essential. moving around and making quick movements signals to the shark you are food. no mater how fast you swim the shark is way faster than you. So the best think is to remain calm and let the shark know you are aware of him and keep eye contact.

Thanx for bringing us such incredible content ❤

I’m 100% with you. This guy clearly has no idea what he’s doing and the sense of fear amongst everyone there (spearheaded by the leader of course) is literally palpable. Meaning… it was very palpable to that shark who was there to experience it up close and in person. So yes, this situation could and should have been avoided. That being said, I couldn’t help myself but to point out that above that…. This situation DEFINITELY could have been avoided if these people had considered, “I’m following a ‘ shark expert’ I’ve never met into the deep blue to expose myself to arguably the most dangerous species of shark there is. Maybe I shouldn’t dive with sharks. There are a lot of better ways to spend a vacation…” 🤦🏼‍♂️… as much as I support shark diving / any other activity that brings joy / connection to other beings, I can’t really blame anyone beside EVERYONE here for deciding to get in the water - a habitat that they are ENTIRELY unfamiliar, clumsy and goofy in (particularly with inexperience) - with a large tiger shark - an apex predator in its prime habitat, where it can see, hear, sense and move better than any human possibly could. Not to mention, experience or not, when you’re a human and your face to face with a large tiger shark, and that shark decides to predate, you’re done. There will be no “re directing”. There will only be a sudden attack, dreadful screams, and the inevitable water filled with red. to… have fun? I mean, to each their own… for real! But I think in today’s world, it’s important that adults take responsibility for their own personal actions. Nobody forced anybody to do this (that I’m aware of). The guide was indeed misguided, but so were these people! If ya don’t want to get bit by a shark. Don’t get in the water with them. Simple as that 🤷🏼‍♂️

why is every video now full of jump cuts

considering the tiger shark as playful should be gross negligence

Sharks will kill you. I'm a retired, old school diver. This is madness.

The " guide ".........same old faces, over and over and over......

Shark diving tip number 1 don't take people with you like you are going into a petting zoo doesn't matter how much experience you got, that's exactly how you scare people of them, you are never in control and cannot avoid those scenarios

"People will say sharks are monsters, they just want to go up and eat everything". Don't sharks actually want to eat anything they can get away with eating though? Isn't that the case with all predators? When you don't know when your next meal is and if you don't eat you die and you aren't a pet that gets fed, that kind of changes the equation doesn't it. I mean, seriously people will twist and turn all ways to support whatever they believe in... If you love sharks like you do how can you be trusted to give an unbiased view, it's only logical that your view will be biased in favour of sharks no matter what. For sure these shark divers might be hopeless and maybe these sharks aren't the well fed docile ones you usually engage with either... I don't buy either story that sharks are mindless monsters attacking people all the time, nor do i buy your story that sharks are these gentle benevolent creatures who wouldn't hurt a fly... As usual the truth will be somewhere in the middle.. You do all your 'redirecting' in ideal conditions, most people who encounter sharks will not have these conditions. Also you seem to only redirect Tiger Sharks, can we have some videos of you redirecting Great Whites, Bull Sharks, and Oceanic White Tips etc etc please. Spread the love around to all shark species please. ❤

Thanks for incredible footage and knowledge Andriana. We appreciate you! ❤️🦈

Or you could just not dive with an apex predator 🤷🏽‍♂️ Tiger sharks are known as the garbage cans of the sea because they will eat anything including you 🍽️

Thank you Adriana, and you're right people who don't understand sharks will point at this and blame the shark. And that just pisses me off so much. Because you know this video will go viral and misrepresent an animal that is already heavily misunderstood. Just so frustrating.

How hard do you redirect them? About the same steady force as pushing a beach ball underwater? Probably also depends on the size and speed of the shark...

"I am going to explain what is wrong in this video. First of all" - you decided to swim with a fkn tiger shark

Anybody knows where this took place?

Thanks Adriana for explaining the safety of people in the sea and the sharks behaviour, take care 🦋👼😇🙏🙏💫💫

its almost like someone has been swimming with these tiger sharks and teaching them that humans are not something to be afraid of and can be approached freely!

They got in the water with sharks! That's what they did wrong!

Of course, you are not going to blame the shark because that's how you make your living. Tiger sharks should not be interacted with by divers. They are predators and need to be avoided and not connected with.

No one there is going to blame the shark, everyone dives with sharks knowing the risks.

I’ve had a tiger follow me and I couldn’t help but swim away and I think that’s what drawn it too me.. I wasn’t intentionally looking for sharks I was just snorkelling. The one that was curious about me was half the size of those in this video it was perhaps 6ft but it was enough to get me out of the water as I was terrified.. my experience lasted all of a min but it felt to me the tiger was sneaky and pretend it had no interest, it appeared to swim past but then did a quick turn towards me… scary stuff!

Name and shame. You are asking not to support these operators, which is perfectly reasonable given the circumstances but who are they? We need to know who they are in order to avoid them.

Clearly, the "guide" was completely incompetent.

I blame people like you that tell people it’s safe to dive with sharks.

I disagree with the benefits of shark diving for tourist. Shark diving should be highly regulated and booked only by scientist or journalist (likes of BBC wild life docs).

i am a former Scuba Instructor working in the Maldives. This looks like the rather new Dive Site Hulumale Entrance.. could be wrong though.. I met the best and the worst Instructors among my Maldivian Colleagues... Some are Cowboys with zero Risk Awarness! The Lady which got bitten is probably not even experienced enough to dive this Spot. And as usual this Incidents arent reported anywhere. According to the shark attack file Maldives are "Incident" free. Ask the Guy whos leg got almost ripped of in April... Worst Shark Dive Management ever recorded!!

Bruce : “I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image, I must first change myself. Fish are friends, not food….” ~ Bruce…the great white shark.

Exelente analisis....! Faltó analizar la peligrosa posición de nado arriba del tiburón. Una muy buena explicación sobre todo lo que NO hay que hacer. Gracias por tus comentarios...!😄

The ego of humans to think we can control the environment of wild animals where they are expected not to bite us. Even the most controlled, best instructor can get bitten if the shark chooses to.

Honestly, to those saying 'oh you should not shark dive anyway' it's as dumb (sorry, the argument is dumb not you) as saying you shouldn't dive at all or skydive or go climbing just because it's dangerous if done irresponsibly. Sure you dont control 100% of the sharks' behaviour, but neither do you the parachute unfolding, the spits staying firm in the wall or even, your car's adherence to the ground and other drivers manners, to take a more pedestrian, everyday example. Doesn't mean the activity isn't worth it. I've dived around sharks already but I look forward to my first actual shark-dive !

Stupidity is far more dangerous than sharks will ever be.

Bruce: If you meet a human in the water he will give you a fish. If not...

Everything is "under control" until it isn't anymore. The risk to dive with an experience guide might be very low, but it will never be zero.

And do you know the company where this guide came from?

Thank you, Andriana, for sharing these very wise comments. Sharks may appear frightening, but at the same time they may also be quite great partners to play with, as long as divers safety remains unquestionned. Regards from Camargue !

You are so correct this shark was absolutely in a playful mode you can tell you when you have food for a tiger shark or a great white shark you cannot just not give it to him their guide is absolutely 100% culpable for the injury sustained

Thank you so much for walking us through this. Is there an operator you recommend in Fuvahmulah?

I've just started diving this year, done it a bunch of times in 3 countries already and love it. Honestly most all the people I met in this context were aware, curious people who love sea life and most of em know sharks got a bad wrap and would not play into it. Diving is something you can do as an amateur but even so I think it's an activity that encourages awareness and I've good hope that the people in this video, past the first scare, recognized that the whole situation wasn't the falt of the shark...

Despite your good video, the comment section is filled with ignorants and clowns. Either expecting to see gruesome stuff... or simply copy+pasting repetitive bland comments for likes (ex: rule #1 - don't do it). It's pathetic... Sharks are definitely amazing, beautiful animals. I'm glad there are people trying to understand their behaviors and find out more about them, in order to protect them from ignorance.

Alright folks. There might be bears in the petting zoo.

People have swung to the other extreme of the Jaws era into thinking sharks are harmless and even calling them such silly things as "water puppies". People are so bad at taking a nuanced middle ground. Swimming with certain species of shark on purpose without a cage should never be done. Period. They also don't seem to realize that shark attacks are so rare because shark encounters in general are rare. While it's true that even if you do encounter a shark, the most likely outcome is that you will be fine, the statistics are still highly misleading and do not say anything meaningful about the level of risk (which is indeed high).

I get it, the lady is trying to safe the reputation of sharks and wants to make us believe that shark diving is actually safe thing to do if the dive instructor is a professional, but I take bets that she, or her company, will make you sign a little piece of paper, before going down there. That piece of paper probably reads something like: you can‘t sue us if you get eaten. I don’t see any benefit of these shark dives. Don’t make sharks comfortable around humans and humans comfortable around sharks. No other species does these things or has anyone ever heard of chicken doing a guided trip into the forest to watch and pet foxes? Sharks do shark things and humans do human things, stay away. Nothing spiritual about getting in the space of wild animals. It’s nature.

No one can really control a rogue shark.

Thank you for spreading truth & awareness, they’re NOT ‘mindless killing machines’.

This lady thinks she knows sharks. Well she reminds me of the grizzly man.

Lack of responsibility

I've never gone on a guided shark dive. But I have freedived in waters with sharks. Other than a brief interaction with 2 nurse sharks (my fault), I have never experienced a close meeting. They almost always ignore me. I am just another creature in the water. And I don't look like their normal food source.

You are totally right.Control and respect is imperative with these beautiful creatures. If you worry them, they are the boss.Always.

going for a dive with sharks was really what they did wrong

A shark and a tiger in 1 animal ,no thanks

"Got in water with shark" That sums up what they did wrong.

I love when she says Shark Diving is great for sharks… haha, I knew what she was trying to say, but I couldn’t help but imagine a shark rubbing its fins together saying, “Yessssssssssss, gooooooooood, gooooooood.” Hahahaha😂

Thanks for this informative and educational commentary! I did a baited shark dive in Roatan run by experienced professionals that was one of the most exhilarating experiences in my life. We were guided right to the bottom at 50ft with a coral wall at our backs. The only people that had fish heads were the guides with a white bucket full of them. These 6ft reef sharks come there twice a day every day for an easy meal and are only looking for the divers with the bucket of fish heads. Once you figure that out you can relax and enjoy the show. Don't dive with fish heads! I hope to do a Tiger shark dive in the future but only with a thoroughly vetted operator.

Stop thinking sharks are pets you can redirect like you want. They are animals that need to eat. Even though we humans don’t figure in their diet, from the moment we are swimming in their habitate we we enter the food chain and become prey. This condescension and arrogance to think that we can prevent a shark attack or avoid it by our actions is either stupidity or pure unconsciousness. We are like toys to them. The shark has no intention of attacking. He is playing or just being curious. The day you come across a shark that is hungry and really wants to attack I challenge you to put your hand in to redirect it. You will lose your arm and your life. The people there are only alive because of the good will of the shark. Stop thinking that you are in control of anything in the water. That is not the case.

Shark diving 101 watch your back or don't dive with sharks period

incredible! that was reckless !!!!! 😮

This also underscores the importance of doing your due diligence and ensuring that the dive operator you choose for this and any other dive adventure is reputable and one that you can literally trust your life with. We are going to book a Tiger Shark dive soon, and I will make sure I know who is taking us out and that we can be confident that when we do our part, we are as safe as possible, and so are the sharks!

Best way to avoid being bitten is by not intentionally swimming with a large tiger shark.

When i go shark diving i want you to be my guide you are awsome and i love your videos

Great detailed breakdown of the video. Also isn't it better to have some types of poles to redirect sharks? Especially for people who aren't experienced with the concept.

I have watched hundreds, maybe thousands of shark videos and I am more trained just for watching than that guide and i have never been shark diving before...that guide needs to be FIRED and put in jail for negligence and attempted manslaughter! He should not be teaching kids to throw pennies in a foutain or their ABC's much rather taking any human soul into shark infested waters! I am so aggravated after watching this I wanna call someone to report this man! Someone needs to do something about it...with your resources please find him and report him. Thank you for all you do.

Tiger Sharks are so creepy to me. I see videos like this where they kind of slowly drift in to bite, like a zombie or something. Whereas a Great White Shark may charge in, and bite you in half, and before you know it, you're already dead. A Tiger Shark gives time for the panic to set in.

No no no! Shark diving is clearly dangerous. You can see by how these people are acting that lemans have no business doing this. Some people even if they are briefed might freak out and make things worse.

As an islander,Imma tell you what they did wrong 🙄they went into the water 🥴😆

Would anyone go walking with wild lions? And on top of that bring a carcass with you. Not to mention the fact that on land we have more control than in water.

Hey Andriana, Why don't you go to extend your 5 years in South Africa at Port St. Johns at "Second Beach" ? 🤣🤣🤣 I don't know whether your shark experience will be extended or stopped ! 🤣🤣🤣

You listed things wrong with this situation but missed the biggest one imho. "Don't get in the water with a shark to begin with"

Why are you criticizing what the people are doing? Rule #1 is don’t be stupid aka don’t get into the waters with sharks swimming.

shark: hmm😋good meal divers: no im not you're food

Hi Andriana, Have a story... from credible source (he was the one of "assistant" divers) .... agency organizing tiger shark dives ... and one particular dive gone wrong ... a tourist diver been shredded into pieces by tiger ... agency closed ... he lost job ... working now as yachting crew

***SHE IS WRONG*** THEY GO AFTER EXPERIENCE DIVERS ALSO THEY ATTACK CAGES AND WITHOUT CAGES***SHE IS WRONG

It's like this......if you are in the water with any sea life......and something doesn't go your way...... IT'S..... YOUR..... FAULT.......