Despite their enormous size, basking sharks pose no threat to humans and feed only on plankton.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Children playing in the sea at the Cornish coast were left running and screaming in terror after spotting a shark. The 10ft long basking shark, thought to be a juvenile. was easily spotted through the clear waters at St Ives Harbour in Cornwall last night. A group of around 20 children fled the water as soon as they spotted the shark’s dorsal fin from around 20ft away.
Andy Narbett, who runs Tiger Lilly Boat Trip St Ives, caught the terrifying moment on video and in pictures. He explained: ‘I had finished my trips for the day and was walking around the harbour front when I spotted the juvenile basking shark next to the harbour wall. The basking shark swam into the harbour It was clearly visible through the clear waters ‘It was incredible to see it so close, and very rare as we haven’t seen any basking sharks for some years in the bay.
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