Exactly,
Except for that rogue 12' White that killed some people in the 30's I haven't picked up anything else that describes any attacks. The seal populations on Nantucket, Tuckernuck and Muskeget are certainly year round and cause for some attention. The 30's attacks, which occured down the coast all the way to NJ, makes one think that it could easily happen again.
That big white seen off Sankaty was the REAL thing. No fish story. I know the captain well and he has it on video !
I think the best deterent we have is the massive amounts of fish that are available for us all to eat. I believe it keeps the sea monsters satiated but I would hate to meet one face to snout !
I spend a LOT of time IN the water as do hundreds of surfers over here and still not a nibble. I'll knock wood on that one !
I have seen Hammerheads 5 miles south on the surface and in the late 1950's the infamous Madaket Millie harpooned a 12' specimen in Hither Creek (inside Madaket harbor) that was casually cruising the surface. This topic is going to get me to check the exact date and weather that year and see if there are any similar scenarios that could happen again.
In the 1980's I was racing boats in Buzzards off Marion and saw a LARGE hammerhead.
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