Link, is there any natural reason, or maybe the crew was antagonizing them? Chumming the water, etc.? Does this sort of thing happen a lot/rarely or what? I’ve lived on a few coasts, worked in the fishing industry and never heard of such a thing. I could see why the sharks might follow the boat for the “trash” fish being dumped over the side, but what good in their minds does “ramming” and “biting” an inanimate object for four days do? Might be reading too much into article, but don’t 14-foot sharks have anything better/less possibly injurious to themselves to do? This takes a lot of energy.
This deserves a bump.
I don’t have the answer, but bull sharks are noted for their aggressiveness (hence their name).
Well maybe it is because Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. There’s, um, shrimp kebabs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir fried. There’s pineapple shrimp and lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich… That’s, that’s about it.
You forgot the Shrimp Po-Boy.
I wonder if maybe they mis-identified the shark type. Bull sharks are aggressive, but normally only expend short bursts of energy. They are also solitary, and don’t engage in any cooperative hunting or herding.
I thought there was a shrimp etouffee as well, but the movie quote sites, they say no.
Oh…I was just checking the list of good eats 
[Jessica Simpson]It should be noted that shrimp are not the chicken of the sea. [/Jessica Simpson]
Yeah, funny stuff. Anyway, here is a wee bit more info. Apparently they were following the boat in a pack. :eek:
Either that thing wasn’t a bull shark, they way overestimated its length, or it was a mutant freak. Bull sharks don’t get that big.
Femal bull sharks go to 11.5 feet according to most resources Im finding. I wouldnt call 2.5 feet a huge error with a moving animal in the sea (edit: given potential refraction errors).
But the story does sound…fishy?
Otara
Maybe the bull sharks are getting bigger…
…and smarter…
Until they develop opposable thumbs I feel quite safe behind my closed bedroom door.
[ChevyChase]
Knocks on door.
“Candygram”…
[/ChevyChase]
Great, I love candy.
It was a cooperative effort with a nearby gang of hammerhead sharks that had trapped a boat filled with kegs of cocktail sauce.
I always thought they got called that because of the way they look (flared nostrils and all that).
My guess is that they were kinda like banging their forks on the table demanding to be fed. Either that or the guy wanting out the industry wanted more money for his boat.
When you’re working on headmounted lasers you don’t need opposable thumbs.
And unless your bedroom door is a mirror… 
Si
Sam Jackson better watch the fuck out.
Who in the heck stays 100 miles out to sea for 4 days while man-eating sharks are collectively ramming your boat?