Drone spots enormous great white shark in Esperance, Western Australia

Esperance documentary maker Dave Riggs filmed the shark circling an 8.5 metre patrol boat at Fourth Beach at Twilight Bay on Saturday.
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[@Namdor2012]

Footage at .08 seconds gives the correct perspective so around 16 foot..End footage the shark is way closer to the drone relative to the boat..

[@jeremiah1059]

The water there appears to be between 4-6 meters deep and the shark is cruising maybe a meter or two off the bottom? That White Shark is every bit of 6 meters in length.

[@allanjames8515]

With a quick measurement it is about 30% shorter than the boat so 28ft less 30% is 19.6 ft maybe

[@Jailbridge]

Not a 28 ft boat

[@BidenOwesMeGasMoney]

That great white looks huge, but i doubt that boat is 8.5 meters

[@frankjackson2359]

What a beautiful, magnificent creation of nature.

[@braythirteen]

Joe Rogan brought me here.

[@dieci1744]

Same, Mr. Joe Rogan brought me here as well

[@ALPHABEAST-mq8zf]

Billy Barnes me to lol after listening to podcast

[@rf4790]

Ha ha ha. Same.

[@johnnylawson8403]

me too mates

[@jakeludovice8668]

Same lol

[@robertobetometal]

Arround 5,5 meters I think. She is huge.

[@arcaneusumbra1539]

Let's enjoy the presence of fascinating wildlife while it is still here.

[@mwillblade]

Where is it going?

[@halheywood3910]

Arcaneus Umbra yeah u keep telling yourself that . They ain't goin anywhere

[@gypana]

Animals will still be here to enjoy long after your dead, so stop worrying about it.

[@WellDone..101]

For billions of years wildlife has been around, you're preaching bs.

[@doobyfrooby7606]

Well look how heavily it has been decreased in the last let's say 150 years. It vanishes at an enormous speed due to human activity.

[@kal_el1129]

"Not with 3 barrels he cant" 😮

[@Firefly-trike]

Strong fish!

[@TheEthug]

This is why i always carry a flamethrower when i got boating in Australia.

[@jillianbennett380]

😂

[@Angelheaven]

I think we are gonna need a bigger boat!

[@joermundgand]

Come on humans, jump in, the water is fine, I promise I'm vegan.

[@xevkou1632]

I'm only gonna nibble on your leg a little bit. Just a lil.

[@mckenzierousseaux7292]

lol

[@willowbrooks]

😄

[@gypana]

Pause it at 0:12 thats where drone is equal to the boat and shark and by looking at it there it looks to be around half the length of the boat, so around 4 to 4.5 metres max.

[@infrared9070]

Nice trailer. When is the movie coming out?

[@zbudda]

The patrol boat, is just checking on Bruce, the Australian "Cultural Diversity" ambassador.

[@Werner4voss]

look how gentle it swims

[@denverzorrozoki9023]

Boat is a nutshell. Normal size adult Great White shark.

[@WantonMyth]

At least five metres

[@p0rcs]

8.5m (28 foot) boat to put it in perspective so at least a 18-20 foot plus white shark, very large for waters this clear and shallow

[@superyid2010]

It's definitely not 8.5 metres. It's maybe 5 or 6 metres maximum.

[@justin8079]

​@superyid2010 you are talking out of your ass. It could easily be an 8.5m boat.

[@ivankadump2539]

Wait in Jaws he had attacked the boat at least 6 times by now..... was that not real?

[@huntingforparadise3179]

Epic! such amazing creatures

[@gregrushin8706]

Real life jaws dude

[@JediBunny]

How beautiful

[@patferris3640]

I measured and compared it with the boat. It looks like about 22-24 feet if the boat is 8.5 meters (almost 29 feet). Female, no doubt, but how can you verify that it's not another species like a whale shark?

[@alanfoster6589]

Whale shark, even a juvenile that size, has a completely different silhouette from above. Not even close.

[@BidenOwesMeGasMoney]

Pat Ferris it looks like a 16ft-18ft (pretty huge) female great white.

[@humunguserectus7942]

Im no shark expert but ive seen enough footage to tell thats a great white,you can tell by the way it swims and the shape of it,its huge and its beautiful, much like my willy😜

[@arzokw.8375]

Pat Ferris a whaleshark ??.. common look at the spikey head . its a great white . deffintly !

[@arzokw.8375]

Pat Ferris but your sicecomparing seems to be realistic i guess.

[@fortherepublic698]

That’s why I live where it hurts to breathe at -54 and the water freezes

[@willowbrooks]

Wow, what a beauty!

[@divinerapiet5186]

that is a big ass shark. Look at the size of their boat compared to the shark. Australia is scary. Full of monsters

[@jay75rv]

Mehhh,wanna see land based sharks and monsters?!...have a look at Parliament house in Canberra.

[@ramoncarlos6764]

How big is the boat

[@gaav888]

Measured size? 15-17 feet? :)

[@kimrollins7550]

I said 17

[@dansw58]

It's funny cause it looks like the shark is circling the boat saying "C'mon guys, don't you wanna go for a swim, beautiful day for swimming the water is nice, c'mon in" lol

[@waynegilchrist1596]

"Your gonna need a bigger boat!"

[@LGraphicsMedia]

were gonna need a bigger boat!

[@Robochop-vz3qm]

For 10 grand you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing....

[@bobsilver3983]

that is some awesome footage

[@sharonm.t.2492]

That is a 30ft boat +- 😮 imagine it. I also read it was a 20 ft shark!

[@sliqdaddy91]

Looks like a 5 or 6 meter boat to me.

[@jimmythebushman6252]

sliqdaddy91 that’s an 8 meter police boat, that shark is around 6 meters

[@gorillacookies3451]

" Are you sure thats a Dolphin Carl ? I have to pee bad but if your wrong and I jump into pee ...."

[@shawnstatzer95]

Rub a Dub Dub, a toy boat in his tub.

[@NelsonMuntz1]

She's a big one!

[@estebanlalosa900]

How they know if it is a really white shark? I don't see the same thing.

[@vsboy2577]

That is huge

[@andrewiida9507]

That’s like a 17 footer. Wow.

[@rosembergarias50]

That's not a shark, this! A shark!

[@wiggs7081]

the size 😱

[@Tainopisno1]

Its almost summer in Australia in about a week so most of the great whites are migrating to the southern hemisphere but will then swim back up to the northern hemisphere in about 6 or 7 months.

[@thedutchessofdragonshyre4630]

Ohhh...i eant to jump in annd give him a hug!!! So fuzzy squish!!!!!! He's so cool just sauntering up to the boat to say hi. Just stsy away chunck a monk stay away ...you'll be safe.

[@zippymax1]

Magnificent.

[@bowlerguy426]

Looks like a "lunker" on Super Black Bass.

[@maxyellow5253]

Who's patrolling whom.

[@trdshortbus8009]

❤❤❤

[@hatchertiger]

Show me the way to go home. I'm tired .....

[@billyharrisjr9928]

Hatcher Tiger and I want to Go to bed I had a little drink about an hour ago....

[@hatchertiger]

And it's gone right to my head!

[@Septiviumexe]

Wherever I may rome

[@ellieanderson4001]

By land or sea or foam

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

You will always here me singing this song.

[@bazman75]

That's not a great white?what type of shark is it?

[@pietropes1322]

It is - they are dark on top - usually dark grey and white underneath.

[@hughmacdonald3595]

Clickbait. Not enormous. Perhaps 15'.

[@matthewmeek4289]

Doe Jogan brought me there

[@whippedcream149]

nice

[@matthewmeek4289]

@@whippedcream149 Im dead lol

[@ericlakota6512]

Wow as big as the boat that isent a small boat its a cabin boat

[@mtb4l673]

16' - 18' Great White. That boat is no more than 24' long.

[@DJAnubisMetalTavernRadio]

They gonna need a bigger boat.

[@genxmurse7019]

That's a biggin!

[@craigcotter7476]

how many more clowns are going to say 'we're going to need a bigger boat'?

[@chrisbailey5055]

What a beautiful animal....now if everyone would just leave it alone.

[@Hallands.]

Chris Bailey It was sneakily lurking around the boat, though... It reminded me of someone... Wait... Yes! James Mueller is who!

[@JayJohnson-jz7pp]

Lucky for them it wasn't Gen II from "Deep Blue Sea," otherwise it would have attacked the boat because it knew people were onboard...

[@cehamecki7106]

Weisse Haie sind wunderschöne Tiere.

[@Echo5181]

WE NEED A BIG BOAT

[@denverzorrozoki9023]

Small boat... normal carcharinus carcharias. Not really an oversized Great White in my eyes.

[@maxyellow5253]

I can tell by the size of the human in the boat then I could determine the size of the shark, it's enormous alright!!!

[@theanswerisinthebackofyourhead]

I WISH THE WATERS AROUND NORTH CAROLINA WERE THAT CLEAR, BUT THEY ARE NOT.

[@adambaker5188]

If those men are about 6 foot tall, by my measurements, that shark is about 26 feet long.

[@GordonStudent]

Train by day Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day

[@aussiedownunder4186]

That is huge and Beautiful!!!

[@litaleyasquad2423]

It looks like the b9at was floating

[@fixedguitar47]

A shark? In the ocean? No way!

[@peterwilliamson4296]

8.5 meter boat so at least a 6 meter shark is my guess.

[@mrmrsplummer3526]

Shark looks easily 20 ft compared to the boat

[@tnewsted17]

I think you need a bigger boat!

[@halheywood3910]

Giant Toad .

[@dirtykris2167]

Yeh imagine ya didn’t know & jump in for a quick swim to cool off.

[@vengeance2825]

This shark here, swallow you whole. Little shaking, tenderizin, and down you go.

[@motoxposer]

They said this shark is in the 27' area. How big is the boat? The ratio to the people on the boat? Nonetheless it's a huge f**king shark!

[@whiteenergywerdum7420]

David Murphy you are off by about 10 feet.

[@motoxposer]

White Energy Werdum 17'?

[@whiteenergywerdum7420]

David Murphy yes somewhere close to 17 feet.

[@motoxposer]

White Energy Werdum Ah, I stand corrected. Lol. I quickly read the info. The BOAT is 27'. Still. A huge shark!

[@aau240]

You're gonna need a bigger boat

[@INJUMAN101]

Holy shitballs !

[@bnel9318]

pretty small shark

[@Richard1976]

i would shit myself...even on the boat

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

People need to learn about forced perspective. Big great white no doubt. 15-16 feet tops tho

[@chadmiller6487]

I don't always drink beer. But when I do I ride that shark..

[@JayJohnson-jz7pp]

I know, right? The shark is "not" going to ride itself!!! :-) :-)

[@infidel9810]

Jaws

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

Oceans are empty from overfishing

[@JayJohnson-jz7pp]

Go ahead, jump in the water and pet him.... It's proven they love their "gills rubbed...." *heh*

[@aussiedownunder4186]

15ft easy

[@37robles]

Powerful JRE

[@popcorn7707]

There going to need a bigger hook.

[@markgarduno8997]

Dicky Moe The White Shark

[@jujubarwilliams1041]

Yikes! That boat is nearly 28' long, so that shark is roughly 20'? Someone splain to me this desire to go into the ocean on a kayak. Ha.

[@randem6652]

Nopenopenopenopenopenope

[@testosteratort.5660]

Megalodon

[@georgerazor5065]

Joe rogan brought me to this shark shit...

[@RTB88KEYS]

25' boat 12 ' shark nothing enormous about either

[@peterwilliamson4296]

8.5 meter boat so shark is at least over 6 meters or 18 plus feet. Your a bit short at 12.

[@seyisodanielmayekiso3252]

I’m selling my boat after that😑 Nope, sorry, I’m done with the ocean, you can keep it after that

[@MindfulMilitant]

Joe rogan

[@danawhite8349]

James Dyer what about him?

[@weldnerd6922]

They call em porkers 🐖

[@dbloyd2]

Black