Huge shark swims around St Ives harbour during high tide

A tourist has captured exciting footage of a basking shark swimming around a harbour in Cornwall.
Olga Bates, 46, was visiting St Ives with family when she saw the large creature during high tide on the morning of Wednesday 23 March.
Experts say it was a basking shark - the second largest type behind the whale shark - that can grow up to 45ft.
They are relatively harmless to humans, with many in UK waters feeding on plankton and small crustaceans.Click here to subscribe to The Independent: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent
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[@Thutmoses]

Bro I surf every day, in my heart I knew there was a shark out there.

[@breakdancinfool]

Of COURSE he's got a 2MP camera

[@guff9567]

NOT NEWS: St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia . Sharks swim there every day, all the time.

[@elfordio74]

It clearly says, St Ives, Cornwall, it's a Basking shark

[@mancunianinlondon]

@@elfordio74 It is Cornwall and it looks huge, but it's a basking shark so will be big and soft. Great sighting!

[@JackCarter-ch7pe]

Filmed using a block of cheese.

[@G.E.MTFC_]

Was this filmed on a potato ?

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