I remember our RAF survival manuals well. In the event of a shark circling your dinghy, the Sea one advised, 'everyone face outwards in a circle and slap the water to drive it away.' On a sea survival exercise off Singapore we had to do that and that encouraged the beast to hurtle TOWARDS us, diving under our single-skinned dinghy. Our Nav, checking the manual again, said "it's OK chaps its not a shark, its a dolphin!" It remained friendly, but we were afraid the barnacled skin could sink us nevertheless.
Nowadays we learn that sharks are ATTRACTED by splashing, as though from a fish in trouble!
Last edited by iangedwards_104; 04-12-2009 at 05:16 AM.
How to eat well in (Finnish) nature by Finnish Defence Forces. In Finnish but with a good set of drawings. Many of the hunting traps described on the manual are in fact illegal in Finland (and most of Europe).
How to eat well in (Finnish) nature by Finnish Defence Forces. In Finnish but with a good set of drawings. Many of the hunting traps described on the manual are in fact illegal in Finland (and most of Europe).
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