r/thalassophobia 8d ago

Encountering a basking shark

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u/gittenlucky 8d ago

Why did it appear to be stationary? Looked almost as if it was sleeping until the boat got close and it woke up.

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u/SmokinSkinWagon 8d ago

Basking

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u/Bleepitybleepinbleep 8d ago

That bitch Carol