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  • Shark cage diving in Gansbaai, South Africa with Marine Dynamics. Experience the exceptional and come face to face with a great white shark! 

  • The exact world record white shark is a contested issue, but chances are it is between 6-7m. In Gansbaai, the largest white shark ever caught was at Danger Point and measured up to 5.9m.

  • If you see a white shark in the water don’t panic. Chances are high that the shark has already detected you and isn’t interested. White shark attacks are normally associated with poor visibility, so avoid murky conditions.

  • White sharks have a unique system called a “counter current heat exchange”, which keeps their body  tempreture +/- 7C above the surrounding water temperature. 

  • All sharks have an incredibly unique system on the tip of their nose called the “ampillae of Lorenzini”. These are small pores filled with a gel that transmits the electrical currents in the water to the shark’s brain so that it can assess its environment.

  • White sharks give birth to live young (not eggs), and they give birth to 6-8 pups at one time. Pups are usually between 1.0-1.5m in length and are born with teeth.

  • Body language has been a well documented form of shark communication and has identified body arching, jaw gaping, and other postures as specific social tactics.

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Our Oldest Shark Cage Diver Ever!

Monday, March 30, 2015 |  0 Comment Tags: 100 year old, cage dive, Cape Town, Gansbaai, Georgina Harwood, Marine Dynamics, shark dive,

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)
Marine Dynamics is a Shark Cage Diving company based in Kleinbaai, a small harbour town, part of Gansbaai in the Western Cape of South Africa. This area is known as a hotspot for the Great White Shark and the best place in the world to see and dive with these iconic creatures in their natural environment.

Georgina Harwood celebrated her 100th by skydiving to raise funds for lifejackets for National Sea Rescue Institute. Marine Dynamics then issued a challenge to her to shark cage dive and promised R5000 to NSRI. Motivated by her cause, her answer was only a slightly hesitant, “of course I will”.

Joined by her close family members including her great grandson, she braved the cold waters to meet the iconic great white shark face to face. Our highly trained staff assisted her in the cage.

She enjoyed her ‘once-in a lifetime experience’ and finished with a chilled glass of champagne once safely back on dry land. Georgina’s adventures have inspired many.

Watch her shark cage diving experience here

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