http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Man-bitten-by-shark-in-Queensland/2007/10/15/1192300640415.html

A man has been bitten by a shark while spear fishing off a charter boat in far north Queensland.

The 31-year-old Brisbane man was attacked by the bronze whaler on Holmes Reef, about 240km east of Cairns, about midday (AEST) Saturday, an ambulance spokesman said.

He suffered a deep, 30-centimetre tear to his calf muscle.

He was treated on the boat before being airlifted by helicopter to the Cairns Base Hospital in a stable condition.

The ambulance spokesman said the man was in "good spirits".

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Any idea on why this bloke died with a life jacket on? Exposure?

Father, son survive fatal boat mishap

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Father-son-survive-fatal-boat-mishap/2007/10/15/1192300631303.html

A father and son have survived a boating mishap that left one companion dead and another still missing.

The man, 39, and his son, about 14, were found alive on the beach at Mindarie about 11pm (AWST) on Sunday, Inspector John Gibson of WA police said.

Four males were aboard a 5.5-metre fibreglass cabin cruiser that failed to return to the Mindarie Quays as planned at 5pm on Sunday.

The body of a man, thought to be about 23, was found with a lifejacket on in water about 1.8 km off the coastal community of Yanchep, north of Perth, about 8.45pm.

The search continues for a fourth male.

I was snorkelling off Rottnest Island two weeks ago. I got out of the water and everyone was standing there looking at me. I thought I had been too long and they were pissed of waiting, but they were all out of thew water because they had seen a large shark. One of the locals told me it was probably a great white, but they don't usually bite people. I didn't see it.

I was only there for a short time. I've ventured south, but never north. Maybe on my next trip.

I don't think I've ever seen a GWS in the wild. I'm disappointed I missed the one at Rottnest. I've mainly just seen reef sharks, grey nurses and the 'harmless looking' ones like wobbies. I saw a very large shark off Port Stephens once, but I have no idea what it was - maybe a tiger. I could only just make out the silhouette.

Classic Topic!

Do tell the time you got buzzed from a GWS out of the water. Adolescent, I think you said it was (FD)?

I've only enjoyed GWS's off the Neptune Islands. It was great jumping into a cage 15mins ahead of everyone else. I zen'd it the entire 2hr boat trip from Port of Lincoln. Listening underwater to Jail Break by AC/DC while behind steel bars, with a big black abyssal eye belonging to a 5m male beckoned me to dive deeper into it.

That would be gnarly having a 'Whitey' stalk you. Adolescent Whities have the bite capacity for a human, but not a juvenile.

I was snorkling only off a point, but the little fishes let me know that something else was around. So I got my 50c to 5c butt out of the water. It was just  bit too quiet under there.
The following weekend, at the same point, my mate went spearing and got his catch-line taken from behind him and he was dragged 20m underwater by the Whitey before he managed to detach. Yikes!

South NSW Coast.

...then there was that time off Shelly Beach, Port Lincoln and I had x3 decent sized Kingfish suddenly cling to me like a protective cover. I got out asap!