A diver on Monday described the “very special” moment he encountered and filmed a Great White shark while exploring a shipwreck in the Mediterranean in late May.

Speaking to the BBC, volunteer diver Derk Remmers said that his team of three spotted the huge creature swimming near them, in what was an extremely rare encounter.

“In fact, my fingers were trembling when I was trying to get the camera operating, but on the other hand, my biggest fear was that I couldn’t get the camera running to record this rare event,” he said.

The team was diving in the Strait of Sicily to clear abandoned fishing nets, known as ghost nets, from the shipwreck.

Remmers emphasized that he hopes the footage doesn’t scare anyone or spark a “hunt” for the creature, stressing that the shark was spotted in the middle of the Mediterranean, far from any beaches where it........

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