{"id":104295,"date":"2020-08-28T10:46:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=104295"},"modified":"2020-08-28T10:46:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T14:46:00","slug":"shoot-sharks-save-lives-see-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=104295","title":{"rendered":"Shoot sharks, save lives, see the world"},"content":{"rendered":"
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6-8 foot mako shark nearing swim call<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This should be the new recruiting motto for the US Coast Guard. The crew of USCGC Kimball were taking a well earned break. The skipper had rewarded them with a swim call, where everyone jumps into the ocean and it’s party time. I understand for those nautically inclined service members this is a big deal. Us Zoomies just went to the pool every day if we wanted, but we had to leave our air conditioned offices \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist First Class Cintron was on overwatch, on the lookout for sharks. He spotted the 6-8 foot mako shark headed toward the frolicking Coasties. The way the Facebook post from the ship tells it, even their animal-loving chief yelled “Shoot it!”<\/p>\n

Cintron opened fire, turning the shark away. It came back around, so he kept shooting at it in short bursts. His accurate fire, important as he was shooting danger close to his shipmates, kept the shark distracted long enough for them to get the men and women out of the water.<\/p>\n

Only one person was injured in the day’s excitement. The injury was a scrape to the middle of a knee as they scrambled aboard the cutter. The cut is in middle of a tattoo. That tattoo is a set of open shark teeth.<\/p>\n

The crew of the cutter do not believe the shark was injured. Here’s video of the encounter.<\/p>\n