Narration Although experienced
Cameraman Richard Woolocombe was understandably anxious
Richard I have never dived with tiger sharks
And I'm incredibly excited on the one hand to see tiger sharks
But also somewhat reticent
Knowing they have such a dangerous reputation
Narration So shark expert and photographer Doug Perrine was hired to watch his back
Doug And then in one hand
I'll have an aluminium camera housing
And in another hand
I'll have this hi-tech shark billy
And then it's just a matter of giving them a little poke
To let them know that you're alive and capable of defending yourself
Narration The moment of truth had arrived
Mark Bird on the water
80 yards to the right
Narration It was time to swim with tiger sharks
Pulling the boat up at a respectful distance from the bird
The divers' final approach was from underwater
To stop any surprise attacks from a shark beneath them
They hugged the sea bed
But the bird was long gone
They waited back-to-back for a tiger shark to show
None did But as they surfaced a shark appeared
Mark Right behind you Shark right behind you
Richard It's a pretty intimidating sight to see a shark that big and that fat
It's a huge girth absolutely incredible girth
