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Police put off their game by great white shark off South Australian coast
ABC Radio Adelaide

Posted April 03, 2018 13:05:45
Shark tails police at Tapley Shoal
Photo: SAPOL officers keep their distance from a great white at Tapley Shoal. (Supplied: SAPOL)
Map: Edithburgh 5583

Police wielding breathalysers on the open seas may be an unwelcome surprise for some, but one way to get out of blowing into the tube is to catch the attention of a great white shark.

Melbourne angler Mark Oaks told ABC Radio Adelaide Breakfast that he was drift fishing at Tapley Shoal, east of Edithburgh on SA's Yorke Peninsula, when his friend suddenly swore and said: "Look at the size of this thing that's come up behind us!"

He said a shark about "4.5 to five metres long" became interested in their 5.7-metre boat and hung about, "coming up against the motor".

"We kind of had thoughts of changing our Bonds [underwear] a couple of times," Mr Oaks said.

"So we powered up and cruised out of there but it just kept following us for 10 minutes.

"At the same time, the coppers were out there with their big patrol boat and they had another two guys on the inflatable."

Water Operations Unit police had launched the inflatable and were motoring towards Mr Oaks and his friends to undertake a breathalyser test.

"I told the boys to back off a bit because the shark was right next to us," Mr Oaks said.

"For probably the next 10 or 15 minutes we just sat around. The police brought the big boat in, which is where the footage from above the shark has come from.

"There was very little fish caught that day, I can tell you."

SAPOL were concentrating efforts on recreational boaties over the weekend, checking registration, licences and safety equipment, as well as testing for alcohol and drugs.

A spokesperson dubbed the shark "Noah" and suggested he "wasn't keen on being breath-tested and our Water Operations Unit officers were happy to oblige".

Mr Oaks said he wasn't breathalysed either.

"I don't think they were quite that game to come up close to us by that stage," he said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-03/s ... as/9612898

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[Forty Two]

What is the difference between an Australian wedding and an Australian funeral?

Trigger Warning!!!1! :

One less drunk at the funeral

[Forty Two]

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What is the difference between an Australian wedding and an Australian funeral?

Trigger Warning!!!1! :

One less drunk at the funeral

A mate of mine used to say that he wanted to be buried with a carton of XXXX when he dies. We said we'd try and honour that, but we'd more than likely end up drinking it instead..

[Hermit]

A mate of mine used to say that he wanted to be buried with a carton of XXXX when he dies. We said we'd try and honour that, but we'd more than likely end up drinking it instead..

You can do both. Drink the beer, then piss on the coffin in the grave.

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[Scot Dutchy]

Well your drinking piss after all.

[laklak]

XXXX was the tipple of choice for discerning yobbos in 'alifax, the only thing cheaper was Sainsbury's Lager.

[Scot Dutchy]

You just get waterlogged with that crap. It has hardly the strength to crawl out of the can.

[pErvinalia]

If you want to really stand out as a beer drinker here, you go for the old stuff that few remember. Like Emu Bitter, Brisbane Bitter, Melbourne Bitter, Reschs. Emu bitter was big on Christmas Island. They must have got some special deal, as nobody else would drink it..

[pErvinalia]

Oh, and don't forget Powers bitter. We used to buy 30 can blocks of them for our extended fishing trips on isolated islands of the great barrier reef. With a bulk discount we used to get them for under a $1 a can, which is very cheap for Australia. Ordinary shit beer, like XXXX goes for close to double that.

[laklak]

Two AUD a can? So, about U.S. 1.60. Seems a bit high to me, do they tax the shit out of it?

I get my Mexican pisswater for about $1.10 a can including sales tax, sometimes a little less if it's on sale. You can get the real shit American lagers for about 60 cents a can on sale, cheaper than water.

[pErvinalia]

Yeah, lot of tax on alcohol here. Interestingly I can get a not too bad German Larger for cheaper than a local shit beer like XXXX. I guess imported vs local involves different tax regimes.

[JimC]

I have a cunning plan to brew my own, once I get my shit together...