A great white shark is spotted off the Space Coast and once again, the same boat crew saw the amazing sight. The video taken from the boat is making waves on social media.
- 12-foot great white shark spotted off Cape Canaveral Tuesday
- It came within feet of a charter fishing boat
- Great white sharks are not uncommon off the Florida coast in the winter
- PREVIOUS STORY: 14-foot great white shark hooked off Port Canaveral
It happened Wednesday right in front of an awestruck crew and customers on board the Orlando Princess based out of Port Canaveral.
The crew was on a mid-week deep sea fishing trip some 25 miles out when they saw the 12-foot-long Great White Shark just a few feet away from the boat.
For nearly a minute the large predator calmly circled the area. But then it sprang into action and ate half of a large mangrove snapper just hooked by a customer.
The charter business' Facebook page with the shark video has hooked a lot of viewers, some 70,000 so far.
Back on Dec. 19, the same boat hooked a great white. The 14-footer was caught for about two minutes while passengers and crew snapped photos.
The hook broke in half and the shark plunged back into the water.
Great Whites are seen in nearly all coastal areas of the world. The Atlantic white shark tends to head to Florida's coast in the winter and can be seen down into the Keys.
The species also has a wide distribution pattern during spring and fall, meaning you can find the sharks along the coast from Nova Scotia, Canada down to the Florida Keys, according to a 2014 NOAA study.