The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.
It’s not clear whether the massive 23-foot (7-meter) animal, known as a basking shark, ultimately survived the collision. But ...
Chrys Mellor photographed a basking shark swimming off the coast of Flamborough Head, near Bridlington A basking shark, the world's second largest fish, has been spotted off the Yorkshire coast.
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