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Offline ruck

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Re: Shark Sighting in Hudson
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2020, 08:46:12 AM »
Something drifting in the tide, not a shark IMO.

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Re: Shark Sighting in Hudson
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2020, 12:21:13 PM »
I was in Athen's Friday-Sunday and this blew up in the local Facebook group. Items reported there include:

It's not moving with the current and it took a curved path across the current.
It is a bull shark. A variety of shark that apparently can live in fresh water for extended periods.
It's some kind of motorized device.

Me... tough to say. Things in the water often aren't what they appear to be. Scaling the size is difficult on open water and current and wind make things behaviors look different. I recall when the jet crashed near the Rhinecliff Bridge. Everyone on shore kept saying the tail was sticking out of the water... that became gospel and I saw it reported by the press. Looking through my very good binoculars from under the bridge suggested to me it was twisted fuselage... as did cropping and zooming in on the photos I took. With a fairly significant delay the press finally reported official statements it was fuselage. Another case of eye witness testimony being false. 

That said, I'm going with Nessie for now while waiting for verification. ;)

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Re: Shark Sighting in Hudson
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2020, 06:39:31 PM »
Probably same one seen in past years

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Re: Shark Sighting in Hudson
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2020, 08:31:49 PM »
I personally doubt it . . . MHO
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Re: Shark Sighting in Hudson
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2020, 10:50:44 PM »
I’m torn what think. One side of me says there’s a good possibility, and the other side says “no way”. My family and I spent a lot of time boating and tubing out there this summer so I hope it’s not a shark. I won’t even go in the ocean above my waist because of the fear.  ;D

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Re: Shark Sighting in Hudson
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2020, 05:44:39 AM »
If it was a shark you would have seen the tail fin or something from that end swirl etc. I have seen many sharks in the salt . So I am saying no. Dolphin maybe ?

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Re: Shark Sighting in Hudson
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2020, 08:37:52 AM »
The "fin" stayed the exact same distance out of the water the entire time, that's not possible. Plus there was no wake, a big fish swimming that close to the surface would leave a wake.

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Re: Shark Sighting in Hudson
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2020, 07:59:44 AM »
That may not be a shark but if you guys do not think Bull sharks swim up the hudson river then I got a bridge to sell you...........

 

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