A fisherman caught the terrifying moment the world’s fastest shark swam past his boat on video off the coast of Greece.
Footage shot by Yiannis Geladas showed the sleek ocean predator swimming close to his boat as he sailed on the Ionian Sea close to the Zante coastline.
The video showed the beast, believed to be a shortfin mako shark, as it moved just ahead of him in the crystal blue sea.
Despite his proximity to the fearsome fish he appeared nonplussed as he shared the video on social media, nonchalantly saying: “Shark in our waters.”
He is heard saying in the video: “First shark I have ever seen in our waters.
"Look at that, I can't say what species it is but it is a big one."
One person panicked, claiming it was a young Great White, but others suggested it was a mako shark.
Although they have been known to attack humans, there have been only four fatalities caused by the species since 1950, and usually munch on swordfish, tuna and other sharks.
Fisherman Yiannis later told ERT Zakynthos his visitor - spotted about two miles offshore - seemed very calm as it glided by.
He said: "The shark was not aggressive at all.
“On the contrary, it was calm and swam like a dolphin next to the boat."
One person replied to his video: “Looks like a juvenile short tip mako, without anything to judge the size.
“Lots of people saying they won't go in the water in Zante again, only nine attacks on humans from short tip makos with just the one being fatal.
“The majority were against fishermen trying to drag them into boats.
“You're more likely to be killed whilst getting down to the sea but that doesn't stop you going down to the beach to sunbathe.”
Earlier this month, an American tourist's holiday in the Bahamas turned into a nightmare when she lost her leg in a shark attack.
Heidi Ernst, a retired physical therapist from Marshalltown, Iowa, was attacked just a month after completing her 500th scuba dive.
The 73-year-old was at a dive site known as "shark junction" near Taino Beach in Grand Bahama. Heidi was on a ladder climbing up into the boat when the shark clamped down on her left calf.
She said she could see the predator thrashing in the water but for some reason, it fled.
Heidi said: "I was dying. I was going to bleed to death. I was afraid I was going to die and was in severe pain."
