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First Ever Rod Caught Shark Landed At Wick Harbour

.:: Ross Mackay Who Caught The Shark With Skipper Colin Richard ::.
Photo: Ross Mackay Who Caught The Shark With Skipper Colin Richard
Date: 16 November 2007
Location: Wick Harbour, Caithness, Scotland
Photographer: Colin Richard

Ross Mackay, son of Wick Lifeboats 2nd Coxswain Ivor Mackay on board the Wick based Charter angling vessel Freedom skippered by Colin Richard. It is a porbeagle shark, exactly 8ft long and weight estimated at 180 kilos. It took Ross 3 hours to get it alongside the Freedom. The day before Ross had a shark on for 1hour 45mins before the trace unfortunately broke

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