CementPizza said:
Hello everyone. I am having an argument with a friend of mine. He says there is no evidence of anyone ever being killed by a squid. He refuses to put any credibility of the storys I found about a WWII ship that was sunk and it's survivors were attacked by squid an possibly one was killed. He also doesn't accept that the Mexican fishermen are ever attacked and killed by Humboldts.
He challenged me to find the name of ONE person killed by a squid. I haven't found one yet. Can any of you all help get the name of ONE person killed by a squid.
Thanks.
CP.
CP,
Although your friend has a right to question the reality of it, he is wrong.
I dont have the name of the fisherman that was killed but I do know that one was killed in Santa Rosalia.
But dont take my word for it....
The only way he will really know the reality of the situation is to see for himself, and I happen to know just the guy to take him there.
Me
This is the clip that I shot with my dive team leader Mr. Scott Cassell on a photo shoot for Outside Magazine. On one shot you will see a squid come in from about 25 feet at full speed with tentacles first in a point. He comes straight in and grabs Scotts fin. They are smart, a diver on SCUBA can go in and safely interact, however a fisherman who falls out of his boat at night is in trouble. Our best footage that we have on squid attack is going to be released in a DVD in March. The first showing will be at the
www.ncups.org meeting on March the 10th in San Francisco.
Yes I have personaly been grabbed, but not bitten by a Humboldt squid.
See it with your own eyes? Pay attention at 1:18sec.
http://209.242.151.5/seawolves/DancingWithDemons.wmv
If you would like more information on diving with giant humboldt squid than please check out our website.
www.seawolvesunltd.com
You tell him that when he is done diving with me he will believe all of the stories.
For those of you who want to dive with the squid and not get touched we have a special squid cage. I believe we are the only ones in the world who can take you to the world of the squid and then back alive.
By the way, I am an avid aquarium person with a 125gal full reef. I see other octopuss all of the time. I am a full time guide to the Enchanted Islands in Baja CA
www.gonetobaja.com
I never put them in my aquarium because they eat everything but the coral.
Hope you enjoy the clip, feel free to ask any questions.
GTB