Port and Starboard suspects again as great white washes up in Hartenbos

Posted by David Henning on 22 August 2022

Killer whale pair Port and Starboard, known to prey on the great white sharks of the Western Cape are suspected to have struck again. A dead great white shark carcass washed ashore on a beach in Hartenbos and members of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment and researchers were on the scene to investigate on Sunday 21 August.

It is not confirmed that Port and Starboard were the killers.

READ: The story of orca pair Port and Starboard

The carcass has been moved to the Dias Maritime Museum for dissection, but all signs indicate that the shark had fallen victim to killer whales.

This is the second time in two months a great white was killed by orcas near Mossel Bay after a video surfaced of two whales killing a great white.

Port and Starboard strike again: great white washes up at Hartenbos

 

Port and Starboard strike again: great white washes up at Hartenbos

 

 

Port and Starboard strike again: great white washes up at Hartenbos

 

Port and Starboard strike again: great white washes up at Hartenbos

 

 

Port and Starboard strike again: great white washes up at Hartenbos

 

Port and Starboard strike again: great white washes up at Hartenbos

 

 

Port and Starboard strike again: great white washes up at Hartenbos

Pictures: Drone Fanatics SA

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