Tag: Shark

Pirates Of The Caribbean star Tamayo Perry dies after shark attack

Pirates Of The Caribbean film series star Tamayo Perry has died following a shark attack in Hawaii. The actor, also known for The Bridge, Blue Crush and Hawaii Five-0, was surfing at Malaekahana Beach on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, when he died on Sunday afternoon. Local emergency services said they were called at 1pm to […]

Hawaii lifeguard dies in shark attack while surfing off Oahu

A professional lifeguard has died after he was attacked by a shark while surfing off the island of Oahu in Hawaii, authorities said. Tamayo Perry, 49, died in the attack near Goat Island, Shayne Enright of the Honolulu emergency services department said. Honolulu Ocean Safety and the city’s fire, police and emergency medical services departments […]

Legendary Pipeline Surfer Tamayo Perry Killed in Shark Attack

A wave of shock and sadness has swept over Hawaii and the surf world at large, as news that Tamayo Perry, longtime Pipeline specialist, died on Sunday, June 23rd. Perry was surfing Goat Island off Oahu at the time of the attack; he was 49 years old. Perry, a freesurfing standout in the North Shore […]

Florida shark attack, Ben Brown arrest, more

Here’s a roundup of our top stories from the past week. With a subscription to the Pensacola News Journal, you will receive full access to the work done by our journalists and photographers as they head out every day to help inform and explain the important issues affecting your community. Florida shark attack rescue doctor honored for saving teen’s […]

‘Shark Tank’ sponges will save your soles for $1 each

Why in the world are sneaker soles — the part of your shoes that spend all their time on the nasty, dirty ground — almost always white? It’s a question we’ve asked since the dawn of Air Jordans. You buy gleaming Nikes, complete with that new rubber smell, and then they’re scuffed and stained as […]

Ocearch and JU set to build shark tracking base in Mayport

The movie “Jaws” has a famous line when the great white shark rises out of the water and the stunned sheriff says, “I think we’re going to need a bigger boat.” Ocearch, the global shark-tracking organization, doesn’t need a bigger boat. But for years, it’s been trying to get a bigger headquarters as a home […]