One of the world’s largest great white sharks has been spotted prowling close to the United States coast.
The creature, known as Ironbound, measures at 12ft 4in (3.7m) and is reported to weigh roughly 452kg (71st). It is named after West Ironbound Island near Lunenburg and was tagged in October 2019 in waters around Nova Scotia, Canada. It has travelled an estimated 13,000 miles since then, reports the Independent.
Ironbound’s tracker was fitted by the marine research group Ocearch, and it pings whenever the dorsal fin breaks the water surface. In recent weeks, the great white shark has been located on the US coast and its tracker last pinged off the coast of New Jersey at about 10.30pm on 28 April. Three days earlier, the shark pinged off the North Carolina coast in a sign that he is migrating north.
