Holidaymakers were shocked to come across a huge marine creature as they idled along on a boat off the coast of Gwynedd in north Wales. According to North Wales Live, the creature was almost the size of their vessel and was believed to be a basking shark.
Carmel Richardson, who was in a friend's speedboat with her family in Abersoch, Pen Llyn, grabbed a quick video clip of the encounter with the animal. Although they initially thought it was a dolphin, as they moved in for a closer look, Carmel and the group realised it was something much bigger.
On the video, the cries of "Oh my God!" and "See the size of that!" could be heard, before two children being towed on an inflatable were safely pulled in as the boat sped away. Despite the shock, 57-year-old Carmel Richardson from Merseyside said she felt honoured to have seen it.
