Courtesy Ocearch.
There’s something in the water off the coast of Maryland, and it has a name: Mary Lee.
The 16 foot, 3,500 pound white shark was tracked off Assateague Island and Chincoteague Bay near the Virginia-Maryland border on Tuesday morning. Yes, you’re going to need a bigger boat.
Be advised: 4,000lbs GWS @MaryLeeShark pings in or near #ChincoteagueBay! http://t.co/9riENFKggO @CaterpillarInc pic.twitter.com/HTNqBWDtpu
— OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) May 5, 2015
And what kind of semi-famous animal would she be if she didn’t have a Twitter and Facebook account to log her adventures?
Ever heard of the ferry? Bless your heart. -:() https://t.co/bbPYhcAb3L
— Mary Lee the shark (@MaryLeeShark) May 6, 2015
Her most recent ping, at 7:56 a.m. this morning, puts her further out to sea than in the past few days, but she is prone to zig zagging.
Courtesy Ocearch
Mary Lee has been tracked by the research group Ocearch since 2012, logging more than 19,000 miles since then.
Mary Lee got her name from Ocearch expedition leader Chris Fischer’s mother. “I was waiting and waiting for a special shark to name after her and this is truly the most historic and legendary fish I have ever been a part of,” Fischer said.
No need to panic, of course. Great White Shark attacks on the East Coast are extremely rare. Still, careful when water skiing this summer:
Rachel Sadon