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Massive 8ft shark repeatedly circled a fisherman's boat off the coast of Devon

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Massive 8ft shark circles fisherman's boat off Devon coast

This is the terrifying moment an 8-foot shark circled a fisherman’s boat off Devon’s coast.

Footage captured by Ken Pike, 73, who was out fishing alone on 2 July, shows the predator – thought to be a porbeagle shark -repeatedly gliding past the small vessel.

“We’re gonna need a bigger boat,” Mr Pike can be heard saying. “Now it’s hitting the boat – it’s trying to sink me, my god.”

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