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Tough Icelandic 'Iceman' grabs shark to save men
10/23/2003

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Reuters) - An Icelandic fishing captain, known as "the Iceman" for his tough character, grabbed a 660-lb shark with his bare hands as it swam in shallow water toward his crew, a witness said Thursday.

The skipper of the trawler "Erik the Red" was on a beach in Kuummiit, east Greenland, watching his crew processing a catch when he saw the shark swimming toward the fish blood and guts -- and his men.

Captain Sigurdur Petursson, known to locals as "the Iceman," ran into the shallow water and grabbed the shark by its tail. He dragged it off to dry land and killed it with his knife.

"He caught it just with his hands. There was a lot of blood in the sea and the shark came in and he thought it was dangerous," Frede Kilime, a hunter and fisherman who watched from the beach, told Reuters by phone from Greenland.

Icelandic author and journalist Reynir Traustason, who knows the trawler captain, said the act was typical of the man.

"He's called 'the Iceman' because he isn't scared of anything," he said. "I know the people in that part of the world. They are really tough."

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That's freaking crazy.

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That dude's seriously crazy!

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lol wtf?

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wow sounds like me

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awesome, "ieceman", thats really cool.

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D_Smalls

what a jerk... he didnt need to kill it.. frig he could have just put it in a sleeper and choke slamed it.. TKO.. frig..

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He's not tough. Hell it's only a 600 lb shark.

Try dealing with my wife.......

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Why not? They were fishermen, they probably fish for sharks also. Some people will pay high dollar for shark meat.

I've never tried it, but I've heard it's chewy and nasty. I would probably try it though if I got the chance.

Tedrzz

ROFL!!

Anyway, that dude must be nuts if he could 1: Go into the ocean 2: Have the balls to GRAB AHOLD of a 600 lb shark 3: Drag that beast onto the shore, and 4: Kill it with a knife.

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He's my twin brother.... I used to kick his @$$ when we were kids.

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thats one dude im not fightin

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That dude is kick @$$..... Bravery pwnz j00(Well if it is necessary)

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Anyone know his phone number? There's a big brawl goin down next week in town, I need him with my crew.

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b_heald

yeah i pick a large shark b4
well not reall
its was a dead stingray that wasnt big at all mabye 9lbs

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Good gawd that guys nuts.......

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I'm tougher

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Oh yeah, you should have seen the time with me and the little perch and....

Oh, guess that's not really the same.

But that guy has some bawls.

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With the exception of a Nurse Shark, no shark can breathe while motionless. Hence: shark passes out, it will suffocate??

Had he just left it alone, it would have undoubtedly attacked the men.
Moving objects+Blood=Food to a shark, it makes no difference what.

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