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The 12ft basking shark was photographed by paddle-boarders in Torquay Marina on Wednesday.
Members of Torquay Water Sports described it as an “amazing sight”.
“A basking shark popped in for a look around and then slipped back out again… almost unnoticed,” they said.
“An amazing sight indeed.”
The basking shark was spotted in Torquay Marina (Torquay Water Sports/PA)
The shark was also spotted by members of the RNLI, who estimated it to be between 10ft and 12ft in length.
A RNLI Torbay spokesman said: “The largest fish in British waters, basking sharks are typically anything up to 28ft and can weigh 9,000lb.
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A basking shark has been spotted in a UK marina.
The second largest fish in the world was photographed at Torquay, in Devon.
RNLI volunteers that saw the shark on Wednesday, estimated it was between 10ft (3m) and 12ft (3.7m) long.
It was an amazing sight indeed , said members of Torquay Water Sports which saw the shark look around the resort s marina before it went back out to sea almost unnoticed .
image copyrightKurt Dettman
image captionRNLI volunteers estimated the shark was about 12ft (3.7m) long
A spokesperson for RNLI Torbay said there was no need for panic as basking sharks eat plankton.
The basking shark was spotted in Torquay Marina by paddle-boarders (Torquay Water Sports/PA)
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The 12ft basking shark was photographed by paddle-boarders in Torquay Marina on Wednesday.
Members of Torquay Water Sports described it as an “amazing sight”.
“A basking shark popped in for a look around and then slipped back out again… almost unnoticed,” they said.
“An amazing sight indeed.”
The basking shark was spotted in Torquay Marina (Torquay Water Sports/PA)