Massive six-metre shark spotted tailing US boat

A monster-sized shark has been spotted disconnected nan US seashore successful nan authorities of Rhode Island.

The 20-foot (6 metres) basking shark was seen successful nan Great Salt Pond earlier this week.

It was captured connected video by section Jen Seebeck earlier it was posted to nan Atlantic Shark Institute's societal pages connected Wednesday.

The video has been viewed 4 cardinal times, pinch nan size of nan food drafting comparisons to nan movie "Jaws".

"Clearly a very ample shark and reminiscent of a segment from Jaws connected this 50th day of nan film," nan station connected Atlantic Shark reads.

"Sharks are arriving successful Rhode Island regular arsenic h2o temperatures proceed to emergence and much and much type of shark find them suitable to their liking."

While nan shark successful Jaws is simply a great white, this 20-foot shark appears to beryllium a basking shark, Atlantic Shark Institute executive head Jon Dodd section media.

"They are harmless filter-feeders but that wouldn't matter overmuch if you were successful nan h2o erstwhile 1 came cruising by," he said.

The type are often mistaken for 1 another, but nan fin connected a basking shark is much rounded, while a awesome white's is pointed.

Basking sharks are plankton-eating creatures, they don't eat different fish.

The sharks are nan second-largest food successful nan world, and tin turn up to 40-feet (12 metres), according to nan University of Florida.

They are known to beryllium gentle and non-aggressive towards humans.