TWO terrified mates on a fishing trip were circled by a 7ft shark after their boat’s outboard motor conked out.
Ryan Baynes, 46, and Ashley Bragg, 40, were horrified when they saw the dorsal fin.
But worse was to follow when the pair realised they had only one oar to get them back to dry land.
Dad-of-four Ryan said: “As soon as we saw the fin, we panicked.
“The outboard motor wouldn’t start, we only had one oar and we were in all sorts of trouble.
“We were about a quarter of a mile out and just began rowing for our lives. Luckily, the current helped us out.
“We definitely needed a bigger boat. An engine and another oar would have been helpful, too.”
His son was filming the drama from the shore as Ryan, Ashley and their families, from Huddersfield, were on a camping holiday at Shell Island, Gwynedd, North Wales.
Fitter Ryan said: “I was as white as a sheet and couldn’t speak when we reached the shore. I won’t go out in a boat again for a long time.”
On Saturday, The Sun told how a 30ft shark was spotted off south-west Scotland. One was filmed off Ilfracombe, Devon, in July.
