US Coast Guard Watch Opens Fire On An 8-Foot Shark As it Closes In On 40 Crew Members Enjoying A Swim In The Pacific

All crew members - as well as a huge inflatable unicorn - escaped unscathed following the surprise encounter with the sea predator. Pictured the shots fired in the water as crew members scrambled to safety

Daily Mail: Coast Guard Watch opens fire on an 8-FOOT SHARK as it closes in on 40 crew members enjoying a swim in the Pacific - but everyone including an inflatable unicorn escapes unscathed

* The Long-Fin Mako or Pelagic Thresher shark was spotted making a beeline for US Coast Guard Cutter Kimball shipmates swimming in the sea Wednesday
* Designated shark watch Maritime Enforcement Specialist 1st Class Cintron fired shots at the predator as it headed for around 40 crew just 30 feet away
* All crew members - as well as a huge inflatable unicorn - escaped unscathed
* The only injury was a graze on a crew member's knee in the center of a tattoo of an open set of shark's teeth from his clamber back on board the ship
* The sea story was regaled in a post on the US Coast Guard Cutter Kimball Facebook page, where crew said they will be 'retelling the story for years'

A Coast Guard Watch opened fire on an eight-foot shark when it closed in on 40 crew members enjoying a swim call in the Pacific.

Maritime Enforcement Specialist 1st Class Cintron, designated shark watch on board the US Coast Guard Cutter Kimball, fired shots at the Long-Fin Mako or Pelagic Thresher shark Wednesday when it was spotted making a beeline for his shipmates who were swimming in the ocean.

All crew members - as well as a huge inflatable unicorn - escaped unscathed following the surprise encounter with the sea predator.

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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. This is a story that all of these sailors are going to talk about for years.