Riding Sharks in the Bahamas

For some, diving with sharks is a bucket-list item, while for others, it’s a waking nightmare. For Roberta Mancino and Mark Healey it’s the former—and they went as far to leave their protective cages and ditch their scuba tanks. In the video below, the pair go for a dive with scuba adventure company Stuart’s Cove, off the coast of Nassau in the Bahamas. Using “jet boots,” the two glide effortlessly underwater, searching for Caribbean reef sharks to swim with. The film was shot over five days, with over 150 hours of footage. Below is the end result.

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