As we slept, the fin of a great white shark broke the surface of the Atlantic Ocean early Friday, well east of Ocean City. That enabled researchers to receive a “ping” from an electronic tag they fastened in February to the creature for study purposes. Brunswick, as they call him, may be a great white, but at 8 feet 9 inches and 431.54 pounds, he seems yet to have achieved full shark greatnessMeanwhile, according to the data-collecting organization Ocearch, Brunswick seems on his way north for summer and fall. Read more:Local newsletters: Local headlines (8 a.m.) | Afternoon Buzz (4 p.m.)Like PostLocal on Facebook | Follow @postlocal on Twitter | Latest local news

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2019 02:03 UTC