Darryl is an experienced master diver

he has travelled all over the world on diving vacations

having seen reefs dying and extensive pollution of the seas

he was acutely aware of the human threat to marine life

unfortunately the seas are largely ignored by politicians

Darryl became an ambassador for marine life

distributing films documenting marine pollution

something strange occurred while filming in the Pacific islands

on a routine filming dive he spotted a tiger shark

these are dangerous animals and can attack divers

but this tiger shark was entangled in a fishing net

if left alone he would surely die from starvation

Darryl surfaced and met with his diving buddies

they knew it was risky but it had to be done

they decided to dive down in a team of three

one diver would watch and film the other two

Darryl swam alongside the tangled tiger shark

who seemed to understand that the divers were helping him

Darryl started to cut the ropes with his sharp diving knife

his buddy was pulling on the rope to keep it under tension

it was going to be a long operation as the rope was thick and tough

cutting so close to the fin of the shark required great care

after almost an hour they had cut away most of the rope

but they had to resurface for fresh air tanks

as they swam away the tiger shark made slow circles

he knew they would return to finish the job

Darryl sharpened his knife on the surface

fully aware that the tiger shark could attack him down there

he dived down again towards the waiting animal

It suddenly lunged at him

the tiger shark was inches from his face and he could see its eyes

it spun around and stopped alongside Darryl

presenting its tangled fin for him to finish the job

when Darryl made the final cut he stroked the back of the shark

the wild beast rubbed himself against his rescuers legs

he was saying thank you before he swam off

Darryl won a lot of awards for that film