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