Pictures: Diving with sharks in Bimini
Sentinel columnist George Diaz watches as a great hammerhead shark circles off coast of Bimini.
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A great hammerhead shark circles off the coast of Bimini.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)The boat carrying the Sentinel’s George Diaz, Stephen M. Dowell, above, and others rocks in the chop as they await great hammerhead sharks off Bimini in February.
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A great hammerhead shark circles in the shallows off the coast of Bimini.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)Sentinel writer George Diaz reaches out to a nurse shark in the shallows off the coast of Bimini.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)A great hammerhead shark circles in the shallows off the coast of Bimini in early February.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)Sharks were plentiful in the shallow water off the coast of Bimini.
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A great hammerhead shark circles in the shallows off the coast of Bimini.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)A diver enjoys the view while looking for sharks off the coast of Bimini.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)A sightseeing trip in the shallow waters off the coast of Bimini provided an excellent view of sharks.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)The great hammerhead shark, shown off the coast of Bimini, is considered an endangered species.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)A great hammerhead shark off the coast of Bimini provides a breathtaking sight.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)A great hammerhead shark lurks off the coast of Bimini.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)A great hammerhead shark lurks off the coast of Bimini.
(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)Sharks off the coast of Bimini, including the great hammerhead, are considered fairly docile.
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