People terrified after seeing ‘what nightmares are made of’ when man threw meat off boat into the sea

If you've ever had the fear of being eaten alive by a shark, your nightmares are close to coming true.

People have been left terrified after a video shows what would happen if crew members of a ship passing decide to throw meat into the sea.

The clip shared by X account @aykiricomtr - 'Turkey's most read media platform' - shows a group of sailors with British accents on a platform ship, chucking a load of thick, red meat into the sea.

"Look at all that meat," one crew member is heard saying while the camera pans to a massive black bucket of meat.

As a big chunk is thrown into the sea, within a matter of seconds a group of sharks 'come from nowhere' and quickly begin to dismantle the poultry.

Then as more and more meat is chucked overboard, more and more sharks begin to appear.

After watching the full video, which is just over a minute, some are saying it's 'what nightmares are made of'.

Okyanusta köpek balıklarının yoğun olduğu yerden geçen yük gemisi, denize et atarsa… pic.twitter.com/skxPRDucxT

— Aykırı (@aykiricomtr) July 27, 2024

"Imagine being there and accidentally falling down," one person commented.

"Oh, even standing there makes you feel bad," a second penned.

"If they throw the meat away there won't be any problem," a third suggested.

While a fourth sarcastically wrote: "Congratulations, you broke my psychology."

As another person hypothesised: "They destroy the man in five seconds. It doesn't even hurt."

I hope none of us are even in the position to find that out.

Why we rarely see sharks in the UK

According to the Shark Trust, at least 21 species live in the UK, though the chances you'll see one on a beach are pretty slim, thank god.

"But you may find evidence of Smallspotted Catsharks or Nursehounds. These species reproduce by laying eggs. And you can often find their empty eggcases washed up in the strandline," they explained.

"As well as the 21 resident sharks, there are at least 11 deepwater shark species.

"Including the Portuguese Dogfish, Black Dogfish, Kitefin Shark and Gulper Shark.

"Sadly, scientists consider over 50 percent of British sharks to be Threatened or Near Threatened.

"This includes the once common Angelshark, which is now rarely encountered.

"Today Angelsharks are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

"In 2008, we helped to secure domestic protection for them in UK waters.

"And now they’re one of the most heavily protected sharks in the Northeast Atlantic."