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Massive 30-foot basking shark stuns onlookers in Nova Scotia
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A basking shark, about 30 feet long, was spotted by several spectators weaving around boats at the Bedford Basin Yacht Club Friday and Saturday.
About 10 minutes after arriving, Hamilton said he noticed the animal’s large dorsal fin cutting through the water.
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Massive 30-foot basking shark stuns onlookers in Nova Scotia
By Alessia Simona Maratta & Ella Macdonald Global News
Posted September 21, 2026 8:25 pm
4 min read
Halifax's Bedford Basin welcomed a rare aquatic visitor this past weekend. A basking shark, about 30 feet long, was spotted by several spectators weaving around boats at the Bedford Basin Yacht Club Friday and Saturday. Something experts are calling a "spectacular sighting." Ella MacDonald reports.
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A rare visit from one of the ocean’s largest fish turned heads in Nova Scotia over the weekend, as a basking shark estimated to be about 30 feet long cruised among boats and drew dozens of onlookers to the waterfront in Halifax’s Bedford Basin.
Video shared on social media Friday and Saturday showed the massive shark swimming near the surface, its dorsal and tail fins breaking the water as it moved through the northwestern end of the Halifax harbour.
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A basking shark is seen in this handout still image from video recorded in the Bedford Basin Yacht Club marina, in Bedford, N.S., on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Dave Hamilton
The sighting quickly became the talk of the area, attracting spectators to the Bedford Basin Yacht Club in hopes of catching a glimpse of the giant fish.
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“As we were driving along the shoreline we saw a fin. I screamed ‘Shark!’ to the girls and we pulled over and we ran down to the dock to get a closer look,” said Christie Wisener, who witnessed the animal Friday evening.
Her daughter, Sydney Wisener, described the encounter as exciting. “It was splashing me. I was very excited to see it,” she told Global News.
David Hamilton, a member of the Bedford Basin Yacht Club, said he and his son went to the marina hoping to spot the shark after hearing reports about it. About 10 minutes after arriving, Hamilton said he noticed the animal’s large dorsal fin cutting through the water.
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A basking shark is seen in this handout still image from a video, in the Bedford Basin at the mouth of the Sackville River, in Bedford, N.S., on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Facebook, NS shark sightings and info, Zahra Celii
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