2007-01-11 14:53:44 · 15 answers · asked by catchup 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Giant squid are fairly fast, aggressive predators---hundreds of feet below the surface, that is. The don't come any higher, or they'd suffer pressure changes their bodies can't take.
Also, contrary to modern legend, squid actually can't lift their tentacles above the surface of the water. They're too limp.
Humboldt squid, a very large, fast species that can swim just under the surface, could possibly have killed sailors who fell from the lifeboats. Fishermen who hunt the squid suspect they can eat people.
2007-01-11 14:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by Rachel R 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is possible if they did not have a knife?
go to www.history.com and look it up?
Look up sea tragedies, or ocean tragedies, or just military and war issues?Killer whales the Orca would not have been the issue at all. Unless they were just playing around they are playful and not killers. They don't eat people. Sharks yes and it would not take a great white to do it in a life boat either it would take any small ones if the boat capsized from ramming it and they travel in school. There are some squids yes that could get them if their boats were sinking. But maybe you are looking for the 600 men in the water in WWII which I believe were in the South Pacific and their were only 200 men left after the sharks went on a feeding frenzy, they ate up 400 men, in 3 days as they waited for a ship to rescue them after their ship was destroyed by the Japanese. I believe in the original Jaws film the story is told briefly and the fellows name in the film is real as well, he gave that story to Steven Spielberg and that inspired the film of Jaws
Look up the Jaws movie or rent it find the name and you will find the incident.
2007-01-11 15:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually yes, there was one recorded attack on men in lifeboats during WWII. A cargo ship was sunk by a German Uboat in the South Atlantic. The dozen survivors were drifting hanging off the side of the raft to stay cool in from the blistering sunshine. Without warning, one of the men was grabbed by a very large tentacle which pulled him under the water. The sailor next to the victim was also grabbed, but managed to climb aboard the raft before he too could be pulled under. The man received suction cup scars on his leg and back, while the other was never seen again. Days later, when the survivors were rescued, they recounted their tale and were met with skepticism. However, after returning to civilization, the mans scars were examined by several biologists who had never seen such wounds. After determining the animal was probably some kind of squid, they estimated the creature to be around 23 feet long. So, yes. There was AN attack on WWII shipwreck survivors, but no, it wasn't common.
2014-06-30 08:36:32 · answer #3 · answered by Wouldwurkr 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Humboldt Squid Attacks On Humans
2016-11-14 00:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by andeee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean World War Two.
There haven't been any reported cases of giant squid attacks. but maybe there were. Cause there are some soldiers still missing.
But squids are deep water animals. So attacks are highly unlikely.
But I suppose something more believable is that Great Whites have the guts to attack lifeboats.
Or maybe Killer Whales. they are bigger than yachts.
haha
2007-01-11 15:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by goodbassistsarehardtofind 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ok first of all. NO. secondly, the position did you listen this style of daft tale? i advise, large squids were sighted in the gulf of Mexico and the marianas trench. neitehr were the information superhighway sites of any international conflict 2 battles, and that i imagine that would nicely be the reason behind the existence boats. plus large squids won't be able to stay that on the fringe of the floor, they favor a severe rigidity ecosystem so the finished element isn't achieveable.
2016-10-30 21:22:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure. maybe the squid rammed into the lifeboats, and made them burst? leaving them in the water to either drown, get attacked by man-of-wars, or something else...
2007-01-11 14:56:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I found reference to the attack on this page, http://nm.essortment.com/squidgiantlarg_rehq.htm, but no where else substantiates that it's possible. Most follow that it is improbable for a squid to be that close to the surface, and nearly impossible for one to attack above the surface of the water. it simply isn't the way their bodies are designed to move, and they would have no motivation to move to the surface to attack something. I'd have to go with a "no" on this one. It seems to be an urban legend.
2007-01-11 15:07:03 · answer #8 · answered by Kitten_pmr 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. squid are deep water animals who die near the surface.
2007-01-18 08:48:18 · answer #9 · answered by a67driver 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest, I don't think so
2016-08-08 23:48:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋