Close encounters with sharks at Dubai Aquarium

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Close encounters with sharks at Dubai Aquarium. Gulf News reporter gets a close encounter with the sharks in the world’s biggest aquarium. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00So this is my first time diving ever.

00:14I'm at Dubai Malan Aquarium.

00:16I'm really excited but I'm nervous at the same time.

00:18I'm a good swimmer but that doesn't necessarily mean that I'm going to be a good diver.

00:22It's all about breathing so that's what I'm going to be working on.

00:28So after practicing the breathing techniques in the dive cage, it was time for the final

00:32dive.

00:33I grabbed a waterproof camera and put on my flippers, strapped on the very heavy 50 pound

00:37oxygen tank and slowly lowered myself down a rope, having to stop after each meter to

00:42pinch my nose and blow out in order to release the pressure from my ears.

00:46It's basically the same sensation you get when taking off or landing in a plane.

00:51Then finally I reached the bottom and suddenly became aware of my surroundings, being very

00:55careful not to upset a shark or stingray so they wouldn't make a meal on my foot.

00:59Like my instructor Ernesto said, once you regulate your breathing and get a chance to

01:03just observe, a weight will be lifted and you'll have fun.

01:06So I just kicked my feet, opened my eyes and off I went.

01:09It was a really neat experience.

01:12I loved seeing all of the fish and the wildlife.

01:17I was only really scared when we saw the shark really close and I grabbed for the instructor.

01:21But aside from that it was just focusing on breathing, relaxing and just floating through

01:25and just observing everything around you.

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