More than 15-foot great white shark caught and released off the tip of Ocracoke

More than 15-foot great white shark caught and released off the tip of Ocracoke

On Friday, March 28, Captain Tim Hagerich of Black Pearl Charters had a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with an estimated 1,800-pound great white shark just off the coast of northern Ocracoke Island. “I have spent thousands and thousands of hours in the ocean, and I have only seen one great white shark in my entire life, and that was a small one at about eight feet,” said Hagerich. “I also asked all the captains at Hatteras Harbor Marina if they ha…