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In the US, several different brands are available: Sharkbite, PlumBite, Nibco Push, which are all brass, demountable, similar to the Pegler Tectite design. Some fittings are only designed for plastic (PEX and PERT) pipe and are non-removable. In the US, Legend Valve make a single-use push-fit system, and Sharkbite have one called EvoPex.
A 37° flare type end fitting for flexible hose. The AN thread (also A-N) is a particular type of fitting used to connect flexible hoses and rigid metal tubing that carry fluid. It is a US military-derived specification that dates back to World War II and stems from a joint standard agreed upon by the Army Air Corps and Navy, hence AN.
The majority of shark nets used are gillnets, which is a wall of netting that hangs in the water and captures the targeted sharks by entanglement. [6] The nets may be as much as 186 metres (610 ft) long, set at a depth of 6 metres (20 ft), have a mesh size of 500 millimetres (20 in) and are designed to catch sharks longer than 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length.
Shark bite victim's arm was 'shredded,' paramedic says Gordon Wilson, the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue firefighter and paramedic who treated Reinhardt, is a shark-bite survivor himself.
Although sharks rarely bite humans, the tiger shark is reported to be responsible for a large share of fatal shark-bite incidents, and is regarded as one of the most dangerous shark species. [61] [62] They often visit shallow reefs, harbors, and canals, creating the potential for encounter with humans. [5]
The first shark bit him in the knee. The second shark bit him in the shoulder. But somehow, Marlin Deere Wakeman was able to pull himself out of the water and into a boat.
Out of more than 500 shark species, only three are responsible for a double-digit number of fatal, unprovoked attacks on humans: the great white, tiger, and bull. [6] The oceanic whitetip has probably killed many more shipwreck and plane crash survivors, but these are not recorded in the statistics. [7] Humans are not part of a shark's normal diet.
Swept out to sea while fishing at Kapehu Beach, Hawaii, the victim was last seen in the shark's mouth. [62] Male Pan Am pilot: 1952: Unconfirmed: Killed while swimming near Key West, Florida, the man was bitten in the groin area. Survivors of the wreck of the "Spare Time" July 27, 1952: Unknown, possibly Great White, Blue, or Oceanic White Tip.