New World Record OW Swim

I am still waiting to hear all of the information, particularly from Mr. Ebanks. Frankly I find it disturbing that he has not come forward to clarify the events surrounding the story as reported by the Cayman paper. However, it is beginning to appear that there is a building consensus that he baited the sharks and either hooked one or attempted to do so. If this was in violation of any applicable Cayman law it might explain his silence. However, he is doing a disservice to Penny by not speaking up. That being said, I stand by Penny and her incredible feat. Considering her history of a willingness to abandon without complaint when required, I simply can not believe she (or her husband Chris) had any knowledge of what was happening. Nor do I think she would have approved the baiting of sharks by her crew in advance of the swim. Moreover, from everything that I have read, if Mr. Ebanks did what has been alleged, he did it on his own. After the fact, Penny has resolutely stood by all of her crew and their actions to protect her, as it should be. I think it is interesting that Mr Ebanks happened to have 1 or more fish in his Zodiac. I find that odd. I am assuming that he has a good explanation for that. If you Google Mr Ebanks you find that he is a world record holding angler who runs fishing charters and is actively involve in Cayman tourism. Maybe the explaination lies somewhere in that information.

I am still waiting to hear all of the information, particularly from Mr. Ebanks. Frankly I find it disturbing that he has not come forward to clarify the events surrounding the story as reported by the Cayman paper. However, it is beginning to appear that there is a building consensus that he baited the sharks and either hooked one or attempted to do so. If this was in violation of any applicable Cayman law it might explain his silence. However, he is doing a disservice to Penny by not speaking up. That being said, I stand by Penny and her incredible feat. Considering her history of a willingness to abandon without complaint when required, I simply can not believe she (or her husband Chris) had any knowledge of what was happening. Nor do I think she would have approved the baiting of sharks by her crew in advance of the swim. Moreover, from everything that I have read, if Mr. Ebanks did what has been alleged, he did it on his own. After the fact, Penny has resolutely stood by all of her crew and their actions to protect her, as it should be. I think it is interesting that Mr Ebanks happened to have 1 or more fish in his Zodiac. I find that odd. I am assuming that he has a good explanation for that. If you Google Mr Ebanks you find that he is a world record holding angler who runs fishing charters and is actively involve in Cayman tourism. Maybe the explaination lies somewhere in that information.