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Where's 'Cabot'?: Great White Shark Spotted In Long Island Sound Heads Out East Where's 'Cabot'?: Great White Shark Spotted In Long Island Sound Heads Out East
Where's 'Cabot'?: Great White Shark Spotted In Long Island Sound Heads Out East "Cabot," the great white shark spotted off the coast of Long Island Sound, has headed east. His latest pings, around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, show he is southwest of Montauk, according to researchers at ocean research group Ocearch.org. It had been tracked off the shore of Fairfield County in Greenwich. The news Monday, May 20 that a great white had been spotted off the coast of Long Island for the first time ever, was a shock.  So much so that for a while so many people logged onto to the site's tracker that it crashed, the group said on Twitter. Researchers made light of th…

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Great White Shark Tracked In Long Island Sound For First Time Ever, Says Ocean Research Group Great White Shark Tracked In Long Island Sound For First Time Ever, Says Ocean Research Group
Great White Shark Tracked In Long Island Sound For First Time Ever, Says Ocean Research Group Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water. A great white shark has been tracked in the Long Island Sound off the coast of Fairfield County. The shark, named "Cabot," was pinged off the shore of Greenwich just before 11 a.m. Monday, May 20, according to the ocean research group Ocearch.org. iI's the first time ever Ocearch says it tracked a great white in the LI Sound.  "Cabot" weighs 533 pounds and is 9-feet, 8 inches long.  Ocearch.org posted a photo of the great white shark and a map on its Twitter account, saying: "Be advised! For the first t…

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by Joe Lombardi