Whale shark caught on camera after nudging fisherman's boat

A remarkable encounter with a whale shark, the largest living fish on Earth, was caught on camera by an astonished fisherman.

Steve Moore, captain of "The Stalker," was about 68 miles off the coast of West Ocean City, Maryland, during an overnight fishing trip in late June. About 12:15 a.m. he, his crew and fishing guests were stunned by a 30-35-foot long whale shark, according to the Delmarva Daily Times.

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"It kind of swam there and went out behind the boat, turned around and went under us before going out on his way," Moore told the Daily Times. "The way he just turned was amazing considering how big they are." Moore reports that the whale shark only lingered near the boat for less than a minute.

Moore, a seasoned fisherman, had never seen a whale shark before this encounter, despite taking an average of 80-90 trips out to the waters in the past four years, The Dispatch reports.

"I've been off-shore fishing since 1998 and that's the first one I've seen," he told The Dispatch, "and I spend a lot of time out in the ocean."

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Moore's sighting is one of two whale shark sightings off the coast of Ocean City. The Delmarva Daily Times reports that Josh Schleupner also saw a whale shark on July 4, but he was able to actually get into the water and swim with the magnificent creature.

Naturally, his encounter was also caught on camera. Check it out in the video above.