WASHINGTON — Maybe she waved hello with her dorsal fin.
The biggest tiger shark ever tagged on the East Coast just made an appearance off the coast of Virginia. Chessie, who is more than 12 feet long and around 1,200 pounds, was off Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and was named for that state’s Chechessee River.
A shows Chessie was swimming off the coast of Virginia Beach Thursday morning.
Virginia is for lovers my fin…. Not one person has offered a hug let alone a kiss
鈥� Chessie Tiger Shark (@ChessieShark)
The nonprofit group tracks hundreds of tagged sharks worldwide, and posts their locations online.
Already, a set up for Chessie has almost 16,000 followers.聽But a Great White shark named Mary Lee has Chessie soundly beaten, with 77,000 .
Shark enthusiasts, take note — Discovery Channel’s annual starts July 5.
