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Great White Shark Spotted Off Monomoy Point In Chatham

CHATHAM (CBS) - A great white shark was spotted off the coast of Chatham on Wednesday.

Chatham harbormaster Stuart Smith said a 10-foot shark was seen a few hundred yards off the coast of Monomoy Point.

A Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries crew spotted the shark at around 12:30 p.m.

The crew members were deploying two acoustic radio receivers designed to monitor sharks when the shark swam up near their boat.

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