Home Hubdub logo
 
Home
Leaderboards

Will the Mexican Navy display a dead shark by May 31st? [Reported]

Settled as No

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2634668020080526?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&rpc=22&sp=true Mon May 26, 2008 4:44pm EDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican Navy searched for sharks in the ocean near Pacific surfing beaches on Monday, after two bathers were killed and another maimed in a rare spate of shark attacks. Three boats and a helicopter patrolled the sea while Navy and rescue officials scanned the horizon with binoculars from popular beaches around the southwestern Mexican resort of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo. They warned surfers not to go far out. "We've been monitoring the beaches; we've done reconnaissance flights," Rear Adm. Arturo Bernal said, adding that no big shark had been detected yet in the area. Surfer Bruce Grimes from Texas was bitten on the arm on Saturday off nearby Playa Linda beach, making him the third target of a shark attack in the area in a month. Two attacks in April and May killed a Mexican and an American -- the first shark deaths off Mexico's Pacific coast in 30 years, according to official records. ____________ My comment: Tourism is one of the larger industries in Mexico, and vital to resort destinations such as Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, the Mexican goverment and military is taking the recent shark attacks there very seriously.
 
% chance over time
   Zoom in

Settled

Yes
14%
No
86%
Activity: H$3,523
Settled as No on Sun 1st Jun 2:25pm PDT
All questions are settled by Hubdub according to settlement info provided by the question creator.

Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Suspend date: Sat 31st May 12:59am PDT

Settlement date: Sun 1st Jun 2:25pm PDT

Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 31st May 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 15%

Action history:

Created Mon 26th May 4:40pm PDT by valornhonor[Power User]
Suspended Sat 31st May 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settled as 'No' Sun 1st Jun 2:25pm PDT by lesley[Admin]: No dead sharks on display
All questions are settled by Hubdub according to settlement info provided by the question creator.

Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.... read all

 

Predictions

11 weeks ago
notablenotices predicted No (H$6 at 86%)
11 weeks ago
melofan predicted No (H$100 at 86%)
11 weeks ago
swilson[Power User] predicted Yes (H$100 at 14%)
12 weeks ago
elsterama predicted No (H$20 at 86%)
12 weeks ago
jhouseholder predicted Yes (H$8 at 14%)
more

Comments

  1 dieseldog
i didn't know mexico had a navy. learn something new on this site daily. keep up the good work valornhonor.
posted 12 weeks ago
  2 randburg
GRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

*****************( H = U = G = E === T = E = E = T = H )****************

snap! SNAP! sNAp! SNap! SnAp! GRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

Bet you didn't know that sharks could growl...? ...learn something new on this site daily...
posted 12 weeks ago

Please log in or join to post a comment.

New to Hubdub?

Hubdub lets you play at predicting the outcomes of real running news questions

Start playing or learn more