bravely navigated killer whale infested waters when he set off from Portugal in December but it was deep into his mammoth challenge when he came face to face with heart-stopping encounters.
The 59 Commando Regiment soldier from Southampton, Hampshire spent 111 days alone at sea with the exception of separate visits from a shark and a pretty boisterous blue marlin whale.Jack spoke to the Daily Star a few days, and several decent cooked meals, after becoming the first person to row all 4,500 nautical miles between Portugal and Miami, Florida.
Pals have called him mad for sticking his arm into the water in an attempt to catch on camera a shark that had been stalking him.
Jack said: "I saw some incredible wildlife, a marlin, a shark. It was a white tip oceanic shark. I was rowing along and I saw this fin in the water, it was almost like a Jaws moment you know you see it stalking the boat, it was really exciting. "So yeah it was stalking the boat, I stuck my hand in and was able to get some good pictures of it.
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