'UK's great white shark' mystery as harbour master says 'fin' is something more mundane

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great white shark fin' spotted off the coast of Sussex this week has been revealed to be something a lot less sinister.The 'shark' was spotted by James Venn, who snapped the strange object poking out of the water after believing it could have been a seal.He saw what he believed to be a sea creature in Goring-by-Sea, near Worthing in West Sussex, but after looking at his photos again, he started to believe that the shape matched the distinctive triangular fin of the great white shark.The 46-year-old's theory was backed up by shark fisherman Graeme Pullen, 70, who after looking at the pictures claimed it was 'an undisputed shark'.He said: "Analysing the photo it is obviously a shark - this can't be disputed."I've always thought there was a shark there as there have been so many sightings by fishermen, but James has managed to photograph the fin."However, despite the backing of the shark expert, it seemed talk of 'great white's cruising through British waters' gathered a lot of attention.After the photographs went viral, a harbour master has come forward to say what the object actually is, and it appears to be nothing more than a pipe.Responding to the furore, Littlehampton Harbour decided to put the 'sea-spriracy' to bed for good by revealing the unexciting truth of the spotting - that the object in the sea was little more than a pipe.A spokesman for Littlehampton Harbour said: “They say never let the truth ruin a good story, but before anyone else gets carried away about the ‘great white shark fin’ recently spotted off Ferring.“That’s actually the end of a Ferring Outfall pipe, which is a known hazard at low water marked by the Cardinal Buoy visible in the background of the photo."Please note it is not our intention to.