10-Foot White Shark Pings Near NC Beach Before Spring Break

A 10-foot white shark named Contender, weighing nearly 1,700 pounds, pings tight to the North Carolina coast off Cape Fear, just ahead of spring break. Tagged by OCEARCH in January 2025, this massive male moves north from Florida waters, joining other sharks like juvenile females Nori and Cayo in the area. Trackers on their dorsal fins send real-time pings when they surface near satellites, revealing migration from summer northern haunts to winter southern grounds.