I believe it was a sailfish. The story goes that while cruising from the
Similans towards Richelieu Rock, the captain spotted a pod of false killer
whales. He steered the boat to an intercept point, where they put
snorkellers in the water to observe the pod. False killer whales feed on
sailfish, among other things, and apparently the pod was indeed chasing a
sailfish who found its path blocked by a human. So it stabbed her in the
abdomen. I believe she lived. Don't know about the sailfish :-)

Bjorn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Reef Fish" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 20:07
Subject: [SCUBA-SE] LEGEND: The Invasion of the Swordfish


On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:51:18 +0800, Robert Delfs <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>Not unprecedented.  A woman diver on a live-aboard was badly impaled by
>a billfish in Thailand a year or so ago.  I don't have the details, but
>my recollection is that she may have died as a result of the incident.
>
>
>Robert Delfs

http://aseanyouth.cbn.com.sg/singapore/talltales2.asp

ElPezNeuvo