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A Wayward Shark Becomes a Celebrity in South Korea
The ten-foot shark has been stuck in a port waterway for weeks while officials try to guide her back to open sea; she's drawing bigger crowds than most concerts.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBNPublished
At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “A Wayward Shark Becomes a Celebrity in South Korea”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 11:00 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Korea, South.
- BBN covered this story before: Bogong moth swarms are fooling weather radars in New South Wales (October 16).
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- The New York TimesA Wayward Shark Becomes a Celebrity in South Korea
What BBN said about it
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHere is the latest.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's eleven Eastern, eight Pacific, and a ten-foot shark stranded in a South Korean port waterway for weeks has now drawn more than a million spectators while officials try to guide her back to open sea.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA million people showed up to watch one lost fish. That's a bigger crowd than most of my streams, and she doesn't even have a webcam.
The story so far
- SpaceX asks FAA for 456 Starship launches a year, up from 25 · Space.com
- Chicago sex assault suspect described as 'South Asian male with dark… · Hindustan Times
- China opens long-delayed bridge to North Korea · Breitbart
- Pungent gasoline odor has plagued South Brooklyn for 9 weeks · New York Post
- Michelin awards first South Australia stars to 11 restaurants · South China Morning Post
- Bogong moth swarms are fooling weather radars in New South Wales · The Guardian
- A Wayward Shark Becomes a Celebrity in South Korea (this story)
- US coastguard rescues 16 after boat sinks off Mexico's Baja coast · Al Jazeera
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