<br /> <p>A boater had a close encounter with a great white shark while fishing near Whangaparaoa, New Zealand, on March 3.</p><p>Sean McCormack was fishing off Stanmore Bay when he found a great white shark circling his boat.</p><br /><p>McCormack believes the shark was at least 10 feet long, about the size of his boat, according to a report by 1 NEWS NOW</a>.</p><br /><p>The shark swimming close to the McCormack’s boat. McCormack was understandably frightened by the incident and said he was “trembling like a schoolgirl.” Credit: Sean McCormack via Storyful</p><br />