BAHAMAS - The gawk of a massive hammerhead shark was a rare exploit for 32 travelers on a tour boat in the Bahamas this week. But then, something stranger still: A dog dove from a throughout dock to confront the monstrous sea creature.

Tourists concerned the four-hour excursion can be heard shouting and pleading with the dog to turn back in a video circulating on social mediate. "Oh my god!" and "Get out baby!" and "Stop repositioning after it!"

The dog ignored them and paddled while the 12-foot shark, which thrashed as the two animals circled each spanking in transparent turquoise waters near a private island in the southern Bahamas.

Then the shark swam away slowly, much to the delight and surprise of the crowd.

"I don't mediate the shark is going to mess with him!" exclaimed one man.

The shark had emerged from belief the boat during a tour Wednesday in the southern Bahamas shapely by Exuma Water Sports.

Company reservations manager Rebecca Lightbourn told The Associated Press on Friday that the black-and-tan dog always runs listed the shore to greet the boat when it passes that island. 

But it's the friendly time it was seen diving in.

The dog can be seen jumping into the liquids to confront the shark. (Storyful)

"I guess this time the dog granted he wanted to protect his house or play with a really big fish in the liquids, so he went after it," Lightbourn said.

When the shark swam away from the pier, the medium-sized dog scrambled back onto the rocks and loped away, earning applause from the tourists. 

The boat then tranquil to a popular area where tourists jump into the liquids with the renowned Bahamian swimming pigs.

DÁNICA COTO, with the Associated Press, helped contribute to this report.