The largest great white shark ever recorded doesn't sound like an inviting diving companion, but some incredibly brave scuba divers decided hanging out with the toothy monster was just their kind of thing, and it went... well, it went fine. It wasn't entirely a coincidence, of course, and the divers weren't tourists. They were there to observe shark behavior around the carcass of a dead sperm whale. There were plenty of regular customers, according to researcher Ocean Ramsey, before this creature created a disturbance in the force. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website Ramsey spoke to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser about the experience: ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website “We saw a few tigers and then she came up and all the other sharks split, and she started brushing up against the boat,” Ramsey said in a phone interview that evening, her voice trembling with exhilaration and exhaustion after swimming with the shark all day. “She was just this big beautiful gentle giant wanting to use our boat as a scratching post. We went out at sunrise, and she stayed with us pretty much throughout the day.” That's right, this great white straight out of a Jason Statham movie is apparently the apex predator equivalent of a teddy bear. No, seriously, Ocean Ramsey tells the Star-Advertiser this giant is "probably the most gentle great white I’ve ever seen. Big pregnant females are actually the safest ones to be with, the biggest oldest ones, because they’ve seen it all — including us." Ramsey says she has encountered this giant before and calls her "Deep Blue." That charming nickname goes along with the researcher's contention the shark is "like, a grandma shark." To be clear, Ocean Ramsey is a serious shark expert, and she and her dive team had a permit from the NOAA to be there. She says non-professionals need to be wary, as some recreational boaters near "Deep Blue" found out the hard way. According to Ramsey, Blue "sort of gently mouthed" one of the inflatable boats "and those people left shortly after that." Not to contradict an expert like Ramsey, but how does a 20-foot great white "gently mouth" anything? We're not talking about a 20-foot golden retriever. Say hello to Grandma Warner Bros. It's anti-climactic, discovering that the most monstrous great white ever seen is kind of a big sweetheart. Jason Statham would be disappointed.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice A monster great white shark dubbed 'Deep Blue' is thought to be the biggest ever caught on camera. The beautiful ocean beast was snapped off the coast of Hawaii on Tuesday, dwarfing a diver she swam next to. Deep Blue is thought to be around 50 years old and measures slightly less than 20ft long. Experts believe she is the largest ever seen - and has survived despite the often life-limiting harm pollution, hunting and fishing have had on the animals' life-spans. (Image: REUTERS) George Burgess, director emeritus of the International Shark Attack File at Florida Museum of Natural History, told ABC News: "It's a very big white shark, obviously. "One of the largest that has ever been seen in the water. (Image: REUTERS) "I'm not sure it's 20ft, I suspect it's a little less than that. Perhaps 18, 19 feet, if I were to guess. She's a big girl." The shark was nicknamed Deep Blue by expert Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, who has dived with the creature as part of a Sharl Week documentary for the Discovery channel. (Image: REUTERS) In 2015 Padilla was filmed reaching his hands out of a protective, metal shark cage and touching the fin of the stunning creature. At the time, he believed Deep Blue was pregnant. Every year, there are around 70-100 shark attacks recorded worldwide, resulting in an estimated 5-15 deaths.<doc-sep>Divers near the Hawaiian island of Oahu made a rare discovery over the weekend, capturing close-up photographs of what’s believed to be the largest great white shark ever recorded in history. The predator — nicknamed “Deep Blue” and estimated to be 50-years-old — weighs in at 2.5 tons. It was tagged by scientists when it was last spotted of the coast of Mexico more than 20 years ago. Mark Mohler and Kimberly Jeffries saw the shark feasting on a dead sperm whale on Sunday, boldly swimming alongside the seven-metre giant and capturing stunning pictures of the experience. It can be seen chomping on the whale in videos recorded by the divers shortly after a gam of tiger sharks first made the discovery, feeding on the carcass before Deep Blue arrived. Researchers believe the great white managed to grow so large due to its age. The deadly shark was reportedly featured several years ago on Discovery Channel’s Shark Week, a marathon television series dedicated to all things sharks. Ms Jeffries, who shared images and videos from the encounter online, captioned an Instagram post writing, “I waited quietly, patiently, observing as she swam up to the dead sperm whale carcass and then slowly to me, passing close enough I gently put my hand out to maintain a small space so her girth could pass.” “I know some people criticise touch but what some don’t realize is that sometimes sharks seek touch, she swam away escorted by two rough-toothed dolphins who danced around her,” she continued. Along with other activists, Ms Jeffries has called for a bill to be re-introduced in the Hawaii legislature that would ban the killing of sharks and stingrays, typically for their fins, which are considered a delicacy in several international cuisines. 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For most it would bring back terrible memories of the scene from Jaws when the immortal line 'you're going to need a bigger boat' was uttered. But when a team of divers spotted the largest great white shark on the planet they only hesitated to grab their cameras before they jumped into the sea. The enormous predator named Deep Blue is up to 50 years old, weights 2.5 tons and measures 20ft long. It was drawn to the water around Hawaii for what one diver described as an 'all you can eat buffet' - to feed on a dead sperm whale. Deep Blue was last spotted in Mexico in 2013 where it was fitted with a tracker which is how divers were able to identify it this time. Conservation photographer Juan Oliphant was one of the divers who took the plunge along with with marine biologist Ocean Ramsey Ocean Ramsey swimming with Deep Blue in photos shot by Juan Oliphant after it was spotted in the water off Oahu on Sunday by Kimberly Jeffries. Deep Blue became an icon several years ago during Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, through her remarkable size and age. She is 20 feet long and thought to be 50 years old. Pictures show the pair getting remarkably close to the deadly animal It's likely that Deep Blue grew so big simply because of her age. Before being spotted in Hawaii, the great white was caught on video in July 2018 near Guadalupe Island, off the west coast of Mexico. It was spotted feeding on the carcass of a whale Divers could identify her as 'Deep Blue' thanks to a tag she was implanted with when she appeared off the coast of Mexico two decades ago. Deep Blue is thought to be around 20ft long according to scientists who have previously encountered the predator, around the same height as a fully-grown giraffe Remarkable photos shot by Oliphant show him and Ramsey swimming right next to the enormous predator. Posting on Instagram shortly after the swim, Oliphant wrote: 'Face to face with the worlds largest great white ever recorded 'Deep Blue' with @oceanramsey. 'I'm still in shock that we spent almost the whole day with this amazing animal in my backyard. 'I hope my conservation images like this help people to question their perceptions and realize the beauty, and importance of sharks and I hope that they inspire the kind of compassion and connection we need to have with nature and sharks, to help protect them and coexist alongside them.' Another diver who swam with Deep Blue. Kimberly Jeffries, wrote: 'If you asked me a few days ago what the most amazing thing I've ever seen in Hawaiian waters the answer probably would be pretty different. 'If you asked me yesterday the answer would be freediving with Deep Blue, a great white, the largest ever documented, who was last seen in 2013 in Mexico. 'If you asked me right now, it would be freediving with, interacting with and photographing not one but multiple, different great whites AND Deep Blue.' Great White Breakfast Posted by Kimberly Jeffries on Wednesday, 16 January 2019 Video shot by the photographer Kimberly Jeffries and posted on Facebook shows a different great white feeding on the dead sperm whale before Deep Blue arrived. A shark believed to be 'Deep Blue' was last spotted in footage captured by shark researcher Mauricio Hoyos Padilla off Mexico's Guadalupe Island in 2013 Padilla's remarkable footage from 2013 shows the stealthy predator lurking in the deep while attempting to catch prey Footage of Deep Blue was also captured back in 2013 by shark researcher Mauricio Hoyos Padilla off Mexico's Guadalupe Island.