The terrifying moment a huge 15ft great white shark sent divers flying about a steel cage as it thrashed about stuck in the bars has been caught in shocking headcam footage.
Divers were left gripping on for their lives as the "Big Mamma" suffered huge cuts down her side as she desperately tried to free herself.
The terrified divers swam for safety - but found it difficult to see as she had bled so heavily the water was swamped with her blood.
The toothy predator began circling a team of divers after they had descended 35ft into the ocean just off the Mexican island of Guadalupe.
As she got too close to the cage one diver desperately tried to shove her away but she turned back and suddenly crunched through the team's air supply.
As it exploded into air bubbles they lost half their oxygen supply in seconds.
The shark then swam into the balcony of the cage and managed to lodge herself within the steel bars.
As she tried to free herself she thrashed about and at one point sent them flying onto a 45-degree angle.
The shocking footage has been released just days after a clip emerged of a Great White Shark breaking into a diving cage while a tourist was trapped inside.
The four-metre-long predator was chasing a piece of tuna bait left out by a guide when it accidentally smashed into the supposedly 'shark-proof' cage.
Great Whites can swim up to 25mph, and its momentum took it into the underwater apparatus as tourists watched in horror.
After it swam away it becomes clear that a diver was inside as staff then pull him up and out of the water.
The diver appears shocked but uninjured and some on the boat cheer and clap.
Director of Operations for Bluewater Travel Katie Yonker shared the latest terrifying footage on a blog post after filming it on her head cam.
She and a group from Bluewater Travel were diving in Guadalupe as part of the 2nd annual Bluewater Travel Guadalupe group trip in September.
Katie said herself and her team mates David, Katie B and divemaster Yann were in "for an experience none of us will ever forget."
She adds: "Less than half way through the dive a female shark approximately 13 - 15 feet long approached Yann and he pushed her away from the cage.
"A few seconds later, the shark bit the air hose that supplies air from the surface to the divers in the cage, creating an explosion of air bubbles.
She said the "shark then swam vertically down into the balcony of the cage, made a sharp turn, and swam right through the bars of the cage.
"She thrashed around for several seconds and in the process got further lodged into the bars of the cage."
She said the three of them "stood, gripping the cage in an attempt to stay upright while the cage circled back and forth and at one point was at a 45-degree angle due to the shark’s thrashing."
She said "It was nearly impossible to see anything because the shark was blocking much of the exit and visibility was limited by all the air bubbles and blood in the water.
She then scrambled to the surface as the sharks tail nearly smashed into her as she went.
Katie was keen to say the shark had been attracted by tuna and had not meant to attack the crew.
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