Massive shark spotted off the coast of Spain in fourth sighting in holiday hotspot loved by Brits

A SHARK has been spotted in a Spanish port less than a week after another sparked panic at a Costa Blanca beach. This time the type of species seen was a blue shark, which rarely bite humans but have been implicated in fatal attacks in the past. SolarpixThe blue shark was spotted swimming in a Spanish port[/caption] The latest sighting brings the total in the last week to four in the sea off the Spanish coast. Three have been blue sharks or tintoreras, blamed for an attack on a holidaymaker in Elche near Alicante in July 2016. The other one was a bluntnose sixgill shark, sometime called the cow shark, which are not considered a threat to humans due to their small size and deep water habitat. The latest sighting occurred yesterday morning off one of the docks on the island of Arousa in the Galician province of Pontevedra, which is in the Ria de Arousa estuary and is home to spectacular white sandy beaches beaches and small coves which are popular with tourists and locals. More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online.Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.