THE shark which attacked a navy diver in Sydney Harbor today is believed to be a dangerous bull shark, an expert says.
The 31-year-old man is believed to have lost part of a hand and part of a leg in the incident shortly before 7am at the navy base near the iconic Harrys Cafe de Wheels at Woolloomooloo.
The diver was carrying out an anti-terrorism exercise off the HMAS Darwin docked at Garden Island at the time.
Royal Australian Navy Rear Admiral Nigel Coates said the attack occurred in the area between Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and Garden Island Naval Base.
Rear Admiral Coates, who is Fleet Commander at Garden Island, confirmed the man is a navy diver who was participating in a diving exercise in Sydney Harbor run by the navy over the past two weeks.