Giant squid attacks Greenpeace submarine

A giant squid has been filmed in a frantic attack on a Greenpeace submarine, spinning wildly as it squirts a plume of black ink.

Greenpeace posted a Vine video of the ten-legged creature flailing its limbs and whips the hull as the frightened crew point a spotlight at it to scare it away.

The encounter was filmed in the Bering Sea – the body of water between Russia and Alaska – and uploaded to Greenpeace's account on Friday.

"It's a squid attacking a submarine during a #BeringSea expedition with @GreenpeaceUSA!" was the only note attached to the Vine post.

The squid reportedly swam away unharmed and there are no reports of damage to the submarine.

Source: Greenpeace Vine
Author: Matthew Henry. Approving editor: Kieran Campbell.