Fishermen on the Arabian Sea reel in giant 40ft long whaleshark.

Fishermen on the Arabian Sea reel in giant 40ft long whaleshark.

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Try telling someone you caught this 40ft fish that's as big as a whale - because they're unlikely to believe you. But that's exactly what a group of fishermen will be saying after landing this monster from the deep in the Arabian Sea. 

Crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of the beast - believed to be one of the biggest ever caught - as it was hauled out of the water at Charai Fishery. Two cranes were brought in to pull the eight-ton shark's carcass out. But that failed, so eventually another crane was brought in to complete the task. 

The shark was spotted floating unconscious in the sea ten days ago, around 90 miles away from shore. Bidding for the shark had already begun.

Two cranes lift the dead shark as they try to get it out of the water

Reeled in: Pakistani fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the water

 People stand on the floating fish as it rests in the water, around 90 miles away from where it was caught

Shark attraction: Ropes are attached to the weighty whale in an attempt to get it onto dry land

Onlookers crowd around the carcass of the whale shark at a fish harbour in Karachi

Massive: The 40ft fish was brought to harbour in Karachi, Pakistan