A forklift was used to unload a 400kg (882lb) shark a fisherman landed while catching lobsters.

Alan Fairless, 39, was tending his shellfish pots when the shark got caught in his ropes, The Sun reported.

Fairless and his friends couldn't lift the shark into their boat.

"At first we had no idea what on earth it was ... when it came closer, we realised there was no way we could haul it up on our 26 foot (7.9 metre) boat," Fairless said.

A trawler was called to help and the huge catch was lifted onboard and unloaded using a forklift.

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