VIDEO: Terrifying moment when great white shark bites engine of family's boat 

A family in Australia had a terrifying encounter with a 14-foot great white shark that circled their boat for more than an hour and bit their engine several times. 

“We had a big visitor from the deep come up, nice size … white pointer,” David Tuckfield told 9News.

Tuckfield, his wife, and their 14-year-old son were fishing from a 7.2 meter boat off the coast of Mandurah, south of Perth on Friday, where they were unlucky to meet the massive shark. 

When the family first spotted the shark, it tried to grab one of their catch. It then proceeded to circle the boat for more than an hour, biting the small boat’s engine multiple times. 

"He tried to take a chunk out of the motor, we were mesmerized," said Tuckfield.

"Such a big majestic creature," he added. "We don't appreciate them until you see them up close and it is their playground."