Wipe out! Is this the moment Anthony Cotton, a plumber from Devon, broke the world record for the biggest wave ever surfed?
Something at least to make you smile in terms of our recent experience of the damp side of things. Why is that the people who do extraordinary things like this always turn out to be plumbers or electricians, or bus drivers?
These remarkable pictures show the moment plumber and professional surfer, Anthony Cotton, may have broken the record for the largest wave ever surfed.
Cotton, 34, tackled the monster wave in stormy seas off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal, on Sunday.
The photographs are taken on the notorious Praia do Norte beach near the fishing village of Nazare on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. The beach is a favourite spot for extreme surfers thanks to its huge waves.
Estimating the size of the wave experts have suggested it could be at least as big as the 80ft wall of water that Cotton rode in October of last year