# The night watch: the YouTubers who were guardians of a shark stuck in a South Korean canal

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-21T11:41:48+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/youtube-watch-over-shark-stuck-south-korea-canal-busan-bukang-i
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-night-watch-the-youtubers-who-were-guardians-of-a-shark-stuck-in-a-1a2458/

Wearing hi-vis and carrying selfie sticks, livestreamers watched over an animal that was trapped for a month and drew more than 1.6m visitors before being guided out In South Korea , they call them jagyeongdan , a word whose meaning sits somewhere between vigilante group and neighbourhood watch. Each night they put on hi-vis vests, picked up their selfie sticks and gathered around the harbour in B

_Ground Level News shows a short summary only; the full article and all rights belong to Guardian World._