Humpback Whale Breaches and Capsizes Boat
A whale jumping out of the water
When an 80,000-pound humpback whale rockets out of the depths, not much can stand in its way. Brothers Wyatt and Colin Yager recently witnessed this incredible power off the coast of Odiorne Point in Rye, New Hampshire. They captured the shocking moment a humpback breached and landed on the backside of a small nearby boat, capsizing the vessel. Fortunately, neither the people aboard nor the whale appeared to suffer any injuries.
Causes of Whale Breaching Incidents
Given recent reports of orcas ramming and capsizing vessels off the coast of the Iberian Peninsula, some online have jokingly wondered if the whales aren’t rising up in revolt. However, marine biologist Alisa Schulman-Janiger, lead research biologist for the California Killer Whale Project, assures us this was not an attack. “This was an accident,” she says, explaining that it was a collision between a whale focused on feeding and a fishing boat dead in the water, making.....(follow the link watch in youtube)
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