In what was a hazardous encounter that might haveactually been far evenworse, a breaching whale landed on the bow of a fishing boat, requiring the stern out of the water and no doubt putting a scare into the travelers.
The event tookplace off Plymouth, Massachusetts, around 10 a.m. Sunday in the White Horse Beach location where humpback whales haveactually been identified feeding justrecently, according to WCVB and a press release from Plymouth Harbormaster Chad Hunter.
A Harbormaster boat appointed to the location to watch for any possible offenses of the Marine Mammal Act reacted to check on the vessel residents. The boat operator reported that noone was hurt and the 19-foot vessel continual no significant damage that effected its seaworthiness.
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A picture supplied by the Harbormaster reveals the degree of the vessel’s damage. What injuries the whale may have continual is uncertain.
Though Hunter stated the whale was breaching, it might haveactually been lunge feeding. Either method, the encounter reveals that these interactions can be harmful for boaters and whales, and boaters requirement to hearken federal law that need them to stay 100 backyards away from whales.
The Plymouth Harbormaster retweeted a video that reveals a feeding whale landing on a boat, however it was uncertain if it was the exactsame occurrence. If not, it does appear to be rather comparable.
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— PlymouthHarbor