Whale of An Encounter
Not all encounters with marine mammals are pleasant, though this one reported in England’s Daily Mail is certainly awesome to see, as a humpback whale breaches frighteningly close to a fishing boat in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. Thankfully neither the boaters nor the whale were injured.
In the second series of photos, a humpback nearly capsizes a panga. No reports on whether or not there were injuries in this cetacean encounter.
Not all unpleasant whale encounters involve breaching. Want to see what happens when a humpback whale snags your anchor line? Check out the video posted here on Boatingmag.com.
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For advice on navigating when whales are around, visit the NOAA Fisheries website page on marine mammal viewing guidelines.
