Posted: 7:12 a.m. Thursday, July 22, 2010
WHALE JUMPS ON A BOAT!? By Tad Lemire
A 33-foot southern right whale jumped out of
the water off Cape Town, South Africa, and landed on a couple's sailboat, snapping the
mast. This species of whale navigates by sound - and has poor eyesight - and may have
simply not heard the sailboat, which had its motor off. Paloma Werner and her partner
Ralph first saw the whale in the distance. They suddenly saw it submerge about 100 feet
away. They say "Next thing you know, there's a 40-ton whale on the deck of the boat.
Then the whale slid down the side of the boat and back into the water." They did a
damage check and found the boat wasn't taking on water so they started the engine and
headed for shore. They saw the whale reappear further away.
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A 33-foot southern right whale jumped out of
the water off Cape Town, South Africa, and landed on a couple's sailboat, snapping the
mast. This species of whale navigates by sound - and has poor eyesight - and may have
simply not heard the sailboat, which had its motor off. Paloma Werner and her partner
Ralph first saw the whale in the distance. They suddenly saw it submerge about 100 feet
away. They say "Next thing you know, there's a 40-ton whale on the deck of the boat.
Then the whale slid down the side of the boat and back into the water." They did a
damage check and found the boat wasn't taking on water so they started the engine and
headed for shore. They saw the whale reappear further away.
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