“The boat was in the right place at the wrong time. This could have been much worse for all involved,' the Plymouth harbormaster said after a humpback whale breached the water and landed on top of a boat.
Talk about a crazy encounter. A humpback whale was caught on camera breaching the water and landing on top of a boat off the coast of Plymouth, Massachusetts, on Sunday.
Plymouth Harbormaster Chad Hunter told NBC10 Boston the incident occurred around 10 a.m. off the coast of White Horse Beach. The 19-foot vessel sustained light damage to its bow but was shockingly still seaworthy. The boat was able to return to the boat ramp on its own power, and the boat operator fortunately reported there were no injuries.
“The boat was in the right place at the wrong time. This could have been much worse for all involved," Hunter said."Children like to lean over the side of the boat to watch the fish so it is very lucky that nobody got hurt here. An incident like this is pretty rare but very dangerous to boaters.” Those who know the area, with some having fished there for decades, told NBC10 Boston they have never seen something like this before.
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