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A fish story to remember
Posted on 8/2/16 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 8/2/16 at 10:40 pm
Technically not a fish..but what a story to be able to tell.
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Every couple of years a whale/boat collision happens but I've never heard of a whale trying to breach under a boat.
Humpbacks are 40-50' and weigh about 40 tons
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What started as a quiet day on the water in Seward turned into a scary, up-close encounter with a humpback whale for one family.
Anchorage dentist Guy Burk said he was in Resurrection Bay with a friend and some family members when they decided to stop and do some fishing.
He said they’d seen a humpback whale in the area but it wasn’t close to them. The boat was stopped for about 45 minutes when Burk said a whale struck them from below.
“I got ejected from the boat. It knocked everyone else in the boat down,” Burk recounted.
Burk said when he was in the water, he realized he was standing on top of the whale before it swam off.
He said he thinks the whale was trying to breach but didn’t see the boat because of the murky water.
The incident left a massive hole in the boat and it started to sink. Burk said his friend tried to get the boat to shore, but with a mile to go, figured out they weren’t going to make it.
A Good Samaritan vessel responded to the boat’s mayday call, rescued the passengers and towed the boat into the harbor.
Every couple of years a whale/boat collision happens but I've never heard of a whale trying to breach under a boat.
Humpbacks are 40-50' and weigh about 40 tons
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Posted on 8/2/16 at 10:47 pm to RogerTheShrubber
that is actually kind of cool!...would be scary as shite, though.
Posted on 8/2/16 at 11:01 pm to Spankum
It's kind of always on your mind out in the water. Humpbacks are everywhere, but to have one breach under your boat is insane.
The part about him standing on the whale was the most interesting though
The part about him standing on the whale was the most interesting though
Posted on 8/3/16 at 12:06 am to RogerTheShrubber
I love to see the reaction from the insurance agent.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 7:15 am to TigernMS12
The agent could give two shits.... The adjuster on the other hand...
Posted on 8/3/16 at 7:40 am to RogerTheShrubber
Posted on 8/3/16 at 8:33 am to RogerTheShrubber
Any of y'all ever hear about whales in the gulf? Just read that blue whales inhabit it.
Posted on 8/3/16 at 9:02 am to tigersownall
There are whales in the Gulf. Killer whales and sperm whales have been sighted, as well as pilot whales. I seem to recall a story of pilot whales beaching themselves on Grand Isle sometime in the 1950's, but I don't know if true or not. I do remember a few whales doing a line dance at the Tarpon Lounge back in the day.
This post was edited on 8/3/16 at 9:04 am
Posted on 8/3/16 at 9:06 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:
Humpbacks are 40-50' and weigh about 40 tons
So what # test would you recommend?
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