Boaters get a whale of a surprise!

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by Jennifer Carlile
msnbc.com


A couple were out sailing near South Africa's infamous Robben Island when a 40-ton whale breached and crash-landed on their yacht.

"We were watching the whale flipping its tail for about half an hour," said Cape Town Sailing Academy Administrator Paloma Werner, who was enjoying a Sunday sail with her boyfriend and sailing instructor, Ralph Mothes.

"It reached about 100 to 200 meters from us, then it disappeared under water and reappeared about 10 to 20 meters from the boat, but we didn't think we were on a collision course," she told msnbc.com.
The young Southern Right Whale was longer than their 10-meter yacht — most likely between 11 and 14 meters — Werner said.

"My boyfriend told me to go to the other side of the boat," she said, explaining that they thought it would dive under their vessel.

"All I heard him say was 'Oh sh*&,' and I saw the whale come out of the water and crash against the mast of the boat.

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[TwilightGardener]

1. omg LOOK OUT!!!

I hope the whale wasn't injured.

[NeedleCast]

2. This is what happens when we allow gay marriage

women marrying women
men marrying men
people marrying dogs
dogs marrying cows
whales marrying yachts...

[xchrom]

3. yikes! nt

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. Best comment:

Damn! I thought I was done with this stuff. Now I'm going to have to pull the old Pequod out of mothballs and go after this monster. Step click, step click, step click, step click.

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7. good one nt

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5. Oops wrong spot nt

[Renew Deal]

6. wow

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