In a dramatic incident off the coast of Massachusetts in the USA the sailors in a small boat had a miraculous escape as a giant whale landed on its bow briefly submerging the vessel beneath the water. Fortunately, the boat did not sink and bounced back on the surface of the sea as the whale moved off immediately.
CLOSE CALL: A whale struck a fishing boat off the coast of Plymouth, Massachusetts, with the whale breaching and then landing on the vessel. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Whales have frequently been spotted in the area over the past week. https://t.co/Kb0EM7fMYZ pic.twitter.com/qDT8ic8Kiy
— ABC News (@ABC) July 25, 2022
A video clip of the bizarre incident shows the whale landing on the 19-foot boat off the coast at the US town of Plymouth, local media reports cited officials of the town as saying.
