Whale jumps on yacht

[crazywalrus]

You guys probably seen this. Must make you guys think a bit with all the great sighting lately.

Cheers Ted

Whale lands on yatch

[ellicat]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/22/2960703.htm

A couple who were whale-watching off the coast of South Africa got more than they bargained for when a 10-metre southern right whale leapt from the water and crashed down onto their yacht.

They were left stunned but unhurt and the yacht mast snapped off.

Paloma Werner says she and her partner had been watching the whale for some time, and had decided to head back to port when it dived beneath their boat.

"I just saw this huge whale come out of the water and crash against the mast of our yacht," she said.

"He ducked behind the steering wheel and we saw the whale go back into the water and the mast and the rigging all came flying towards us. It was quite a scary experience."

A source from Brisbane has suggested there will be a few "Boat Rockers" thinking of this story over the coming weeks.

[Eug]

i'd need a new pair of boxers after that!

[Mr FeLiX]

Fair enough, that's bloody crazy, but who got the 'conveniant' picture moments before it came crashing down on them? Bit sus?...

[dan25]

haha thats crazy, always wondered if that had actually happened before :laugh: yea i thought the same thing about the pic lol, bit of photoshop i reckon :laugh:

[crazywalrus]

it did cross my mind but they do have the after shots. often when wale watching there are more then one boat but still a lucky shot

[Joel Eadie]

its on channel 7 now

apparently a tourist on another boat took the pic

[kreel]

It looks like a WWF move.

[robin]

Can someone please tell me what bait they were using