Whale lands on a boat off the coast of Massachusetts in 'insane' moment caught on video
A whale breached and landed on the bow of a small boat briefly submerging it in the water, in a stunning moment caught on video Sunday morning off the Massachusetts coast.
The incident unfolded around 10 a.m. in the area of White Horse Beach in Plymouth, town officials said.."The guy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, that’s all. Pops up, bang ... right on the bow of the guy’s boat.” In a statement published Sunday, the town said a Plymouth Harbormaster Department boat assigned to the area responded to check on the vessel occupants."The operator reported no injuries and no major damage that affected the seaworthiness of the vessel," it said. It was unclear whether the whale sustained any injuries in the incident.
The town said the Plymouth Harbormaster Department had forwarded information about the incident to the Massachusetts Environmental Police. The police department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News.
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