A whale was spotted breaching and landing on a boat in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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The spot of the whales, move over humans
but how’s the whale?
@Patrick Goudie lmao
Clearly looking for compensation
who cares
@matza bread Only decent people who still have some empathy with the rest of sentient beings?
I’m happy no injuries were reported, but what about the whale? It hit that boat pretty hard!
I know I was like poor whale he had no idea ! ;(
@Heaven Sophia Yes, boat strikes injure and kill marine mammals all the time.
@Wife Plower Yeah, I have his number
@Anne6621 Yeah? We go way back
That looks like it would hurt the whale.
…more than it hurt the boat.
@anchorskid …the boat doesn’t have feeling
@anchorskid who gives af about a damn boat
Nah the whale is fine
They aren’t that stupid
It’s kind of like when I stub my toe on the leg of the coffee table. OUCH!
I hope the whale is ok. They are all up in his personal space.
@realdeal139 lol you’re joking right?
@Frank Yammy Frank still things humans are the center of the universe.
@Tony whales certainly arent, messed up that mans nice boat
@Frank Yammy Whales are much more interesting than boats, sorry
@Tony True, I love boats
I feel bad for the whale. It’s just doing its thing in its natural environment and these humans are in its way…
It would have known the boat was there. It hit it on purpose. Or are you claiming they deserved it?
This comment is ridiculous.
@goodfellabeats which one?
@Heaven Sophia I don’t think it knew it was going to hit the boat. Obviously I don’t know, but I don’t see why it would want to hit it on purpose
I feel the same way about all the deer/bear/rabbit/etc that your house is in their natural environment. I mean your home is in their way, maybe you should tear it down since you seem to care about it so much?
Poor whale… I hope the whale is okay.
whale had it coming
The one time no blondes are sunbathing on the front and you’re just grateful for it. Wow. That’s like 40,000 pounds or more.
Right!!
@Michelle S what an accomplishment
That’s how whales say, “There are too many boats in my bay.”
I think so too. Not an accident
“No injuries were reported”
The whale: Totally
The company who made that boat should use that as marketing. That’s a good boat just saying. I’m impressed with the boat.
@Sedrich McCollum 😂😂😂😂😂
I can see the ad now… perfect boat for whale hunting and harpooning. Clubbing baby seals has never been so easy as it is from one of our boats… Hell no!!!
I’m from the other camp. I’d sooner want the company to release an ad or statement ostracizing this owner and saying we’d rather not sell you our boat if this is what you do with it.
Like John Cameron Swayze on Timex, “It takes a licking and keeps on ticking.”
I was thinking the same! lol
@Sedrich McCollum Bahahaha
I’m happy to see everyone more concerned about the whale.
@RJ Dude said nothing about race.. you’re the one that sounds nuts 😅
@SethroBodine913 none has ever accused you of being The smartest person in the room have they. Let the adults talk!
@RJ Dude you really think you accomplish things with your comments don’t you… like think for a minute next time because neither of us have a clue what you’re trying to say.. and before you refer to yourself as an adult change your name from RJ Dude.. sounds about 14 to me 😂
One heck of a selling point for that boat… 🙄
” It’ll take a direct hit from a whale”
That’s some Nathan fielder level marketing.
Move your damn boat!
What a clown getting closer than anyone else to the area that everyone circled
Looks like the boat did that to get a close up look and caused the issue
Hope the whale’s okay
I’m wondering if that was intentional. Whales are known to “scratch”themselves on surfaces in an attempt to get rid of barnacles. Although, I see this one hit the boat with excessive force.
I’m glad no one was hurt. I’m sure the whale is fine too. Their exteriors are much tougher than they appear to be.
It was intentional. They were in his space and he wasn’t having it.
@Deb Shaw you are not a whale whisperer you didn’t ask him why he did it lmao
@Alex Lindsay if they’re _not_ a whale whisperer, asking wouldn’t help anyway amirite
Sometimes spectating boats wanting to see a whale will crowd too close to the whale. This whale might be trying to fight back for space. If you go on any true whale watch cruise in Massachusetts, you’ll see that the cruise captain will only allow themselves to go up to a certain distance to the whale, in order to respect its space. The whale will swim to you if it is interested to interact with you. Otherwise, do not enter the personal space of a whale. When you see pleasant interactions with a whale online, it is because the boaters kept a respectful distance and then the whale swam to them. This video is an example of boaters getting too close to a whale that wasn’t interested in interacting with them. Whales are very smart creatures; they don’t randomly hurt boaters unless they feel threatened.
I’m amazed at how well that boat held up.
Yeah expected more damage to the boat given down hard the whale came down on it.
It’s absolutely remarkable that that was captured on film..hell of a story that’s awesome.
It would have been great to see a person launched from the opposite end of the boat.
Boat looks fine (for anyone wondering)….but hope the poor whale is okay 🙁