HuskerfaninOkieland Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 A South African couple was out sailing near the country'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. Click here to read more Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 "The whale might have gotten a scratch and a bump on its head, but it surfaced again, so we don't think it was harmed," she said. Yeah, this is what I'd be concerned about if a whale crashed onto the deck of my yacht. heh heh. Quote Link to comment
deedsker15 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 "The whale might have gotten a scratch and a bump on its head, but it surfaced again, so we don't think it was harmed," she said. Yeah, this is what I'd be concerned about if a whale crashed onto the deck of my yacht. heh heh. i would just use one of my other 10 yachts...don't know about you Quote Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Un F N Believable. T_O_B Quote Link to comment
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