A huge whale jumped out of the ocean and landed head-first on a boat, capsizing it.
The incident was witnessed by two brothers from Maine who were on a fishing expedition.
A report identified the two brothers as Colin (16) and Wyatt Yager (19) who are said to have been on their first fishing expedition off the coast in Rye, New Hampshire. The video of the incident that went viral on the internet showed one of the brothers watching a white boat topple into the water as the aquatic mammal leapt out and crashed into the rear side of the boat.
"I had my fishing rod right here, phone in my hand and just saw it go up," one of the brothers was quoted as saying by WMTW8 abc. One of them is also seen in the video horrified as he witnessed what the internet is calling a 'miracle of the nature'.
They also shared watching one of the men on the capsized boat jumping into the ocean while there was another person who got pushed under the boat when the giant whale hit. However, he is said to have climbed back on the boat after it stabilised.
The clip also shows a few other boats around the one that was capsized in the incident.
FoxWeather reported that even as the boat was damaged, no one on board was hurt and the two brothers helped the men out of the situation mid-sea.
Meanwhile, a US Coast Guard official is also said to have told the publication that the Northern New England command center received a MAYDAY (international radio distress signal) signal two times on the day of the boat capsizing incident in Rye.
Whale sightings mid-ocean is often shared by several netizens online. These giant mammals are mostly harmless while many clips on the internet also show people cherishing the sightings.
Published 24 July 2024, 07:22 IST