The cetacean, which had been swimming offshore, given its size, suddenly emerges from the bottom and after jumping out of the water it falls with force onto the boat, which shakes and looks like it is about to capsize.
An incredible incident was captured on camera in Plymouth, Massachusetts, with a whale falling with all its might onto a boat.
The incident happened a few meters from the coast at a point where, as seen in the video, small or medium vessels can tie up.
The cetacean, which had been swimming offshore, given its size, suddenly emerges from the bottom and after jumping out of the water it falls with force onto the boat, which shakes and looks like it is about to capsize.
The whale dives back into the water with the boat managing to stay afloat.
CLOSE CALL: A whale struck a fishing boat off the coast of Plymouth, Massachusetts, with the whale breaching and then landing on the vessel. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Whales have frequently been spotted in the area over the past week. https://t.co/Kb0EM7fMYZ pic.twitter.com/qDT8ic8Kiy
— ABC News (@ABC) July 25, 2022
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