Boat flips over after being struck by humpback whale at a N.J. beach
A boat is being removed from the waters off Seaside Park on Monday after being struck by a whale, knocking both of its occupants into the ocean.
The humpback whale breached the small boat “a few dozen” yards off D Street, according to witnesses. Both people in the boat made it to shore, while the whale swam away.
“The whale did what whales usually do — they’re looking for food, and they don’t pay attention,” said Bob Schoelkopf, the director of the Brigantine-based Marine Mammal Stranding Center. “It breached the boat and knocked it out of the water.”
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That's why I don't go out on the ocean in anything any more. The big guys in there are bound to start fighting back eventually. I'm not buyin' this "it was looking for food and they don't pay attention" business.
That would have totally freaked me out if I were in the boat. 