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Caught on camera: Humpback whale lands on tourist boat, 4 passengers injured

May 18, 2022
Bharat Times

Humpback whales can weigh from 55,000 pounds to 66,000 pounds. (unsplash/representative photo)

In a horrific incident, a giant humpback whale capsized and crushed a tourist boat in Mexico, injuring four passengers. The horrifying moment was caught on camera and shared on Twitter. It shows a giant whale leaping out of the water and landing on a boat in Ahom’s Topolobampo Bay in the Gulf of California.

In the clip, a large mammal can be seen making one of its characteristic acrobatic jumps while leaping into the air. However, instead of landing back in the water, the whale collided with the rear end of the small boat. As a result, the boat appears close to capsizing but continues to float.

Check out the video below:

according to this news.com.auTwo men and two women on board the tourist boat were injured and taken to hospital. One woman broke her leg, while one of the men broke a rib and suffered a head injury.

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Brujita Marak, who posted the video, also shared a picture of the boat after the incident. It can be seen in the pictures that the roof of the boat completely collapsed and the railing was broken.

The officials blamed the boat operator for the incident as they had come too close to the animal. According to media outlets, the coordinator of civil defense at Ahom, Omar Mendoza Silva, believes the whale felt threatened by the ship’s proximity, despite the port authority ordering boat captains to keep a sufficient distance from the mammal. Nearby was the enterprise. whale

separately, newsweek reported that after the horrific incident, Ahom Mayor Gerardo Vargas said that tourists “should not go too close to the whales”. “We can enjoy their beauty, but at a distance, judiciously,” he said.

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Meanwhile, it is to be mentioned that the weight of humpback whales can range from 55,000 pounds to 66,000 pounds. Topolobampo Bay is a popular whale watching area. And especially at this time of year, Pacific gray humpback whales are in these waters to breed.

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