A whale
breaching and landing on the bow of a small boat was captured on video near a
Plymouth, Massachusetts beach Sunday morning.
Officials
from the town of Plymouth say no one was hurt and there was no major damage to
the 19-foot boat.
Plymouth Harbormaster Chad Hunter says
boaters should try to remain at least 300 feet from whales to minimize
potential interactions whenever possible. “The rule of thumb is you
don't want to approach a whale within a 100 yards - you don't ever want to cut a whale
off or chase it down, that is considered harassment,” says
Hunter.
The Massachusetts Environmental Police will investigate the
incident.