finin Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Just saw a story on the news. A couple were sailing their yacht off the Sth African coast when they spotted a sth right about 100M away. They lost sight of it when it suddenly breached and landed on their yacht crushing the cabin and the mast. Luckily the elderly couple were not injured. A following yacht took two amazing photos of the breach and damage. Dont know how to put up a link. But it looks awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Don't believe all you read!! I work in the design industry and while it's hard to be completely sure because of the low resolution of the photo, there are clear signs that the pic has been retouched. People at reputable newspapers should possibly do a little more checking before pulling images from papers that pulled images from FaceBook. Cool pic but stupid grab for attention me thinks. http://www.smh.com.au/environment/whale-watch/whale-leaps-from-water-crushes-yacht-mast-20100722-10ll5.html Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted July 22, 2010 Author Share Posted July 22, 2010 good point there slinky looking a bit closer the whale does seem a bit dodgy, i dunno. More pictures are on nine msn. Me wonders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Don't believe all you read!! I work in the design industry and while it's hard to be completely sure because of the low resolution of the photo, there are clear signs that the pic has been retouched. People at reputable newspapers should possibly do a little more checking before pulling images from papers that pulled images from FaceBook. Cool pic but stupid grab for attention me thinks. http://www.smh.com.a...0722-10ll5.html Cheers, Slinky Urban myth yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUSTER 1 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Do not kid yourself it does not happen, I got hit by A whale about 6 months ago in mouth of Botany Bay and it shook me up big time,and I don't think I will be the last Cheers Garry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hottyscotty Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 if it was real how would you explain that to the insurance company? in case of boats do they cover for property damage caused by animals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 if it was real how would you explain that to the insurance company? in case of boats do they cover for property damage caused by animals? I think that comes under the clause "Act of dog" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Hey guys Agree with Slinky! Its bulls***T. 1. Now just how did a person on a boat behind this manage to snap such a clear shot in 0.025 of a sec or even think to do so. 2. See second (after) shot which is no where near the same quality. One would imagine same camera etc etc taken secs after would have to be reasonably the same. Note after shot theoretically shows where the whale re-entered the water behind the boat. 3. See hill profile in the distance in before and after shots. Its different, let alone a tanker in the after shot. 4. Approx 50 tons of whale falling vertically from 20 foot up onto a boat of that size = 2 parts of same boat rapidly sinking. And Boom Boom wait for it, the real clincher:- 5. The skipper in red is still facing forward! even though he has approx 20 foot of whale towering over him to his left and just about to smash him into Davy Jones locker. No bannana for this guy Slinky would you agree agree eh eh Cheers Trapper Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickb Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 As you said trapper that is absolute bulls**t,a whale that size coming down on a yacht,there would be scrap floating,the skipper with the red shirt,should have had real brown shorts,2 year ago I saw a huge dolphin leap into a game boat,while the idiot skipper was zig zaging with a pod,he bloody near level the fly bridge to the waterline. Cheers Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherdad Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 We were fishing just outside botany last year and saw something in the water. Moments later the whale surfaced giving us all a scare. We have been following a few this year and I have a theory. Whales don't hit boats, boats hit whales I also believe they are very intelligent and for a bit of fun they play scare the fisherman surfacing near still boats to scare the humans. If I was a whale I certainly would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musty Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) I've heart some $#!t in my time but deadset this ones gotto take it... ... and as if a whale is so stupid, lacking senses and sonar so much so that it cant sense a 32 foot yacht just metres away. Then surface like an olympic synchronised swimmer with near zero wash! hahaha And that evil accent of hers! Musty Edited July 22, 2010 by musty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Anyone seen the video of this incident today? What do u think cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I continue to be impressed by the absence of any sign of all the blubber and barnacles that supposedly ended up on the boat. And the photographer that according to Sunrise snapped the pic from the whale watching boat, has been surprisingly low profile. And I guess that he was the only passenger on that whale watching tour or that all the other potential witnesses were looking the other way... maybe the media didn't think they were worth interviewing (yeah right!!) Never let it be said that the media would let a small thing like the truth get in the way of a good story. This is what comes from journalism that consists of each media entity just borrowing it's content from the last. I hope all the publicity the yachts owners are apparently getting for their sailing academy doesn't play on people's opinions of whether the incident is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Penguin, just saw the video on channel 10 news amazing hey, but dont believe all you see . Wonder what the non believers will make of this...me wonders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Whale I'll be blowed! Just when a person becomes comfortable with growing into an old cynic, he can still be surprised. There IS actually a video. Go figure! Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMick Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Video appears real, and well timed photo could be explained by the fact that the photo was taken by a whale watcher. The whale did breach a few times first before landing on the yacht, allowing the photographer time to brace themselves for the shot. I'm a believer. Video: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2010/07/video-surfaces-of-sailboat-struck-by-breaching-whale.html Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Hey Imick. No monkey's tune here for me, just monkey buisness For me the irrefutable fact is that the skipper has 20 foot of whale above him to his left and he is still looking forward. No bannana for this monkey buisness. Cheers Trapper Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 (edited) Trapper Tom, from what i understand of yachties, thats all they do, look bloody forward they are oblivious to anything but forward ! Dont forget everything (sic) must give way to them Edited July 24, 2010 by finin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper Tom Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Hey Finin. How true. Apologies to Imick I forgot this simple fact in every (motor)boaties life. Trapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 Hey Trapper, i wonder who would get done for failing to keep a proper lookout sorry 1 toooo many bourbons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iMick Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 I'd have agree with ya Trapper it all happened in about 0.025 of a second, maybe that's why the bloke's looking where he's goin'... he didn't have a chance to turn his head in the 0.025 seconds. I really doubt anybody would anticipated being flattened by a whale. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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