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Offline Anne Bonney

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Southern Right Whale v. Sailboat
« on: July 23, 2010, 12:54:57 PM »
http://news.aol.ca/ca/article/40-ton-wh ... t/19563094

40-Ton Whale Crashes Onto Boat

It was the ideal South African boat cruise -- until a 40-ton southern right whale crashed through the deck of Ralph Mothes and his girlfriend Paloma Werner's yacht.

The couple were sailing around Hermanus, a popular destination 130 km (80 miles) north of Cape Town, when they spotted a whale breaching about 100 metres away.

The whale soon reappeared, surfacing 10 metres away from their boat, the Intrepid, in an unwitting attempt to board.







Video here....  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp ... 7#38379217
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Re: Southern Right Whale v. Sailboat
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2010, 01:05:49 PM »
My money's on the whale...  :eek:
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Re: Southern Right Whale v. Sailboat
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2010, 01:26:40 PM »
Oh yeah....to the tune of about $15k.  They were lucky to get out alive.
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Re: Southern Right Whale v. Sailboat
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2010, 01:29:57 PM »
I wonder if insurance covers whales?
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Re: Southern Right Whale v. Sailboat
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2010, 02:17:59 PM »
Quote from: "SUCK IT"
I wonder if insurance covers whales?

Yes
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