Humpback Whale Breaches Next To A Boat Leaving Tourists Drenched
Have you ever seen a humpback whale jumping out of the water in real life?
By Jasmine Kazlauskas This is the unbelievable moment a boat full of stunned tourists get the shock of their lives after a gigantic humpback whale breaches right in front of them and almost ‘swamps’ their tiny boat. Wildlife photographer John Goodridge, 54, witnessed the majestic display while on a cruise boat sailing out of Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach in New South Wales, Australia. Whales are one of the most majestic creatures that God placed in the sea. He truly put so much time and detail in these beautiful animals that they are amazing just to watch. That is one reason the activity of whale watching has become so popular recently. People will board boats or take cruises just to watch these incredible creatures in their natural habitat.
Whales make a wide variety of communicative sounds, and each pod has distinctive noises that its members will recognize even at a distance. They use echolocation to communicate and hunt, making sounds that travel underwater until they encounter objects, then bounce back, revealing their location, size, and shape. In fact, humpback whales are one of the largest species of whales in the ocean. It’s truly an amazing sight to see these incredible animals in their natural habitat and that’s why whale watching has become so much more popular over the years.
Sightseers will take cruises or boats to see all different species of ocean creatures, including whales, and they get to capture once-in-a-lifetime memories. That’s exactly what happened to a recent boat while they were headed out from Bondi Beach in New South Wales, Australia. 54-year-old wildlife photographer John Goodridge caught the entire moment on camera as he watched from a nearby cruise boat. The boat full of tourists got up close and personal with this humpback whale when he breaches right in front of them.
This gigantic creature leaps from the water right beside the boat. It was truly a special moment and this photographer was able to capture every second of it on film. It was an unbelievable moment when this boat boat full of stunned tourists ggot et the shock of their lives after a gigantic humpback whale jumped right in front of them and almost ‘swamped’ their boat. It was a ‘very close call’ for the tourists and it was an incredible day for whale watching as the whale was really playful. Sometimes you can sit out there and not even see one, so they were really lucky.
The cruise was operated by skipper Simon Millar on his small family business ‘Go Whale Watching’ that has operated out of Sydney’s Darling Harbor for over ten years. Australia’s eastern coastline comes alive each year between April and November, as pods of humpback whales make the 10,000km (6214 miles) journey from Antarctica to Australia in order to mate and give birth.
It looks amazing and scary at the same time after watching this video. How do you feel about it? If you are on the boat at that time, will you be calm enough to record pictures or video?
