Humpback whale completely drenches whale watchers with an enormous splash

A humpback whale expertly drenched a boat full of whale watchers.

The video starts off serenely enough, with just a glimpse of a splash off in the distance, but as soon as the camera pans to the left a humpback whale can be seen emerging from the ocean. As the whale breeches near the boat an enormous splash soaks everyone aboard.

The group was out on a TAZ Whale Watching excursion off of Gustavus, Alaska, according to the YouTube video’s caption, uploaded by Tristan Krause.

Even though it’s clear the passengers were shocked by the massive splash and whale sighting, the laughter that ensues after the shock wears off suggests that everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. I mean, they did sign up for whale watching after all.   Read more…

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